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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How is the kid who was hurt doing? Any update?[/quote]

One of them is in critical condition and has head injuries. His family is very upset and says he will have a very long road to recovery.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/It-Breaks-My-Heart-Teen-in-Critical-Condition-After-Students-Hit-Near-Maryland-Bus-Stop-in-Aspen-Hill-497645161.html%3famp=y

[b]Wtf is this county doing picking kids up for school on a major road like Georgia ave?[/b] Is it really that hard to pick them up on a side street, and then make a turn onto another street to exit the neighborhood and back on the Main Street? Two extra minutes is a hardship for MCPS??[/quote]

I agree that there shouldn't be school bus stops on Georgia Avenue. But that's because Georgia Avenue is not safe for pedestrians. That's not MCPS's fault, it's the State Highway Administration's. And everybody has known for years that Georgia Avenue is not safe for pedestrians. When are they going to make it safe? If they had made it safe, this wouldn't have happened.

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The SHA makes it hard for the county on all its state roads. Even in built up commercial and residential areas, they care about how many cars they can shove through an hour and nothing else. Making the streets comfortable and safe for pedestrians and bicyclists isn't even something they consider as part of their mission.

I think we need new leadership. If the SHA answers to the Maryland Secretary of Transportation who answers to the Governor, then action needs to be demanded from the top, and we need to elect leaders who will take this action. [/quote]

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