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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s for pedestrian safety.[/quote]

Most pedestrian deaths in MoCo are people running across huge streets in the middle of a block, often wearing dark clothes at night.  [/quote]

That's actually not true. Going back to the beginning of 2020 in Montgomery County, drivers killed pedestrians

-in a paint-on-the-pavement crosswalk 
-at an intersection (wearing reflective clothing)
-in a paint-on-the-pavement crosswalk
-in a paint-on-the-pavement crosswalk
-at an intersection (in daylight)
-standing by the side of the road
-at an intersection
-standing by the side of the road (in daylight)
-at an intersection
-in a construction trench (in daylight)
-on the sidewalk (in daylight)
-at a shopping center driveway
-at an intersection
-at an intersection
-not at an intersection (at a bus stop)
-in a paint-on-the-pavement crosswalk (with a broken pedestrian signal)
-at an intersection[/quote]

[img]https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/4Cz6rmTdpX2hmfffrNCyyAbc6cU=/1400x788/filters:format(png)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19349120/Screen_Shot_2019_11_05_at_1.03.23_PM.png[/img]
The pillars on either side of your car windshield have become thicker over time, in order to stop your car from collapsing in case it rolls over, but the wider pillars have created pretty significant blind spots and DANGEROUS to pedestrians...

https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/5/20949952/car-blind-spots-pillar-windshield-fix-webcam-kia-hyundai-gassler[/quote]

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