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Have you never driven a car in D.C. before? I don't know what happened in this incident but sometimes people are stupid or not paying attention and step into crosswalks, and in front of oncoming cars, at the last moment. My car doesnt go 30 mph to zero mph in one second. I've had to swerve into the other lane to avoid people in crosswalks being idiots. [/quote]

You shouldn't be driving faster than 20 mph.[/quote]

Right. This accident happened in a 20 mph place. Plus, in case PPs aren't familiar with this stretch of Columbia Road, there are stop signs on almost every corner, so you wouldn't ever reach 20mph in between stops unless you're accelerating inappropriately. [/quote]

Also, when 30mph PP drives in DC proper she should be driving (first of all no more than 20mph on most streets and) as if she could be required to yield to pedestrians at every corner. Urban driving kind of needs to carry that anticipation. It's a particular skill you develop when you drive in cities. MD and VA drivers don't come prepared to do that and that, specifically, if why we say they're so terrible. [/quote]

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