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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]

I think you're missing the point. Also, it sort of depends on the posted speed limit, doesn't it?[/quote]

No, I'm not missing the point at all. It's much easier to see people and react in time when you're driving 20 mph than when you're driving 30 mph. It's also much less likely that you will injure them if you do hit them. So when there are pedestrians around, don't drive faster than 20 mph.

Also, 20 mph is the default speed limit (i.e., MAXIMUM allowable speed under ideal conditions) in DC.[/quote]

If you step in front of a car going 20 mph, you are going to die. And no one is asking that car to go 20 mph when the posted speed limit is higher than that. [/quote]

No, you're just plain wrong about that. If you are driving less than 20 mph and you hit someone, chances are high that the person won't be seriously injured, let alone die. The chances of serious injury and death increase with every mph over 20 mph.

https://www.propublica.org/article/unsafe-at-many-speeds

In addition, too many people unfortunately believe, while driving, that the speed limit is the target speed or the minimum expected speed. But that's wrong too. Even when the posted speed limit is 20 mph, if it's not safe to drive 20 mph, the law requires you to drive more slowly.[/quote]

Go step in front of 6,000 pound SUV going 20 mph, and let us know how that works out for you. [/quote]

Now why are you bringing your SUV here? Where are you going to park that thing? Again, not Rockville Pike or Lee Highway. [/quote]

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