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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Doesn’t seem like an appropriate road for a family bike ride with such a little biker.  Maybe they’re only on it for a very short distance to get from their house to a quieter street or a trail, but cars go pretty fast, there are hills and curves, no bike lanes. Yeesh.[/quote]

Did you watch the video?? They were on a bike trail. Simply crossing the busy road to return to the trail. [/quote]

They should have gotten off their bikes and walked.  100%.  [/quote]

Why do you think it's safer to walk your bike across a road than to ride your bike?[/quote]

This is BASIC urban biking 101, and if you don't know the answer, I sure hope you aren't biking your kids all over DC.

But, in the spirit of public education:  biking through a crosswalk (especially entering from a sidewalk or bike trail) is dangerous because you're moving at a speed the car doesn't expect.  A car is looking for someone moving at PEDESTRIAN speed, not bike speed.  [/quote]

First, they stopped, didn't they? And the little kid was hardly speeding across the trail crossing at Lance Armstrong speed.

Second, drivers at bicycle trail crossings darn well better be looking for someone moving at bicycle speed. If they're unable to do that, they shouldn't be driving.[/quote]

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