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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand how the speed was enough to kill her if he had just stopped and was moving through the crosswalk. Just heartbreaking and terrifying - you cannot teach children that young - there is always something that can happen - we need infrastructure changes.[/quote]

If she was not able to stop she may have been going pretty quickly and been thrown, not just knocked down. She could have hit her head or landed poorly on her neck. Or she could have been pulled under the wheel.  So unthinkably tragic.

What kind of infrastructure changes would have prevented this horrific accident?[/quote]

raised crosswalks and bump-outs/curb extensions.

https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ped_bike/step/docs/techSheet_RaisedCW2018.pdf[/quote]

Those are traffic calming measures. I 100% agree that we need more traffic calming infrastructure in Brookland. Maryland drivers and DC drivers alike tear down my street going 15+ mph over the speed limit regularly.

How would those changes have prevented this accident? Honest question. [/quote]

because this driver was almost certainly going too fast. bump-outs and raised crosswalks can also increase visibility of pedestrians. [/quote]

I am ALL in favor of increased pedestrian safety measures, but there is no traffic calming in the world that can protect all unattended small children who bike into crosswalks at dusk without stopping. They either get lucky or they don't. God bless everyone involved in this horrific tragedy.[/quote]

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