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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Only in DC would riding ATVs at high speeds through busy parts of the city be deemed harmless or an "expression of personal freedom" that cannot be curtailed.  These guys jump sidewalks and ride into oncoming traffic or the wrong way down one-way streets.  I see it frequently in my neighborhood.  This isn't a nice, peaceful Sunday drive.  They are out to get attention and wreak havoc. It's dangerous, illegal and needs to be stopped. [/quote]

About 90% of what you wrote is stuff that people driving cars do also.  I wish we'd work on that with even half the gusto you have for cracking down on ATV riders.[/quote]

You routinely see drivers in cars jump sidewalks and ride into oncoming traffic on purpose? Where do you live?[/quote]

Near Georgia Ave.  I don't really care if they do it on purpose or through negligence.

If we completely shut the street to cars and allowed the ATV guys free access it would be a significant increase in safety for me and my kids.

I'm not a fan of what they're doing, but people driving cars are a much bigger hazard that isn't being dealt with.[/quote]

Why are you treating these situations as if they are mutually exclusive?  It's not either/or.  Cars are a bigger problem because there are more of them.  But that doesn't make the ATV riders safe and this behavior shouldn't be tolerated because cars are "more dangerous."  How safe would it really be for you and your kids if you're walking down the sidewalk and you see 2-3 ATVs coming right at you at a high rate of speed?? Do you think those guy are going to slow down as they pass you?  Or you think they'll jump back into the street to pass you? Ha.

Cars may jump sidewalks if hit in an accident, but they don't jump the curb to ride down the sidewalk the way ATV riders do.  Cars typically do not block multiple lanes of traffic the way ATV riders do.  Sounds like you haven't actually encountered ATV riders if you somehow think they are a safe alternative. [/quote]

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