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If we had more infrastructure for alternate modes of transport, fewer elderly people would insist on driving (so would a lot if other people who might accidentally lose control of a vehicle). The man driving this vehicle could have been on a bus, train, light rail, etc.[/quote]

That part of Connecticut Avenue has great and frequent bus service.[/quote]

Now there is a reasonable idea!!![/quote]

You don't understand-it doesn't matter how wonderful and convenient the bus service is!  There are people who are "set in their ways" and are accustomed to driving everywhere.  They are not going to take a bus, ever.[/quote]

And even more are immensely afraid of public transportation of any kind because of news stories. [/quote]

Which news stories are those?  This isn't 1980.  Despite how frustrating it has been the last 5 months service wise WMATA statistically is incredibly safe - have you even noticed the number of car jackings we are having in this region right now, some even in the suburbs?[/quote]

Maybe there are referring to the person murdered outside a green line station in December?
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/police-say-man-injured-near-anacostia-metro-after-shooting-tuesday-afternoon/65-84ba801f-4b87-4505-9ab1-d5b6a3e0286f

or the shooting outside a Red line train in December?
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/fbi-agent-charged-with-attempted-murder-in-maryland-metro-train-shooting/2688492/

Or maybe the AU student who was stabbed 40 times while riding a Red line train a few years ago?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/victim-in-metro-slaying-stabbed-repeatedly-during-robbery-on-train/2015/07/07/8dd09132-249b-11e5-b72c-2b7d516e1e0e_story.html

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