Anonymous
Post 11/20/2023 13:09     Subject: PG County: Two Children Killed While Walking to Riverdale Elementary
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Maryland needs tougher driving laws AND needs to enforce those laws. I say that as a Maryland driver. Enough.


+1


+1000

Maryland drivers never have accountability, so they don't GAF. I live in VA, but the overwhelming majority of cars that don't stop for me as a pedestrian, have MD plates. Like 95+ percent.
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2023 13:00     Subject: Re:PG County: Two Children Walking to Riverdale Elementary
Anonymous wrote:
We walk to/from school and people will NOT stop to let us cross. Drivers 100% see us, start to slow and then change their minds because apparently, 45 seconds is too insurmountable for their day. Its a T-intersection and only the one road has a stop sign but all directions should have a stop sign with flashing pedestrian lights and cameras for when people dont stop. I wish they would make pedestrian signs that flashed and when hit by a pedestrian turned all lights to STOP signs.

PG county has even more of a burden to increase pedestrian safety BECAUSE they wont provide busing for students that live close. I think its 1.5 mile radius for our local elementary. We have no crossing guard at the intersection we cross but the annex 1/2mile up the same street has one for HS students.


Isn't it dangerous for both cars and pedestrians if cars are stopping in the middle of a road? Seems like the car would get rear ended and the pedestrians still hit.

We have a road like this near our house where people are just jaywalking to school daily and it's dangerous for everyone. IMO the pedestrians should either walk to the light and cross or wait until cars go past to cross.

I agree that a 3 way stop would be best. Or a crossing guard. Without a crossing guard, cars don't always know to stop (we're in a multicultural area and barely anyone knows specific state rules on driving. They just automatically give people drivers licenses.)
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2023 12:56     Subject: PG County: Two Children Killed While Walking to Riverdale Elementary
Anonymous wrote:Maryland needs tougher driving laws AND needs to enforce those laws. I say that as a Maryland driver. Enough.


Maryland also needs to offer reciprocity to DC. Dangerous Maryland drivers rack up thousands of dollars of tickets in DC and don't have to pay them. That would get dangerous Maryland drivers off the streets of Maryland as well.
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2023 12:52     Subject: PG County: Two Children Killed While Walking to Riverdale Elementary
Anonymous wrote:Maryland needs tougher driving laws AND needs to enforce those laws. I say that as a Maryland driver. Enough.


+1
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2023 12:50     Subject: PG County: Two Children Killed While Walking to Riverdale Elementary
Anonymous wrote:Devastating


Agree. Just devastating.
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2023 12:48     Subject: PG County: Two Children Killed While Walking to Riverdale Elementary
Anonymous wrote:Speed + a moron looking at their phone

Driving today is like a death match


I think you mean being a pedestrian is a death match. The drivers are protected by a couple thousand pounds of metal and usually walk away.
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2023 11:46     Subject: PG County: Two Children Killed While Walking to Riverdale Elementary
Speed + a moron looking at their phone

Driving today is like a death match
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2023 11:45     Subject: PG County: Two Children Killed While Walking to Riverdale Elementary
Maryland needs tougher driving laws AND needs to enforce those laws. I say that as a Maryland driver. Enough.
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2023 11:42     Subject: Re:PG County: Two Children Walking to Riverdale Elementary

We walk to/from school and people will NOT stop to let us cross. Drivers 100% see us, start to slow and then change their minds because apparently, 45 seconds is too insurmountable for their day. Its a T-intersection and only the one road has a stop sign but all directions should have a stop sign with flashing pedestrian lights and cameras for when people dont stop. I wish they would make pedestrian signs that flashed and when hit by a pedestrian turned all lights to STOP signs.

PG county has even more of a burden to increase pedestrian safety BECAUSE they wont provide busing for students that live close. I think its 1.5 mile radius for our local elementary. We have no crossing guard at the intersection we cross but the annex 1/2mile up the same street has one for HS students.
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2023 11:36     Subject: PG County: Two Children Killed While Walking to Riverdale Elementary
Devastating
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2023 11:34     Subject: PG County: Two Children Walking to Riverdale Elementary
Oh no, how tragic! I don't know those roads, were they on the sidewalk or crossing a street? It doesn't really matter, I guess.

I'm so sorry for those families.
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2023 11:33     Subject: PG County: Two Children Walking to Riverdale Elementary
Between this and the teen crash in Virginia, I'm sick to my stomach. On a light holiday week at that.
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2023 11:32     Subject: PG County: Two Children Walking to Riverdale Elementary
Horrible. So many lives ruined because a driver wasn't being careful enough.
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2023 11:29     Subject: PG County: Two Children Walking to Riverdale Elementary
Anonymous wrote:I cannot handle the stress of even the thought of this. Driver stayed at the scene.


https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/2-children-hit-killed-while-walking-to-school-in-prince-georges-county-police-say/3475397/

Time will tell if speed was a factor.


We already know that speed was a factor. That's just simple physics. However fast the driver was going, it was fast enough to kill two children.
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2023 11:27     Subject: PG County: Two Children Killed While Walking to Riverdale Elementary
I cannot handle the stress of even the thought of this. Driver stayed at the scene.


https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/2-children-hit-killed-while-walking-to-school-in-prince-georges-county-police-say/3475397/

Time will tell if speed was a factor.