Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The one scooter death in the DC region was of someone riding a scooter in the street, who was hit by a motor vehicle, in Dupont Circle. It was one of a sequence of tragedies in which pedestrians and people on bikes were hit by motor vehicles.

We have problems across the region with roads that need to be changed to make them safe for all. Scooter riders are not immune to the problem, but they certainly did not cause it.

Since people are posting anecdotes from across the country, here is some actual data from across the country

https://www.fastcompany.com/90294569/the-number-of-pedestrians-killed-by-cars-keeps-going-up

https://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/pedestrian_safety/index.html

https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2019/03/traffic-deaths-data-pedestrian-fatalities-self-driving-cars/583960/

Could you stay on topic please and stop spamming this thread with car studies. This isn’t relevant. Start your own anti car thread maybe or find some studies re scooters. We get it, you don’t like cars and you love bikes but that’s not relevant to this topic. And please don’t start with how it is. Stay on point with scooters.