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More cameras maybe, but reduce the fines and put the speed limits to reasonable levels.

Speeding doesn't actually kill. Drivers not paying attention kills (get off your phones). Drivers trying to make turns in rush hour traffic kills. Drivers constantly having to change lanes because of parked cars in right lanes and left turners kills.

Also, and the cyclists in the room may want to cover their eyes: cyclists running red lights kills.

Here's a better idea. In order to make DC more pedestrian/bike friendly, you have to make parts of it less friendly. Sorry folks, Connecticut is a major north-south artery into / out of DC. So is 16th street. So is Wisconsin. There is no 395 to handle that mode of transit, though there are plenty of valid north-south commuters in NW (DC residents who commute to Montgomery County for example). Up the speed limit on Connecticut, get rid of the asinine lane-switching system, ban parking in the right lane, cut down on the number of unnecessary left turns during rush hour, and create left turn lanes where left turns are unavoidable. Then Connecticut can properly handle traffic flow and become a much safer street to drive.

by ende on Mar 29, 2012 10:19 am • link • report