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@oboe, um, yes. The number of people I see who choose to wait to cross not on the sidewalk but in the street (past the parked cars) is alarming and many of those have strollers with young children that they have waiting even further out into traffic. People crossing against lights and jaywalking are all things I see regularly on the Hill. I try to avoid NW altogether so maybe it's different in more commercial areas in downtown, but up here, I would say that everyone - drivers, pedestrians and cyclists - tend to be in their own bubble and b/c most of our streets are quieter than in other parts of the city and predominantly residential, people seem to forget to be safe. It doesn't occur to them that waiting in the bike lane or in the street is a bad idea, even when that street is East Capitol.(of course, the bike lanes on East Capitol are filled with moms with strollers, joggers and all kinds of folks that don't belong there in the first place)

Oh, and "or that on the occasional moment they let down their guard, their deaths are justified"? Yeah - no one said that nor was it even remotely implied.

by Nichole on Sep 24, 2010 9:33 am • link • report