Posts tagged Aggressive Driving
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What to watch in the 2024 Maryland General Assembly
The 2024 session of the Maryland General Assembly is only a few weeks old, but it’s already clear what its overarching theme will be: money. That said, this year’s legislative session should also see several bills addressing some of Maryland’s most pressing concerns on transportation, housing, and the environment. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Dollars and deaths in Maryland
I-270 spending; Shuttle buses for MoCo; Second cyclist killed; Farewell for a historic fire station?; SafeTrack shuttle SNAFU; 1600 Pennsylvania Ave … SE; LA’s newest Metro line; Road rage on the rise; And (where to find cars)…; Drink with us!. Keep reading…
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Drivers who kill people on bikes often don’t get prosecuted
Since 1971, there have been 109 fatal bicycle crashes in the DC region. Authorities rarely prosecute the drivers, and when they do, punishments aren’t very harsh. During that span, there have been 32 cases where either the federal government’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System or media reports said a driver was at fault in a fatal crash with someone on a bike. Authorities… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Designing future transit
Bethesda Purple Line station designs revealed; WMATA seeks long-term fix for Red Line; Virginia residents must pay online sales tax; Will the private sector sustain DC’s economy?; Virginia is for tourism; Gallaudet experiments with DeafSpace building design; Road rage on the rise; Bi-County fight continues; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Car Free Eve
Ditch the car tomorrow; More people for McMillan; Reporter vs. bus; Wells on ethics; Brown on campaign finance; Fewer boards across the board; A bad MAP; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Police work
Stop crime through design; Photography still not a crime; Report bad drivers; What’s the standard?; Good, bad, ugly of Romney’s smart growth record; Types of trails; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Tackling crime
Electronic thefts up on Metro; To catch a Metro thief; Bollards not boutiques for Poplar Point?; Cab fares won’t be capped; Wells investigating city vehicles; Howard County proactive on aggressive driving; Maryland considers reckless driving bill; And…. Keep reading…
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Why are people so impatient when driving?
Reader Jon sent along this letter: Every day I hear constant honking and impatience from drivers in DC. A construction project is happening on E and 20th Streets NW, where they are tearing down a parking garage to make room for a new hotel next to a GW dorm. Due to limited road and sidewalk space, they have to block traffic for about 5 minutes roughly once or twice an hour. It’s… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bike lanes and pushy drivers
Road dieting is healthy; Hoboken Hobikelane; Police to ticket aggressive drivers; Offices in the west; Cruzing on the Hill; Around the region; Across the nation. Keep reading…