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Old_Distribution9636 t1_j3lsf42 wrote

Reply to comment by Macrophage87 in Car owners are always made to be a villain. by [deleted]

Someone complaining about a speeding camera ticket and someone killing someone is not the same. I feel for the kid and their family. Unfortunately, an emotional anecdotal story is not enough to change the infrastructure of the city overnight.

These “facts” seem off. I can promise you not all areas of DC are metro accessible unless you have hours to waste. Speak to someone working at a nonprofit that helps low income individuals. They’ll tell you how inefficient the metro/bus system is outside of the expensive areas. I get what you’re saying, but these ideals ignore a huge portion of DC residents where walking or biking to a bus or metro then transferring and spending triple or quadruple the time isn’t feasible or possible.

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Macrophage87 t1_j3lusyt wrote

Driving at a higher speed than a road is designed to travel safely is putting other people at risk. Risky drivers are the ones killing people. We need to hold them accountable.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fatal-car-crash-increase-risky-driving-rcna43969

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Old_Distribution9636 t1_j3lyha3 wrote

I agree that we should hold reckless drivers accountable. IMO, this change starts with police issuing moving violations. The cameras aren’t enough. The fear of getting randomly caught versus learning the cameras seems more effective to me.

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Macrophage87 t1_j3lze8o wrote

Yes. We need to have the police pull those people over, not just mail a ticket.

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swampoodler t1_j3lsrhd wrote

Yeah but this doesn’t change all the negative aspects of cars.

Just means we need more pressure on leaders for increases to transit. I was reading this morning that Mayor Bowser has raised concerns about free and overnight buses (may not support it). Give her office a call and let her know that she is in the wrong.

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Macrophage87 t1_j3luiot wrote

She didn't sign the bill that approved it, but it was approved unanimously by the council.

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swampoodler t1_j3lxgyz wrote

On NPR this morning she came out against it because “other jurisdictions aren’t doing the same thing” or some such nonsense. Hope the council remains firm and overrides her if she does try to stop it.

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Ok_Concentrate_75 t1_j3mc46w wrote

People forget that a big part of public transportation is getting to the actual places, many can't even adequately walk down streets in some parts of SE due to potholes and just being uneven. Plus the trains stop at like 1 am, last call tends to be 2 am...idk DC makes itself a place for extremes.

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