> Id be more concerned of a little white girl not having other little white girls to be next to.

wtf does this even mean?

>Since you are new to a big city, and possibly unaccustomed to homelessness and possible crime, I'd probably stick to NW DC if I were you and trying to live in the city proper

??? There are homeless people in NW DC. Have you been to any public area in NW?

Pedestrians have the right of way in all marked crosswalks even if there is no traffic light, you should be slowing down as you approach crosswalks without traffic lights as well. As a driver, you should always assume that there are pedestrians waiting to cross even if you cannot immediately see them. The worst that can happen to you by doing this is that you are slightly delayed. The worst that can happen to a pedestrian when cars are not properly yielding at crosswalks is that they are seriously injured or die.

Obviously, pedestrians should not expect cars to slow down for them if there is a "don't walk" traffic light.

You should be slowing down as you approach a crosswalk. You should not be "in fast motion" at all near a crosswalk. Even an attentive pedestrian cannot react as fast as your car can move.

Drivers bear the greater responsibility for road safety. If the pedestrian light is on, pedestrians are not responsible for letting you drive through the crosswalk because you were not slowing down to begin with.

Sitting in traffic between the bus stop before mine and mine for longer than it takes to walk from the stop to the office