Greater Greater Washington has a list of 12 ideas that could make bicycling safer in this area. I agree with most of these, especially #'s 1, 8 and 11. I can't believe that VA, MD, and DC still have contributory negligence; how rediculous.
And as for #11, I generally already treat a stop sign as a yield, and a red light as a stop sign.
Showing posts with label dc. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dc. Show all posts
2009-09-01
Unsubsidized bus fare experiment
Fairfax County has just kicked off a pretty interesting experiment: will people pay unsubsidized bus fares? It seems the answer is yes, as long as the routes are still the best form of transportation.
Perhaps this is another argument for privatization of transit, or at least shows government agencies strapped for cash that jacking up the bus fares won't cost their bottom line. At any rate, it will be interesting to see if this trend holds continues, and if more fares are raised.
2009-06-22
Deadly Metro Crash on Red Line
At least 6 people are dead in the worst accident in the history of the Metro. Early reports indicate that both trains were stopped and then one started moving towards the other. I would think that the train in which the operator was killed was likely the one that moved, since that would carry them forward, unless the positions of the train were somehow reversed.
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