The scene at Georgia Ave. and Aspen Hill Rd. (Julie Parker)
This is just tragic, as much as I am for a proactive approach to pedestrian safety there should also be a systematic review of where accidents happen and up grade these intersections and if the pedestrian was “j-walking” and no crosswalk within 1/4 of a mile, put one in. Install countdown signals, refresh paint on the crosswalk (totally invisible in the photo) get rid of only on demand pedestrian signals for crossing busy roads.
More details and comments in the links after the fold.
Coverage of the story here
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