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Five Pedestrian, Bicyclist Deaths: What Must Be Done?
A bicyclist's death this week marked the fifth fatal collision in the eastern and middle areas of Montgomery County since late January.
A 23-year-old man died after a car struck his bicycle in downtown Silver Spring Sunday, the latest casualty in a series of collisions that have unsettled Montgomery County residents. Since Jan. 22, four pedestrians — and now a cyclist — have died in Silver Spring and Aspen Hill. Three were killed while crossing the road, another while she stood on the sidewalk. At least two others were injured. One did not appear to have major injuries, but another went to the hospital in serious condition. Ken Silverman, an analyst for Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro, has created a map showing the locations of five of these collisions. Silverman says that Montgomery County police should "aggressively ticket drivers who speed or fail to …
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5:55 pm on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Incredibly the state DMV notes that 70% of all pedestrian motor vehicle accidents are the fault of the pedestrian. That's about 3 out of 4. I observed a male pedestrian get nailed on Georgia Avenue one evening. It was dark and I was in the right lane and the truck in the middle lane hit him and killed him. I never observed the pedestrian even though he had darted from my side of the road. He was … more ›