Stand in Support of Vision Zero

In general, Maryland has very poor and callous drivers. Much more needs to be done to prevent pedestrian injuries and deaths. Vision Zero is a good step in the right direction.

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In October 2018, I had a bike accident on Old Georgetown Ave very near where Jacob Cassell lost his life the following year. I swerved to avoid trash cans left out on the sidewalk, fell off my bike, and managed to survive with traumatic brain injury because I fell on the right side instead of into the street. It's ridiculous that one of the richest counties in the US can't provide adequate infrastructure for bike safety.

We need the political will to accelerate the changes needed.

Thanks for your efforts

I lived in Bethesda and now Silver Spring (near four corners, University Blvd.) and I like to walk as much as possible. I am often appalled by the lac k of sidewalks and crosswalks, and by driver behavior. There is a crosswalk with no light on University Blvd. and when I take my young children to the park I am too afraid to even use it.

Please make our streets safer

The current statistics in deaths from vehicular accidents is unacceptable and I really hope the causes of these accidents are investigated and any necessary legislation is put in place to help prevent them in the future.

I fully support this initiative and am grateful to Councilmember Glass for introducing it.

In addition to existing Bicycles are Entitled to Full Lane signs, I'd like to see signs demonstrating that vehicles must give bicycles 3 feet of clearance when passing.

The new bike lanes are a start but more are needed.

I cross a busy street at a cross walk almost everyday and cars rarely stop. On occasion, one car will stop but the cars in the other two lanes will keep going full speed, making it impossible to cross.

Much needed. It's dangerous out there, so many distracted drivers. Thank you.

We all need to be safe specially our children.

This county is now dense enough that it needs to account for hevay foot traffic and this calming measures to prevent otherwise unavoidable deaths.

Taking down the 50 miles-per-hour signs on Georgia Avenue is just the beginning of what Vision Zero can do. === I was almost killed on Georgia when a neighbor drove into my bicycle at, yes, 50 miles-per-hour (witnesses said). Also nearby on Georgia, I had my only other near-death experience. (Conflicting traffic signals made a car crash into my car when we each had a green arrow or green light.) Even after these changes, in the short distance between my two crashes we had a four-car crash that killed a neighbor. === Vision Zero won’t succeed until supporters persuade our key decision-makers that we are more important than the commuters who want to drive fast though our neighborhoods.

We walk our large black lab after dark in a neighborhood with no sidewalks, not uncommon in MoCo. People routinely speed on our narrow streets to pick up or drop off their children at the holding school. Nothng seems to slow people down or obey stops signs and speed limits!

I strongly support providing safe pathways for bicycles and pedestrians. Slower speed limits, safe driver training for all and town centers with no vehicular traffic.

The amount of time to cross at crosswalks needs to be lengthened especially along Woodmont Ave. in Bethesda.

Drivers MUST drive more slowly in areas where pedestrians and cyclists are present. Pedestrians and cyclists must be able to be seen and must be vigilant to avoid being struck by inattentive drivers.