Transit Advocate: More is Needed to Make Germantown Road Safer
In light of the recent death of Germantown teen, Action Committee for Transit board member says speed cameras, signs and ‘culture change’ could help improve pedestrian safety
The vice president of a Montgomery County-based transit advocacy group says speed cameras and a change in “driver culture” were needed to improve pedestrian safety on Germantown Road, where a teen pedestrian was fatally struck by a car. "Lots of people say she was killed because she was careless—if she had waited for the walk signal, crossed in the cross walk and watched out for traffic, she would still be alive,” said Miriam Schoenbaum, who was speaking during a meeting of the Action Council for Transit on Tuesday in Silver Spring. “She was killed because our society believes the convenience of drivers is more important than the lives of pedestrians," Schoenbaum said. Germantown Road (MD 118) is a state-owned roadway that sweeps past …
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Jenn
10:48 am on Friday, November 16, 2012
Just like driver's have to follow rules on the road. So should pedestrians. The police need to be sitting/standing around these intersections by the high schools and issue jay walking tickets. That would solve the problem of kids and adults crossing when there not suppose to. more ›