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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 7d

This disapproving #TransitCat knows people who say "I'm all for people biking, but" are actually not for people biking.

Leftback @leftback.bsky.social · 8d

"Some people have heard of 'framing'"

A black and brown tabby cat sitting sphinx like on a bed. He is looking directly at the camera with a look that can only be described as disdainful. He still looks like he is pooing out a folding bike

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 7d

Bicycles* deliver the freedom that auto ads promise.

*including fixies**
**with #TransitCat superpowers

Travis and Sigrid @sigirides.bsky.social · 7d

Passed him a couple minutes later and didn't see him again. Guess his little import didn't have the power to get up the hill.

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 6d

When you're driving, you can't stop and admire window cats, just saying.

A window cat is a #TransitCat.

A black and white cat in dappled sunlight in a window, as seen from the street.

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 6h

This #TransitCat was rescued from the consequences of its bad choice.

A woolly bear caterpillar, in the beam of a flashlight, apparently heading inside from outside.

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 7h

On Mon 10/6/25 6:32 pm
the driver (30/M) of a 2016 Chevrolet Spark
going west on Royal Bonnet Cir with a stop sign
hit & injured a pedestrian (16/M)
crossing in an unmarked crosswalk.
Police (MCP30900091) found the teenager at fault: "dart/dash"🙄.👀

A four-way intersection in a townhouse development. There are no marked crosswalks. There is a red arrow where the east leg unmarked crosswalk might be, given that it's unmarked so nobody can really know where it is, indicating the location of the crash. There is a red arrow pointing west from a townhouse street/parking lot toward the red X, indicating the path of the driver, who had a stop sign. There is a blue arrow pointing south from the sidewalk toward the red X, indicating the path of the teenager, approaching from the driver's right.

Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 7h

On Sat 10/4/25 6:06 pm
the driver (46/M) of a RideOn bus
turning left from Edgemoor Ln (= the Bethesda Metro bus loop) to Woodmont Ave
hit but did not injure a person (25/M) on a bicycle
crossing properly in a marked crosswalk.
Police (MCP3068006P) did not find anyone at fault.

Satellite image of a four-way intersection with four marked crosswalks. The Bethesda Metro station bus loop is on the right. There is a red X in the south leg marked crosswalk, indicating the location of the crash. There is a red arrow pointing from a bus (in the satellite image) going west on Edgemoor, west and south toward the red X, indicating the left turn of the bus driver. There is blue arrow pointing east toward the red X from the sidewalk, indicating the path of the bicyclist.

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 7h

If you are walking, riding, etc, it is a good idea to be aware that drivers don't look right before turning right.

But telling people they shouldn't ride on the sidewalk in the direction of approaching cars? No. When there's no safe bike infrastructure, people should ride wherever they feel safest.

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 7h

On Sat 10/4/25 4:12 pm
the driver (48/M) of a 2011 Dodge Caliber
making a U turn [?!] on S Frederick Rd/355 at the Liberty gas station
hit & injured a pedestrian (33/M)
properly crossing the driveway [on the sidewalk].
Police (MCP3360002G) found the driver at fault.

Next to 2 sets of ghost shoes.

Google Streetview of another one of Montgomery County's worst stroads. The unbuffered sidewalk is crossing a driveway exit onto three lanes of northbound 355. There is a utility pole just north of the driveway that has two sets of ghost shoe memorials on it.

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 7h

And again (except the pedestrian was walking the other direction).

On Sat 10/4/25 1:45 pm
a hit & run 2009 Dodge Ram driver
leaving the Aspen Manor Shopping Center on Georgia Ave
hit & injured a pedestrian (21/M)
walking properly on the sidewalk.
Police (MCP33070038) did not find anyone at fault.

Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · Oct 24

On Thurs 10/10/24 3:02 pm
the driver (45/F) of a 2017 Ford Explorer
leaving the Aspen Manor Shopping Center on Georgia Ave
hit & injured a person (27/M) on an e-scooter
riding on the sidewalk.
Police (MCP1378019J) found the driver at fault: failed to yield ROW.

Photo looking downhill from an unbuffered sidewalk at a vast seven-lane divided road. On the left is the parking lot of a shopping center. There is a car blocking the crosswalk at the entrance/exit driveway of the parking lot. There is a red circle around the blockage, because that's where the crash happened. There is a blue arrow pointing along the sidewalk to the driveway entrance/exit, indicating the path of the person on the e-scooter. There is a red arrow pointing toward the driveway entrance/exit, indicating the path of the driver from the parking lot onto Georgia Avenue.

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 8h

Pedestrian safety tip: when you're driving, look right before you turn right.

Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 8h

On Fri 10/3/25 9:30 am
a 2017 Toyota Camry driver (44/F)
[looking left while] turning right from the Wawa driveway to S Frederick Rd/355
across from Gaithersburg HS
hit & injured a person (31/M) on a bicycle
riding properly on the sidewalk.
Gaithersburg police (EJ7913001F) found the driver at fault.

A seven-lane stroad. Wawa is on the east side. Gaithersburg High School is on the west side. The Wawa has a right-in-right-out driveway onto northbound South Frederick Road, with marked crosswalks. There is a red X in the right-out part of the driveway, indicating the location of the crash. There is a red arrow pointing west toward the red X, from Wawa, indicating the path of the driver getting ready to turn right. There is a blue arrow pointing south from the sidewalk toward the red X, indicating the path of the bicyclist, approaching from the driver's right side.

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 8h

It was wearing light clothing tho

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 8h

On Fri 10/3/25 9:30 am
a 2017 Toyota Camry driver (44/F)
[looking left while] turning right from the Wawa driveway to S Frederick Rd/355
across from Gaithersburg HS
hit & injured a person (31/M) on a bicycle
riding properly on the sidewalk.
Gaithersburg police (EJ7913001F) found the driver at fault.

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 8h

On Fri 10/3/25 8:11 am
the driver (49/F) of a 2022 Lexus ES
going west on Lockwood Dr
hit & injured a person (26/F) on an e-bike
riding properly in the road.
Police (MCP3423002F) found the driver at fault: improper passing.

Google Streetview of a straight two-lane road, with a double yellow line. On the left, there is a sidewalk and a curb parking lane. On the right, there is no sidewalk, and a fog line that's a few feet off the curb. The road is going downhill. The posted speed limit is 30 mph.

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 8h

Safety is a shared responsibility!

The back of a house, with a car driven into it almost the whole way. The caption is "Bensalem fire crews responded to a vehicle crashing into a home in the township's Valley section late Wednesday afternoon. (Bensalem Township Fire Department Rescue).

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 9h

In Delaware, if you're walking outside city/town limits between sunset and sunrise, you have to carry "a lighted lantern, lighted flashlight or other similar light or reflector type device."

Also in Delaware, it's against the law to walk under the influence.

§ 4148. Carrying of lights or reflector device by pedestrians; penalty.

(a) No pedestrian shall walk upon any roadway or shoulders of any roadway of this State that is used for motor or vehicle traffic, beyond the corporate limits of any city or town, without carrying a lighted lantern, lighted flashlight or other similar light or reflector type device during the period of time from sunset to sunrise and at any other time when there is not sufficient light to render clearly visible any person or vehicle on the highway.

(b) Whoever violates subsection (a) of this section shall for the first offense be fined not less than $2.30 nor more than $28.25. For each subsequent like offense within 1 year, the person shall be fined not less than $11.50 nor more than $28.25.
21 Del. C. 1953, § 4148; 54 Del. Laws, c. 160, § 1; 58 Del. Laws, c. 54, § 2; 65 Del. Laws, c. 353, § 1; 68 Del. Laws, c. 9, § 28; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1;

§ 4149. Walking on highways under influence of drugs or liquor.

No person shall walk or be upon a highway of this State while under the influence of intoxicating liquor and/or narcotic drugs to a degree which renders the person a hazard.
21 Del. C. 1953, § 4149; 54 Del. Laws, c. 160, § 1; 60 Del. Laws, c. 701, § 33; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1;

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 9h

(If you don't alt text, we will.)

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 9h

When the sign that's obstructing the sidewalk says "DANGER ⬆️OVERHEAD POWER LINES⬆️".

American Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 9h

I'd like to formally thank the city for this thoughtful and inclusive design. As a tall person, I've never felt so acknowledged.

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 9h

A young driver recently commented that people are backing into parking spaces in parking lots, using their back-up camera, because they don't know how to front into parking spaces.😬

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 9h

This intersection has a Leading Pedestrian Interval. If you're crossing from east to west, you start crossing southbound Georgia Ave/97 just when drivers get a green🟢 to turn left from Shorefield onto southbound Georgia Ave.

MD SHA sets up drivers to hit people.

Google Streetview. A person is setting off with the walk signal to cross the northbound lanes of Georgia Avenue, towards Popeye's, while a driver in the left turn lane has a red light.

Google Streetview. The person is approaching the southbound lanes of Georgia Avenue, crossing towards Popeye's, with (probably) a flashing don't walk, and the driver getting ready to turn left from Shorefield Road onto southbound Georgia Avenue has a solid green light.

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 9h

"Not visible" to whom? To the driver.

Another example of motonormativity.

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 9h

AND AGAIN.
On Thurs 10/2/25 5:49 am
the driver (26/M) of a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado
turning left from Shorefield Rd to Georgia Ave/97
hit & injured a pedestrian (38/M)
crossing in a marked crosswalk, "not visible (dark clothing)".🙄
Police (MCP3138008B) found the driver at fault: failed to yield ROW.

Satellite image of a four-way intersection, where the fourth (west) leg is a very wide two-way driveway into a parking lot for a Popeye's, with an unmarked crosswalk. The other three legs have marked crosswalks. There is a traffic signal. The main road is a stroad. There is a red X in the south leg marked crosswalk, indicating the location of the crash. There is a red arrow pointing west and south toward the red X, indicating the left turn of the driver. There is a blue arrow pointing west toward the red X, indicating the path of the pedestrian. There is an LPI at this intersection, so the pedestrian would have just arrived at the southbound lanes crossing on walk when the driver got the green light to turn left.

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 9h

5:49 am. Messed up. Starting over.

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 10h

"The MVA cited redundancy in the skills test as a primary reason for this modification. They noted that other driving maneuvers, such as pulling into & backing out of parking spaces & performing 3-point turns, effectively test similar skills required for safe driving."👀
mocoshow.com/2025/03/25/m...

Maryland Removed Parallel Parking From Driver’s License Test Nearly Ten Years Ago - The MoCo Show

Nearly ten years ago, on May 19, 2015, the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) announced a significant change to the in-vehicle skills test for obtaining a Class C non-commercial driver’s […]

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 10h

Summer Lim, 11, loved drawing, reading books, the outdoors, athletic, & most of all loved spending time with her family & friends. She was adventurous & brave--in any activity the first in line to swim, jump, rock climb, zip line, & fly. She leaves behind her parents & 2 younger siblings.
📷 GoFundMe

A child with long dark hair, wearing big glasses and a pink sweatshirt, smiling at the camera. Detail of a photo with other people.

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 12h

Only frogs and trains

Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · May 6

Good morning to Jim Henson, Kermit the Frog, and progress on the @mtamaryland.bsky.social Purple Line!
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The statue of Jim Henson talking to Kermit the Frog on a bench, in front of Stamp Union at University of Maryland College Park, seen from the back, looking out toward fencing and plastic jersey walls for the Purple Line construction.

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