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October is traditionally the “scariest” month of the year, with Halloween and horror movies and creepy tales meant to scare kids of all ages. Unfortunately, this past October was an actual, real-life nightmare for pedestrians in the DMV, as pedestrian accidents and fatalities dominated the news in Washington, DC, Maryland, …

If you’re familiar with Georgia Avenue (MD Route 97) in Montgomery County, you know how dangerous a road it can be, especially for pedestrians and cyclists. And while some measures have been taken to address the problems on Georgia Avenue, and elsewhere, there’s much more work to be done. In …

Every 1.5 hours, a person is killed due to a pedestrian accident, according to the CDC. You don’t have to be walking through the busy streets of downtown Washington, DC to be the victim of a pedestrian accident. You might be walking down a quiet street in Laurel or crossing …

We see headlines and news stories like this all too often. In the early morning hours of Friday, November 20, 2020, a 74-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle on Rockville Pike near Grosvenor Lane in North Bethesda. News like this is heartbreaking enough for the victim’s families …

As a pedestrian crossing the street and walking on sidewalks, you are far more vulnerable than anyone in a moving vehicle.   As a result, accidents do happen, and in a split second, you could find yourself injured, in need of medical treatment, and unable to work. If you have …