driving dangerously

“Dear PoPville,

A driver got tired of waiting for traffic and decided the bike lane was their HOV lane for a quarter mile. Unsurprisingly, the driver almost caused an accident when the light turned green at 15th and Maine SW.”

Driving Dangerously is brought to you by the Friends of the Andrea de Cesaris Society.

Thanks to T. for sending from Chevy Chase, MD (on Bradley, just west of Wisconsin) on Saturday: “Pretty remarkable accomplishment.”

Slow clap earned for sure.

photo by CTB in DC

“Dear PoPville,

On Saturday August 1 at about 4:40 pm, I was driving in the inner lanes of Nebraska Ave NW through Ward Circle NW at American University. I was in the left hand lane, which is a “go straight only” lane. A red Mazda CX-5 with Maryland plates that was in the right lane next to me (also a “go straight only” lane) attempted to turn left onto Mass ave as we were crossing the circle and hit my car. At the time of the accident, the driver kept saying, “Traffic circles are just so confusing,” and apologized. But now that I’ve filed a claim against her insurance, (more…)

“Dear PoPville,

last night at 6:30 PM on K Street at 21st Street NW. It happened during the storm, but we didn’t hear anything inside. The car/truck took out multiple concrete pillars on the median between the main road and service road. There were multiple pillars in the middle of the eastbound lanes of K. They didn’t stick around, but did leave some of their bumper behind! Video (below) shows the police trying to move them after I called it in. It was wild!” (more…)