Friends of White Flint

Promoting a Sustainable, Walkable and Engaging Community

P.O. Box 2761

White Flint Station

Kensington, MD 20891

Phone: 301-980-3768

Email: info@whiteflint.org

Something must be done

Posted on by Amy Ginsburg

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Pedestrian injured after being hit by car in North Bethesda

A 31-year-old woman was seriously injured Saturday morning after Montgomery County Police say she tried to cross Tuckerman Lane near the intersection with Kings Riding Way. The woman was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver was identified as Chase Lawrence Dobler, 27, of Rockville, and was not injured [WTOP].

This horrible accident happened where the Trolley Trail crosses Tuckerman Lane. It is a very dangerous crossing, and we call on MCDOT to make this intersection safe for pedestrians, bikes, and cars. And to do so with great haste.

2 Responses to Something must be done

Ronald Lafferty says: July 27, 2019 at 10:42 am

Lives would be saved, along with making driving on Tuckerman less tense, if this crosswalk, and the second just further west, were equipped with a pedestrian-activated stoplight. That way pedestrians and drivers would have the protection of a stop light while, unlike with a regular stoplight, traffic flow would be interpreted only when pedestrians were present.