Many Saturday mornings, I take 495 from Fairfax to Maryland in the morning, and I'm astonished by the speed of many of the drivers. Even when I drive 70 mph, I'm being passed by people driving 80-90+ at times.

I don't see traffic fines as a substitute for a commuter tax.

I'm surprised when I see someone doing the logical, commonsense thing: Walk facing the oncoming traffic.

Some people make a separate argument about the red light cameras. They say it just changes the type of crash that's most likely to occur at an intersection.

My philosophy is: Everybody needs to look out for everybody else.

There are easily accessible programs to help aging drivers maintain their skills, or recognize when they need to give up their cars.

When I look at the faces of turning drivers, I mostly see them looking in the direction of oncoming motorists rather than at the people they're about to turn into.