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Who doesn’t like a good slug? The Post’s Derek Kravitz tries to find out in a rehash of the “cops are unfairly targeting sluggers” story. It’s a lot of the same old song and dance: slugging is great for commuters, traffic and the environment; cops are unfairly targeting sluggers to hand out pricey tickets; it’s not fair that cyclists have bike lanes and HOV commuters don’t have slug lanes; police officials toeing the “we aren’t targeting, just enforcing the law in the interest of safety” line, et cetera, et cetera.

But one new piece to the story that Kravitz did discover is that DDOT, in conjunction with MPD, will test legal slugging spots in the District this fall:

The District Department of Transportation said it will evaluate responses to a commuter survey. Details on how the survey will be conducted were unclear. A pilot test of potential pickup sites is tentatively scheduled for October.

“We understand there is a real need for people to utilize these ride shares, however we need to make sure people are also safe and that traffic can flow in an orderly fashion,” DDOT Director Gabe Klein said.

Officials said traffic engineers and safety experts will identify locations for slug lines that minimize traffic problems and provide “a safer waiting environment.” The new sites would include signage to clearly identify ride-share locations.

Interesting. We can interpret this in one of two ways.