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Feb 09, 2022

Maryland Lawmakers Pitch Reciprocity Bill To Hold Bad Drivers Accountable Across State Lines

The idea of ticket reciprocity between D.C., Maryland, and Virginia has been talked about among the region’s officials, but there’s been little progress.

Feb 25, 2013

SUV Drives Off of Memorial Bridge

An SUV careened off of the Memorial Bridge into the Potomac River last night.

Dec 12, 2012

Metrobus Driver Arrested for Allegedly Being Driver in 2010 Killing, Placed on Paid Leave

A Metrobus driver was arrested today for allegedly being the driver in a 2010 killing. She’s been placed on paid administrative leave.

Oct 24, 2012

Single Incident Proves Beyond a Reasonable Doubt That Eating Soap Makes You Do Crazy Things

A driver outside the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center became entangled in a bizarre police standoff yesterday that involved shots fired and soap eaten.

Oct 22, 2011

Washington Region Says D.C. Has the Worst Drivers of All

I can count on one hand how many times I’ve driven in and around D.C. The life of a perpetual passenger is prejudiced, so I can offer few objective thoughts on WTOP’s new poll on the best and worst drivers in the Washington region. I’ll leave that to you.

Dec 21, 2010

His Paper-Serving Uniform Must Have Been In The Wash

So here’s a fun one: the Washington Times reports that WMATA had been giving free transit, holiday pay and uniform-cleaning allowances to an unidentified employee who had been on extended medical leave for 13 years, but never had his Metro identification card voided. Of course, the way that Metro figured it out was priceless: the man was wearing his bus driver uniform when he visited the WMATA general counsel offices to serve a receptionist with…

Jul 30, 2010

Jerkwad? Arguable. Legality? Not So Much.

Some of you came down a little hard on me for calling the driver who covered part of their D.C. license plate with a “D.C.’s Not A State, Get Over It” frame a “jerkwad.” (I stand by my characterization that the kind of driver who feels the need to project his or her political sentiments on a freakin’ license frame is indeed a jerkwad, regardless of the side those sentiments fall on.) But I’ve been…

 
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