Wisconsin Avenue and M Street: Second Most Dangerous Intersection?

The District Department of Transportation has identified the city’s most dangerous intersections for pedestrians, and most are downtown. Overall, the report revealed that vehicular collisions are on the rise across town.

9th and U streets tops the list of dangerous intersections, while Georgetown’s own Wisconsin Avenue and M Street NW. According to DDOT, infrastructure plans for 2015 include adding six miles of bike lanes, 10 intersections for pedestrian safety, improving 10 intersections for bicycle safety and adding bike signals for bike protected lanes on Pennsylvania Avenue and 15th Street NW.

According to the Metropolitan Police Department, at least five persons have been killed in traffic accidents in the District so far during 2015. MPD urges motorists to be vigilant in watching out for pedestrians and cyclists. Ten years ago, the intersection of Wisconsin & M was the scene of the accident that took the life of Joe Pozell, an MPD volunteer officer directing traffic and struck by an SUV May 14, 2005. He died three days later.