DC cracks down on dangerous drivers from Maryland and Virginia with new enforcement rules

Last year, 45 pedestrians were killed by drivers in Washington, D.C. — a 16-year high. Now, city leadership is looking to reduce the number of pedestrians killed to zero through legislation awaiting Mayor Muriel Bowser’s signature and Congressional approval.

Initiatives in the Strengthening Traffic Enforcement, Education, and Responsibility Act, which include allowing the attorney general to sue drivers regardless of where they are registered over large fine amounts and installing speed governors inside cars found guilty of reckless driving, took effect Tuesday.