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Bicyclists and Taxis To Share Bike Lanes
According to a San Francisco Examiner article (found here), the SF MTA (San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency) has recently allowed taxis to use bike lanes to pick up and drop off passengers. Naturally, this has caused positive and negative reactions. Proponents argue that this will allow passengers to enter and exit taxis safely. Passengers no…
Read MoreBike Lanes Coming To Golden Gate Park!
According to sf.streetsblog.org, the eastern portion of John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park could have a newly designed bicycle lane by the end of the year. Instead of the conventional bicycle lane that allows cyclists to bike alongside cars on San Francisco streets, the new design ideally provides more safety for cyclists. The…
Read MoreRemoving Crosswalks: A Solution to a Dangerous Intersection
The city of Santa Rosa has found a solution to the dangerous conditions at two intersections: (1) 3rd Street and Cijos Street and (2) 3rdStreet and Brooks Street. They plan to remove the crosswalks to alleviate the situation. The crosswalks are uncontrolled so the pedestrians must cross without any assistance from stoplights or cautionary signals. On this 3-lane one-way…
Read MoreDanger of Potholes
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (the Bay Area’s planning commission on transportation) rated various cities’ road conditions according to its Pavement Conditions Index (PCI). According to the finding, two of the Bay Area’s biggest cities – San Francisco and San Jose – both scored a 64, giving it a Fair Rating on the PCI. The lowest…
Read MorePossible Change to Speed Limit on the Golden Gate Bridge…For Bikes!
It looks like one of the world’s most iconic landmarks needs to implement some safety rules. The westbound sidewalk of the Golden Gate Bridge has been and will continue to be closed through September for retrofitting work and this has naturally caused an increase in traffic on the eastbound sidewalk. Bicyclists and pedestrians share this…
Read MoreCulture of Driving and Using Cell Phones Must Change
Last year, a fatal crash involving a Duck Tour boat and a barge in Philadelphia was caused by the use of a cell phone and laptop while operating a nautical vehicle. The Duck Tour boat had engine problems and stalled on the water, but the pilot of tugboat pulling the barge did not see the…
Read MoreAttorney Referral Program
How Referrals Work? A percentage of our practice stems from other attorneys. We specialize in trying cases because of our resources and experience. We are often brought in when a case fails to settle. In other situations, a client is directed to us at the outset, and we sign the client to our contract as…
Read MoreBike Accident Statistics In The Bay Area
The Bay Citizen has compiled data about the Bay Area’s bicycle accidents, and it reveals some alarming statistics. http://www.baycitizen.org/data/bike-accidents/charts/ According to this data, Santa Clara, Alameda, and San Francisco counties rank as the three counties with the most bicycle accidents. The statistics also reveal that over half (52%) of the accidents reported in this study…
Read MoreWhat To Do When You Are Involved In An Accident
Hit and Run in the Mission District SFGate.com reports that on Saturday, June 18, 2011, a motorist on the 2200 block of Mission Street near 18th Street struck and killed a man. Witnesses say the vehicle was a white Chevrolet van driven by an African American man. The driver fled the scene and the investigation…
Read MoreDriving Safety on the Golden Gate Bridge
On Thursday June 16, 2011, 19-year-old Mark Henry was traveling northbound on the Golden Gate Bridge and crossed over into the southbound lanes for reasons unknown. This caused a collision with two cars and three people were taken to San Francisco General Hospital for injuries. This caused a bridge closure for 50 minutes. For more…
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