Bicycle Safety
Unsafe Left Turns: A hazard to San Francisco bicycle riders.
Left Turn Bike Accident animation. This video illustrates one of the most common hazards to bike riders in San Francisco. The inattentive or careless driver who turns left in front of a bicycle rider proceeding straight.
Read MoreBicyclist Kills Pedestrian, Pleads Not Guilty
On July 15, 2008, a bicyclist traveling northbound through the intersection of The Embarcadero and Mission Street ran a red light and struck and killed a pedestrian. The victim, Dionette Cherney, was visiting from Washington, D.C. She had the right of way and was crossing . She died of head injuries a month later. The…
Read MoreVoters Pass Bond Measure To Repair SF Streets
On November 8th, San Franciscans passed a bond measure to repair the streets of San Francisco. The bond measure will inject $248 million to repair both streets and sidewalks throughout the city. According to an article in the SF Examiner, “The $248 million bond measure includes $148 million for street repaving, $50 million for…
Read MoreBicyclists 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 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 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 MorePedestrian & Bicyclist Safety
Experts tell us that identifying unsafe behavior and educating our youth on how to keep themselves out of harm’s way is a critical element of crime prevention. In this vein, enforcement activities become more effective when parents make sure that children know and follow safety rules. In addition—it is not realistic to believe that all…
Read MoreYield to Pedestrians for the Record
Pedestrian safety is a serious issue in California. One statistic from the California Department of Motor Vehicles provides that “Pedestrian deaths occur in seventeen percent of all traffic fatalities.” But what is a pedestrian? According to the current California Driver Handbook Laws and Rules of the Road, “A pedestrian is a person on foot or…
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