dangerous roads
Voters 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 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 MoreSan Francisco Takes Notice of a Dangerous Intersection
One of San Francisco’s most dangerous intersections has finally got the attention of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SF MTA). The intersection at Harrison Street and Main Street is getting a “safety face lift” of sorts to address what has been a treacherous intersection for pedestrians. In its current condition, this intersection and many…
Read MoreAre Roads Safer In Urban Areas?
What makes a road safe? The answer to this question depends upon whom you ask. For example, a new study this week put out by USA Today asserts,” Roads are safer in urban areas.” But how could this be? First of all, you might look to a body of independent studies published over the past…
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…
Read MoreSF The Most Unsafe City In California for Pedestrians?
Some Statistics that SF Pedestrians should be aware of: 1. According to the Census Bureau, 2007 American Community Survey; California Office of Traffic Safety, San Francisco led the state with 107 pedestrian-vehicle collisions per 100,000 residents. This amounted to 822 pedestrian-vehicle collisions per 764,976 total residents. By comparison, Los Angeles had 2,906 pedestrian-vehicle collisions per…
Read MoreAnd The Most Dangerous Intersection In San Francisco For Pedestrians Is….?
The San Francisco MTA reports that the Tenderloin or 6th Street corridor from Market to Howard street has the highest number of injured pedestrians in San Francisco. The intersections of 6th Street / Market Street and Golden Gate / Taylor accounted for eleven reported pedestrian injury collisions in the 2006 to 2008 time period. These…
Read MoreSan Francisco Safe or Unsafe for Pedestrians?
The “City of San Francisco 2009 Pedestrian Court Report” at http://128.121.89.101/cms/rhomepd/documents/2009PedestrianCountReport4_16_10.pdf ..acknowledges the fact that “San Francisco is ranked by the state Office of Traffic Safety as the County having the highest total rates of fatalities and injuries to pedestrians by both vehicle miles and by population, especially for those over 65 years of age. …
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