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SAN FRANCISCO’S POLICY DIRECTING POLICE TO ABSTAIN FROM INVESTIGATING NON-INJURY PRODUCING ACCIDENTS PREVENT SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS FOR CITY STREETS
A. SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL ORDER 9.02 In August of 1994, the City and County of San Francisco instituted General Order 9.02 that directed officers of the San Francisco Police Department to refrain from investigating all “non-injury” producing traffic collisions in the City. The text of S.F. General Order 9.02 is as follows: NON-INJURY VEHICLE ACCIDENTS:…
Read MoreDouble Fine Zone on 19th Avenue
19th Avenue (specifically Highway 1 between the intersection of 19th Avenue and Junipero Serra Boulevard and the intersection of Highway 1 at Lake Street) has been declared a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone until 2013. Fines for unlawful passing and overtaking, excessive speed, reckless driving, drunk driving, and similar moving violations are currently doubled. Base fines…
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