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SFPD Faults Trucker in Le Moullac’s Death, Apologizes for Ernst’s Behavior

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 30, 2013 | 25 Comments

San Francisco police have determined that the truck driver who killed Amelie Le Moullac on her bike this month was at fault for the crash, after footage of the incident was found by the SF Bicycle Coalition. SFPD Chief Greg Suhr has also apologized in statements to the press for the behavior of Sergeant Richard […]

Will “Tone-Deaf” SFPD Own Up to Its Botched Bike Crash Investigation?

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 27, 2013 | 43 Comments

The San Francisco Police Department has finally started to respond to the failure of its investigators to acquire camera footage of the truck crash that killed Amelie Le Moullac on her bike, as well as accusations of stonewalling the attorney representing the victim’s family. But the department still hasn’t publicly acknowledged fumbling the investigation, nor […]

SFBC Finds What SFPD Didn’t: Video of Crash That Killed Amelie Le Moullac

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 23, 2013 | 124 Comments

Soon after an SFPD sergeant harassed bicycle advocates at a rally for safer streets at the site where Amelie Le Moullac was killed, SF Bicycle Coalition Program Manager Marc Caswell found what SFPD investigators claimed they couldn’t: two surveillance cameras facing the street, one of which had footage showing the truck driver running over Le […]

Without Traffic Calming, Sunset Blvd. Project a Missed Chance to Save Lives

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 22, 2013 | 9 Comments

Six-lane Sunset Boulevard is one of the city’s most dangerous streets to cross, but that won’t change under plans being developed by the SF Public Utilities Commission. The SFPUC’s Sunset Boulevard Greenway project is aimed at replacing the underground sewer system and re-landscaping the corridor’s grassy medians, which are half a block wide and separate […]

At Safe Streets Rally, SFPD Blocks Bike Lane to Make Point of Victim-Blaming

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 21, 2013 | 172 Comments

Update: Shahum reported that SFBC staffer Marc Caswell found a surveillance camera at an auto body shop which has footage of Le Moullac’s crash, even though SFPD has said no such footage could be found. More on that story later as it develops. San Francisco Police Sergeant Richard Ernst apparently decided that the best way to […]

CBS 5 Exacerbates Deadly Confusion About Bike Lane Right-of-Way

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 16, 2013 | 86 Comments

A clear understanding of California’s right-of-way laws is crucial if drivers are to avoid colliding with people using San Francisco’s bike lanes. As we saw this week, a “right-hook,” in which a driver turns right into the path of a bike rider, can be fatal. But when CBS 5 reporter Linda Yee sought to clarify […]

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