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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 […]

SF Still Waiting for DA Gascón to “Send a Message” to Deadly Drivers

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 24, 2013 | 102 Comments

At the press conference yesterday to announce the plea deal between prosecutors and Chris Bucchere in the death of Sutchi Hui, SF District Attorney George Gascón said that his “goal is to send a message” to cyclists. “Cyclists need to understand that they’re held accountable to the same standard as anybody else operating any other type […]

Eyes on the Street: Your Photos of City Employees Parking Obnoxiously

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 12, 2013 | 3 Comments

Last month, we asked for photos of public servants parking obnoxiously, and our readers delivered. Here are some select snapshots of city vehicles parked egregiously without an emergency in sight. It may be a stereotype, but cafes and donut shops actually do seem to be magnets for illegally parked city vehicles — regardless of the […]

Will San Francisco Ever See Serious Enforcement of Bus-Only Lanes?

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 8, 2013 | 24 Comments

While waiting at a bus stop on Third Street this weekend, Streetsblog reader Mike Sonn tweeted about his frustration with the nearly non-existent enforcement of bus-only lanes. Watching drivers fill up the few traffic lanes set aside for transit with impunity is an everyday part of riding Muni in San Francisco, where ensuring that marked […]

Police Commissioners to SFPD: Focus on Drivers Who Endanger Pedestrians

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 2, 2013 | 13 Comments

Members of the SF Police Commission, a civilian body charged with police oversight, urged SFPD officials at a hearing last week to focus their traffic enforcement efforts on the greatest danger facing people walking: driver violations. An average of three pedestrians are injured by motorists on San Francisco streets every day. As part of the city’s […]

Wanted: Your Photos of Public Servants Parking Obnoxiously

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 5, 2013 | 34 Comments

As rampant as illegal parking is in San Francisco, there’s one group of drivers who are the champs when it comes to finding the most egregious places to leave their vehicles: police officers, mail truck drivers, and other public servants who use city vehicles. We’d like to see your photos of city vehicles parked on […]

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