Recent Streetsblog SF posts about SFPD

Few Sober Drivers Who Did Not Flee Face Charges For Ped Deaths in 2011

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 3, 2012 | 1 Comment

Updated 8 p.m. As Streetsblog has reported, when a sober automobile driver strikes and kills a pedestrian in San Francisco and stays at the scene, charges are rarely filed. While evidence suggests motorists’ failure to yield is responsible for a plurality of pedestrian injuries in the city, new information furnished by the SF District Attorney’s office […]

Bikes Are Not Cars: Why California Needs an “Idaho Stop” Law

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 20, 2012 | 72 Comments

If you follow just about any major media coverage of street etiquette and safety, by now you’ve probably seen a piece vilifying people on bikes for “running” stop signs. But hop on a bike yourself, and you’ll start to see why safely rolling and yielding at stop signs makes sense. The stop sign law in […]

In SF, Victims of Traffic Violence Don’t Have Equal Protection

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 20, 2012 | 81 Comments

SF District Attorney George Gascón is set to bring felony vehicular manslaughter charges against Chris Bucchere later today for biking into 71-year-old Sutchi Hui in a crosswalk at Castro and Market Streets, killing him. Any traffic death on our streets deserves a thorough investigation with appropriate charges filed against the responsible party. But this high-profile case raises […]

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How Can SF Make Streets Safer If We Don’t Know How Dangerous They Are?

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 13, 2012 | No Comments

Tracking, analyzing, and reporting pedestrian fatalities should be a basic function of the San Francisco Police Department. But the fact is that SF lacks public access to clear and accurate data about street safety. The information gap is deeply troubling, and city agencies must act quickly to rectify it. In April, Streetsblog reported a discrepancy […]

Waste of Resources? SFPD Stinging Bicycle Riders at Octavia and Grove

By Aaron Bialick | May 31, 2012 | 34 Comments

Police officers have been targeting bicycle riders in recent weeks at the intersection of Octavia and Grove Streets and issuing tickets for “running” the stop sign, according to two Streetsblog readers. The quiet intersection isn’t known for being particularly dangerous, and there aren’t any known injuries there involving bicycles recently. But Streetsblog reader Sean Rea said […]

Cyclist Assaulted By Driver and Passenger at Scott and Fell on the Wiggle

By Aaron Bialick | May 16, 2012 | 31 Comments

A bicycle commuter was assaulted by a driver and her passenger on Scott Street between Oak and Fell Streets on the Wiggle last week. Dana Kess, 24, of Pacifica and Carmen Struell, 25, of San Francisco were arrested on Tuesday, May 8, for crashing into and beating the 31-year-old San Francisco woman and vandalizing her […]

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