Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bicycle Safety

Search for Rampaging Driver Who Struck Four Cyclists in Mission, Potrero

By Matthew Roth | Jun 3, 2010 | 29 Comments

Photo: Troy Holden. H/T SFist. San Francisco police are still searching for the driver of a Nissan Rogue who ran down four cyclists last night over the course of several minutes, before crashing his vehicle into a pole and fleeing on foot. The SFPD could only describe the driver as a white male of unknown […]

The Broadway Tunnel: One of SF’s Meanest Streets for Biking and Walking

By Michael Rhodes | May 25, 2010 | 32 Comments

The Broadway tunnel’s pedestrian path. Photo: Michael Rhodes The Broadway tunnel, stretching from Hyde Street in Russian Hill to Powell Street in Chinatown, is one of the scariest places in San Francisco to ride a bike, and it’s no walk in the park for pedestrians, either. With two wide lanes of auto traffic in each […]

Driver Strikes Cyclist at Fell and Masonic

By Michael Rhodes | May 14, 2010 | 57 Comments

A Ford Focus ZXW station wagon involved in a crash at Fell and Masonic today. Photos: Jim Herd/SF Citizen A driver struck and apparently injured a bicyclist at the intersection of Fell and Masonic this afternoon. Details of the crash, including the extent of the bicyclist’s injuries, are still emerging, but photos of the crash […]

Apparently It’s Pretty Easy to Be a Pothole Fixin’ Hero

By Matthew Roth | Apr 27, 2010 | 5 Comments

Click image to enlarge. Image: Jonas Madden-Connor and François Vigneault You don’t even need X-ray vision. All you gotta do is call 311. The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition’s (SFBC) Turn ‘Em In Campaign has attempted to raise awareness among cyclists about how easy it is to fix potholes and help the San Francisco Department of […]

California Assembly Hits, Kills Traffic Justice Bill

By Matthew Roth and Michael Rhodes | Apr 20, 2010 | 14 Comments

The intersection of Market and Octavia — one of the most dangerous in San Francisco for cyclists. Flickr photo: sfbike Safe streets advocates often ruefully say, "if you want to kill someone and get away with it, do it in a car." In fact, unless alcohol is involved, very few motorists who kill vulnerable road […]

Cyclist’s Conflict with SFPD Could Take Nine Months or More to Resolve

By Matthew Roth | Apr 13, 2010 | 22 Comments

Adrienne Johnson riding beside the unmarked police car whose driver she says threatened her. Photo taken by Johnson’s husband, who was trailing behind her with her son. As happens at some point to most people who ride a bike in San Francisco, Adrienne Johnson had a scary brush with an irate motorist, though her story […]

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