Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bicycle Safety

Arrest Made in Hit-and-Run of Bicyclist and Young Son on Valencia Street

By Bryan Goebel | Aug 6, 2009 | 29 Comments

Andrew Bennett and his 4-year-old son, Robby. San Francisco police have confirmed to Streetsblog that a 16-year-old Santa Rosa girl has been arrested in the hit-and-run crash that left a bicyclist and his young son injured on Valencia Street early last month. SFPD Lt. Douglas Groshong said he could not release any more details but […]

On Bike Theft and Boneheads

By Matthew Roth | Jul 30, 2009 | 27 Comments

Flickr Photo: Jym Dyer Last week I did something wholly in opposition to the tenets of common sense cycling in a city: I left my quality bicycle locked up for four days in a high bicycle theft location, in this case on 24th Street right next to the BART station. You see, last Thursday afternoon, […]

Always Wear a Bullet-Proof Helmet

By Ben Fried | Jul 28, 2009 | 5 Comments

The shooter, Charles Diez. Here’s some incredible out-of-town road rage, via TreeHugger. A motorist in Asheville, North Carolina was so incensed by the sight of a father biking with his 3-year-old kid mounted on a rear seat, that he pulled over and fired a gun at the cycling dad’s head: Police said the driver, Charles […]

Eyes on the Street: Scott Street Bike Box Reappears

By Bryan Goebel | Jul 24, 2009 | 9 Comments

A freshly painted bike box on Scott Street. Photo by Bryan Goebel. One day after we asked when the bike box on Scott Street at Oak would reappear, lo and behold, it’s back. It was apparently repainted sometime this morning. Tipster and Streetsblog commenter MichaelSF points out it appears longer. It’s almost a full bike […]

iPhone Apps That Might Make Your Bike Ride Safer, Certainly More Fun

By Matthew Roth | Jul 22, 2009 | No Comments

Wired gives us a look at a number of bicycle-related applications for the iPhone, including Back Light, which allows you to tell cars following too closely on your back wheel exactly what you think they should do with themselves ("Stop!," of course). I’ll admit I would put a lot of other choice statements there, but […]

Eyes on the Street: Renegade Bicycle Stenciler Strikes Again

By Matthew Roth | Jul 20, 2009 | 29 Comments

Photos: Andy Thornley The renegade bicycle stenciler has expanded his/her vision for a slower, saner traffic plan, this time asserting a bicyclist’s right to take a lane on Oak Street and not give it back. Sharrows be damned! Unlike the previous iteration of the renegade bicycle stencil, which predicts new markings the MTA intends to […]

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