Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bicycle Safety

Eyes on the Street: Cops Tell Double Parkers to Get Out of the Bike Lane

By Bryan Goebel | Jun 8, 2009 | 16 Comments

Photos by Bryan Goebel We’ve written before about obstructions caused by motorcycle cops parked in the bike lane (and the SFPD generally doesn’t have a good reputation among cyclists), but yesterday around 4:30 p.m. — a few hours after Sunday Streets wrapped up — I spotted a cop parked in the bike lane on Valencia […]

CHP Makes Arrest in Hit-and-Run Killing of Bicyclist

By Bryan Goebel | Jun 5, 2009 | 1 Comment

A memorial erected in honor of bicyclist Mark Pendleton shortly after his death. Flickr photo: PappyV The California Highway Patrol has confirmed the arrest a 53-year-old El Sobrante man allegedly responsible for last year’s hit-and-run killing of bicyclist Mark Pendleton, who was hit while riding on McEwen Road south of Highway 4 near Port Costa […]

Eyes on the Street: More Hazards for Cyclists on Howard Street

By Bryan Goebel | Jun 2, 2009 | 2 Comments

The bike lane has also become a car lane on Howard Street. Photos by Bryan Goebel. DPW crews tearing up Howard Street have once again given short shrift to bicyclists, failing to put up proper signage and creating a dangerous mix of bicycle and car traffic on Howard just before 10th Street. As we’ve reported, […]

First Bike to School Day in San Francisco a Success

By Matthew Roth | May 28, 2009 | 9 Comments

A very happy bike-riding student at Monroe Elementary School in the Excelsior. Flickr photo: Marc Caswell All morning I’ve been asking myself (and some others) why kids riding bicycles to school is a pressworthy event. Don’t kids always ride bikes to school or have we become so car-dependent that even this sancrosanct part of being […]

Hundreds Expected to Take Part in Bike to School Day Thursday

By Bryan Goebel | May 27, 2009 | No Comments

Commuter convoys of students, parents, teachers, administrators and bicycle educators are expected to take part in tomorrow’s first annual Bike to School Day in San Francisco, an effort to educate communities about the dangers of driving to school, and the healthy benefits of bicycling. "It’s something I felt the city was ready for," said Benjamin […]

Should I Wear a Helmet Today?

By Aaron Naparstek | May 20, 2009 | 5 Comments

The Naparstek boys riding last year’s Summer Streets event… wearing helmets. Sarah’s "Too Much Emphasis on Safety" post yesterday brings up the question in the headline above. A Canadian Broadcasting TV crew doing a documentary on biking is filming me as I take my two sons to school on our Dutch cargo bike today. While […]

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