Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Car Crashes

The Death Toll From Cars Is Even Higher Than You Thought

By Tanya Snyder | Apr 21, 2014 | No Comments

Ten days ago, a four-year-old boy near Houston was killed when a neighbor backed his pickup truck over him. At least 50 times a week, people back their cars over kids in the U.S. On average, two of those 50 incidents are fatal. But you won’t see them represented in official crash statistics. Every year, […]

SFPD Renames MAIT Team, Removes “Accident” From Web Site

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 15, 2013 | 5 Comments

The SFPD’s Major Accident Investigation Team has been renamed the Traffic Collision Investigation Team, and the department’s website has removed the term “accident” from its contact info page. The news follows a Streetsblog post on October 21, in which we pointed out that SFPD regularly violates its official policy of referring to car crashes as “collisions.” […]

Contrary to SFPD Policy, Police Still Refer to “Collisions” as “Accidents”

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 21, 2013 | 34 Comments

Anyone who keeps track of the daily reports that come out of the SFPD’s press office might be surprised to learn that the department has a policy of using the term “collision” — not “accident” — when referring to traffic crashes. That’s because, in practice, the SFPD’s top brass and press officers use “accident” as […]

Man on Bike Killed by Muni Bus Driver at Bryant and Division

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 18, 2013 | 14 Comments

A man riding a bike was killed by a Muni bus driver this morning at the intersection of Bryant, Division and 11th Streets on the southwest end of SoMa, according to media reports. From the SF Chronicle: The crash involving a bus on the 27-Bryant line was reported at 8:44 a.m., said Mindy Talmadge, a […]

Menlo Park Expands Red Light Photo Enforcement Program

By Andrew Boone | Sep 4, 2013 | 43 Comments

Last week, the Menlo Park City Council voted to extend its red light photo enforcement program for an additional five years and add a fifth red light camera at the intersection of Bayfront Expressway and Chilco Street, where 20 collisions have resulted in 14 injuries and one fatality since 2008. A temporary test camera installed […]

In Case SFPD Doesn’t Ask for Crash Footage, New Website Can Help Find It

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 26, 2013 | 8 Comments

A new online platform called CommunityCam provides a crowdsourced map of surveillance cameras on the streets that could help investigators and the public find video footage that may prove useful after a traffic crash. As we saw last week, San Franciscans can’t rely on the SFPD to do their jobs when a pedestrian or bicyclist […]

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