Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Traffic Enforcement

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 […]

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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SFMTA Sets 25 MPH Limits on Four SoMa Streets. Time for Speed Cams?

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 8, 2012 | 31 Comments

Speed limits have been lowered from 30 MPH to 25 MPH on Howard, Folsom, Harrison, and Bryant Streets in the South of Market area, the SFMTA announced yesterday. The agency approved the speed limit reductions last year as “an effective way to improve pedestrian and traffic safety in the area,” said SFMTA Director Ed Reiskin […]

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 […]

Tomorrow: Why Is the SFMTA Raising a Speed Limit and Closing Crosswalks?

By Aaron Bialick | May 17, 2012 | 25 Comments

Tomorrow’s bi-weekly SFMTA engineering hearing has a couple of peculiar items on the agenda: ESTABLISH – 30 MILES PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT Winston Drive between Buckingham Way and Lake Merced Boulevard (existing speed limit is 25 miles per hour) ESTABLISH – CROSSWALK CLOSURE Closing of the western crosswalk (between the northwest and southwest corners) at the […]

SFMTA Installs Red Light Camera at Fell and Masonic

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 3, 2012 | 141 Comments

Just before Christmas, the SFMTA installed a camera at the corner of Fell and Masonic on the Panhandle to help enforce the left-turn signal frequently violated by drivers. Dale Danley at the Panhandle Park Stewards blog first reported the new automated enforcement mechanism, as well as a crosswalk upgrade at the nearby Oak Street intersection. The red […]

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