Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Traffic Enforcement

SFPD Arrests Driver Who Hit Three Bike Commuters on the Wiggle

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 28, 2015 | 10 Comments

The SFPD has arrested 25-year-old Bianca Lopez of Fremont for hitting three people on bikes at Scott and Fell Streets on the Wiggle on April 6. According to an SFPD press release, Lopez has been charged with felony hit and run causing injury, misdemeanor hit and run involving property damage, and driving without a license. Her bail was set […]

Daly City Police’s Idea of Vision Zero: Ticketing “Jaywalkers” at BART

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 28, 2015 | 10 Comments

Daly City police officers recently targeted people crossing against the walk signal on John Daly Boulevard to reach the Daly City BART Station, just south of the San Francisco border, as seen in a KRON 4 “People Behaving Badly” segment last week. Commuters crossing against the light when John Daly is clear of traffic are not […]

Belmont Police Blame Cyclist for Getting in the Way of Driver’s Left Turn

By Andrew Boone | Apr 23, 2015 | 34 Comments

When a 90-year-old driver turned left into the path of a man bicycling on Ralston Avenue, the Belmont Police Department blamed the victim for talking on a cell phone and not wearing a helmet. The department also warned people on bikes against “carrying packages and bags” in its press release. None of those behaviors are illegal, nor […]

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SF’s Freeway-Like Streets Increase the Risk From Distracted Drivers

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 31, 2015 | 17 Comments

Distracted driving in SF is no accident. A new map of cell phone use by drivers in SF reveals where drivers are most likely to use a mobile device, increasing the risk of crashes and injuries, and the pattern is unmistakable. There’s one thing that streets with high rates of distracted driving have in common: […]

Chiu Bill Would Let Muni Cameras Ticket Drivers Cruising in Transit Lanes

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 30, 2015 | 27 Comments

Assemblymember David Chiu has proposed a bill to give Muni greater authority to keep transit-only lanes and bus stops clear of cars using the enforcement cameras that are now on every bus. AB 1287 would allow Muni to issue citations to drivers who delay transit riders by cruising down transit-only lanes, parking in bus stops, and blocking intersections. It would […]

All Muni Buses Now Have Transit Lane Enforcement Cameras

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 24, 2015 | 46 Comments

Muni has installed front-facing cameras on every Muni bus to ticket drivers who double-park in transit-only lanes. Muni is the first major American transit agency to have enforcement cameras on every bus. The first transit lane cameras were installed as part of a pilot program in 2008. Like system-wide all-door boarding, the idea could spread to other transit systems. Muni didn’t […]

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