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Safety Expert Says Muni Dragging Incident is About More than Faulty Doors
The operator's main job in the Market Street tunnel is to make sure it is safe to proceed. Either the new trains have serious blind spots or the operator didn't do that.
April 24, 2019
Study: Driver Behavior Shows Greater Need for Protected Bike Lanes
A new study finds drivers pass more than a foot closer on streets with bike lanes and parked cars. Physical barriers are needed, authors say.
April 16, 2019
Lodi Plans a Road Diet for Safety and Economic Development
The Church Street project “brings Lodi up to par with other major cities.”
March 29, 2019
Safety Advocates Rip City’s Vision Zero Strategy
Advocates say without metrics, transit improvements, and rock-solid commitments, San Francisco's Vision Zero plan is destined to fail
March 18, 2019
Richmond District Seniors Demand Safe Streets
With so many dangerous crossings, Richmond Senior Center works to organize clients
March 13, 2019
We Must Change How We Talk about Pedestrian Deaths
The death of three more pedestrians offers yet another example of what can go wrong when drivers do not exercise due care — and why so few drivers learn the lesson.
March 13, 2019
Editorial: Stop Doing Safety Projects Piecemeal
Extend Howard's protected lane to the Embarcadero... and then Folsom, and then don't stop until the job is done
March 12, 2019
Cyclist Killed in San Francisco
Deadly collision with a box truck occurred at the block before a protected bike lane begins
March 11, 2019
Uber Got Off the Hook for Killing a Pedestrian with its Self-Driving Car
Safety oversight for self-driving car companies is off to a bad start.
March 8, 2019
Safety-Washing on Sansome and Battery
SFMTA backs off building a safe bike route through FiDi
March 1, 2019