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More Evidence That Speed Cameras Work
The evidence is clear: Speed cameras save lives.
September 26, 2016
The Threat of Racial Profiling in Traffic Enforcement
Can urban police forces with histories of racial profiling and brutality be entrusted to carry out traffic enforcement as part of Vision Zero initiatives? In a Twitter chat yesterday, the Safe Routes to School National Partnership asked how to ensure that "law enforcement doesn't profile or discriminate" when asked to uphold traffic laws.
September 23, 2016
Vox Pulls Back the Curtain on “Scam” to Save Lives With Red Light Cameras
You can usually count on Vox for accurate, research-based explainers of public policy issues. That's why the new Vox video on red light cameras is so monumentally disappointing.
July 19, 2016
SF Supervisor Proposes Ordinance Urging Police to Let Cyclists Yield at Stop Signs
Supervisor John Avalos plans to introduce a policy urging the SFPD to let people on bikes treat stop signs as yield signs. It could legitimize the safe, practical maneuver already practiced by the vast majority of people on bikes, which is legal in Idaho.
August 13, 2015
SFPD Harasses Bike Commuters
SFPD Park Station Captain John Sanford has made good on his promise: Officers were out this morning ticketing bike commuters who failed to comply with a strict application of the stop sign law on Page Street and the Wiggle. One bike rider said police justified her ticket by adding their own fictional flourish to the law.
August 6, 2015
SFPD Revises Deadly Driving Campaign to Target People Walking and Biking
According to the San Francisco Police Department, bikes and people are now cars, and everyone is responsible for committing the five violations that kill and maim San Franciscans the most often.
August 3, 2015