The San Francisco MTA reports that the Tenderloin or 6th Street corridor from Market to Howard street has the highest number of injured pedestrians in San Francisco. The intersections of 6th Street / Market Street and Golden Gate / Taylor accounted for eleven reported pedestrian injury collisions in the 2006 to 2008 time period. These [...]
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November 16th, 2010Safety Concerns at Dangerous Outer Sunset Intersection in San Francisco
July 15th, 2010The considerably dangerous intersection in the Outer Sunset District where Highway (1) The Great Highway and La Playa Street meet Judah Street may soon become safer for pedestrians, bicyclists and cars if efforts by local groups to address the problems are recognized. The issues with regard to the safety of this intersection have been ongoing [...]
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July 7th, 2010It is unfortunately a well-known fact for the residents of San Francisco who regularly walk that it can be a rather dangerous place for pedestrians. Our city continues to have one of the highest rates of pedestrian related accidents and deaths in the U.S., which is truly a tragedy when considering that San Francisco is [...]
Read the rest of this entry »PEDESTRIAN COUNTDOWN TIMERS ARE ESSENTIAL TO FURTHER REDUCE PEDESTRIAN –RELATED COLLISIONS AND SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED CITYWIDE IN SAN FRANCISCO
July 3rd, 2010A pedestrian countdown timer is a flashing timer that signals the number of seconds remaining during the pedestrian crossing phase at an intersection and has led to a significant decrease in the number of pedestrian-related deaths and collisions according to recent statistics. These devices particularly assist disabled or elderly pedestrians, and adults accompanying small children. [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Double Fine Zone on 19th Avenue
February 8th, 201019th Avenue (specifically Highway 1 between the intersection of 19th Avenue and Junipero Serra Boulevard and the intersection of Highway 1 at Lake Street) has been declared a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone until 2013. Fines for unlawful passing and overtaking, excessive speed, reckless driving, drunk driving, and similar moving violations are currently doubled. Base fines [...]
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