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23 Mar 2012, 8:58 am by jason
 After striking a pedestrian earlier this year, San Rafael police determined that 90-year-old Monsie Wagner was not at fault in the incident. [read post]
27 Mar 2012, 11:19 am by jason
As we mentioned a few weeks back, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is pushing for legislation that would force states to require interlock devices for all drunk driving convictions or risk losing out on federal highway funds. [read post]
12 Mar 2013, 4:59 pm by jason
Although the widely reported accident took place almost a year ago, the San Francisco cyclist who collided with 71-year-old Sutchi Hui on March 29, 2012 has recently been order to stand trial on a felony vehicular manslaughter charge. [read post]
15 Oct 2014, 11:26 am by jason
Lane widths might seem like a boring, esoteric aspect of traffic engineering, but they really matter for creating safe, livable streets. [read post]
25 May 2011, 5:43 am
May is National Bike Month, which means that bicycle advocates and lawmakers throughout California are boosting efforts to increase bike ridership and improve bicycle safety. [read post]
14 Jul 2014, 8:58 am by jason
Proposals for Cycle Tracks are emerging throughout the Bay Area, and that is generally good news for bicycle safety. [read post]
25 Feb 2013, 2:57 pm by jason
According to a preliminary report from the National Safety Council, the number of traffic fatalities during 2012 increased by 5 percent over the previous year. [read post]
23 Oct 2011, 2:40 pm
This week is National Child Passenger Safety Week, which serves as a reminder that while we’re getting better about buckling up our kids in the backseat, motor vehicle crashes are still the leading cause of death for children between ages of 3 and 14. [read post]
1 Jul 2015, 9:36 am by jason
Stanley Roberts’ People Behaving Badly recently highlighted CHP efforts to ticket Alameda drivers on Webster Street who failed to yield to pedestrians at marked crosswalks. [read post]
31 Jul 2012, 11:07 am by jason
According to a study by Monash University that was recently published in Accident Analysis and Prevention, almost 40 percent of Australian cyclists admit to running a red light. [read post]
15 Feb 2013, 2:08 pm by jason
Distracted driving is a serious threat to street safety, but what about distracted walking? [read post]
8 May 2012, 1:48 pm by jason
With bright green bike lanes spreading across the Bay Area, the hope is that even the most oblivious drivers should start to take notice. [read post]
4 Apr 2012, 3:13 pm by rebecca
Researchers from State Farm and The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia studied injury data from over 55,000 teenage drivers and their passengers who had been in car accidents and discovered that 30% of them had received some sort of head injury as a result of the accident. [read post]
3 Oct 2013, 10:04 am by Ralph L. Jacobson
In order to obtain a Class B driver’s license, and be able to drive a passenger bus, a prospective driver in California must obtain medical certification of his or her ability to do so. [read post]
6 Sep 2012, 4:58 pm by jason
With people in Copenhagen already riding a combined 750,000 miles each day, a new “cycling superhighway” that plans to link the city’s surrounding suburbs is expected to get another 15,000 people out of their cars and onto bikes for their daily commute. [read post]
23 Aug 2012, 11:22 am by jason
A recent survey conducted by the Bay Citizen is showing that despite being considered one of the top U.S. cities for walking, San Francisco pedestrians don’t always feel safe on city streets. [read post]
24 May 2012, 1:00 pm by rebecca
Instead of a traditional senior prank, students at Kenowa Hills High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan organized a bike parade as a fun, healthy way to celebrate their last days before graduating. [read post]
8 Jun 2012, 10:12 am by jason
In a case that garnered national attention, a New Jersey judge recently ruled that the sender of a text message cannot be held responsible for accidents caused as a result of the driver reading the message. [read post]
23 Jan 2015, 9:09 am by jason
(Photo Credit: Hövding) This month, Hövding released an updated version of their “invisible” bike helmet that has taken Europe by storm. [read post]
13 Jun 2012, 11:30 am by rebecca
On May 29th Nap Cantwell, the 18-year-old son of Elysian Brewing Co. cofounder Dick Cantwell, was commuting to work at the brewery on a bicycle when he ran a red light at the intersection of Pike Street and Boren Avenue and collided with a van. [read post]