Thanks to a $140,000 federal grant, the San Francisco Police Department will be stepping up traffic enforcement efforts in 2013. SFPD plans to focus on some of the city’s most vulnerable areas, including schools and senior centers, cracking down on traffic violations that threaten pedestrian safety. Drivers failing to adhere to pedestrian safety laws will [...]
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SFPD ramps up traffic enforcement, targets right-of-way infractions against pedestrians
Thursday, January 3rd, 2013Washington Department of Transportation plans bike share network in King County
Thursday, December 27th, 2012The Washington Department of Transportation has $750,000 burning a hole in its pocket and it wants to give it to a new bike share program in King County (the county in which the city of Seattle resides). The Department’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Program is hoping for legislative approval when the issue is presented in April [...]
Help TransForm reach their fundraising goal before the end of the year
Friday, December 21st, 2012With the end of the year fast approaching, our friends at TransForm are trying to set themselves up for success in 2013 by raising $75,000 to help them continue their pursuit of creating world-class public transportation and walkable communities for everyone. The Bay Area non-profit organization has been working to influence policy and develop innovative [...]
New cardboard bike helmet absorbs three times the impact of a standard helmet
Friday, December 14th, 2012Inspired by the woodpecker, a species that sustains severe impact to its head every time it pecks, Anirudha Surabhi set out to create a helmet capable of more efficiently absorbing the substantial force cyclists experience during a crash. The result of his efforts: the Kranium, a cardboard bike helmet. Although a material as seemingly flimsy [...]
Safety light offers cyclists moving DIY bike lane
Friday, December 7th, 2012With Governor Brown’s recent veto of the three foot passing bill, there’s a new product popping up specifically for cyclists looking to preserve a bit of personal space. The bike safety light from XFIRE allows riders to create their own bike lane (as they ride) by projecting red laser beams onto the ground on either [...]
Indiana Tech rolls dice, opens new law school amid massive law school crisis
Wednesday, December 5th, 2012It’s no secret that law school attendance is in serious decline. That’s what makes the decision to open a new law school in “the middle of history’s worst law school crisis” so mind boggling. Last week, Business Insider couldn’t help but poke fun at Indiana Tech whose plans to open their law school next year [...]
What does marijuana legalization mean for drivers in Washington and Colorado?
Thursday, November 29th, 2012With the recent legalization of marijuana in both Washington and Colorado, police are in the process of determining how to enforce DUI laws in light of legislation that could potentially lead to more drivers under the influence of drugs. Challengers of the Washington initiative (I-502) expressed concern that marijuana users could end up facing “driving [...]
Toronto cyclists stage sit-in to protest bike lane removal
Thursday, November 15th, 2012A bike lane on Jarvis St. in Toronto, Ontario was scheduled for removal but six protesters staged a sit-in to prevent construction workers from removing the lane. The removal crew gave up after only clearing about 200 meters of road. It’s inspiring to see that such a small number of protestors were able to make a difference, [...]
Unsafe driving leads to unusual punishment for ‘idiot’ motorist
Friday, November 9th, 2012It may seem like a punishment right out of a sitcom, but a Cleveland Municipal court judge has sentenced a Cleveland woman to wear a sign that says, “Only an idiot drives on the sidewalk to avoid a school bus.” Based on the text of the sign it’s not hard to guess what she did [...]
SF Muni Turns 100 with Weeklong Celebration
Monday, November 5th, 2012San Francisco Municipal Railway kicked off a weeklong centennial celebration on Sunday by rolling out vintage streetcars on the city’s oldest existing rail line. Over the weekend, the J-Church–which opened in 1917–played host to vintage streetcars from the F-Market and Wharves fleet, kicking off eight days of festivities in honor of Muni’s 100th anniversary. Throughout [...]
92-year-old Sonoma motorist collides with two teens using crosswalk
Monday, October 29th, 2012On Saturday afternoon 92-year-old motorist Levon Arkelian was cited for failing to yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk after he struck and injured two 14-year-old boys who were crossing Fifth Street West at Sassarini Elementary School. Neither alcohol nor speeding played any role in the collision, and the driver claimed he simply didn’t notice the [...]
Helmets shouldn’t deter you from cycling
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012Last month the New York Times ran an editorial written by someone who found it refreshing that she could rent a bike for $2 in Paris and spend the day bicycling around the city with a baguette sticking out of the front basket and a beret atop her head in lieu of a bike helmet. [...]
Bikway pitches more efficient method for creating bike infrastructure in major cities
Thursday, October 18th, 2012A Scandinavian company called Bikway is suggesting a new way of looking at what it takes to create bike infrastructure in major cities. In a video created as part of the Nordic Startup Awards, Bikway cofounder Simon Hansen proposes installing reusable, “modular bike lanes” directly over paved surfaces rather than taking the standard approach of [...]
Is there an impending crisis for major law firms?
Friday, October 12th, 2012In a recent segment from Bloomberg Law, law firm consultant Bruce MacEwen has charged that the legal industry is currently facing an “excess capacity.” As a result, MacEwen contends many firms are facing enormous pricing pressure and are engaging in “suicide pricing” in order to cover fixed costs and get revenue in the door. MacEwen [...]
Incident in Littleton reminds cyclists to always exercise caution
Thursday, October 11th, 2012A recent incident in Littleton, Colorado has highlighted the importance of always being alert and never taking your safety for granted. Last weekend a 55-year-old cyclist was injured while riding a local bike path when she collided with a piece of barbed wire that had been tied across the trail. Jacquie Carpenter, a cyclist for [...]
Motorist strikes cyclist, threatens to sue for damage to vehicle
Friday, October 5th, 2012The battle between cars and bikes rages on, as the insurance company of a New Zealand motorist attempted to sue a cyclist for vehicle damage occurring after the driver struck the cyclist while making a u-turn. Following a November collision in which Auckland engineer Oisin Frost was hit by a motorist while cycling, the at-fault [...]
Survey results from BART’s August commute period bike pilot program
Monday, October 1st, 2012After relaxing the blackout periods on bikes during Friday’s in the month of August, Bay Area Rapid Transit conducted a survey to gauge passengers’ experiences with the temporarily revised guidelines. According to BART’s Bike Program Manager, Steve Beroldo, “The pilot provided a great opportunity to study and learn how to better accommodate bikes during commute [...]
The safety implications of driverless cars
Wednesday, September 26th, 2012California is now the third state to legalize driverless cars, joining the ranks of Nevada and Florida in paving the way for what might be the new technology’s largest obstacles yet: testing and regulation. With an estimated 80 percent of all accidents occurring as a result of human error, the safety implications of reducing that [...]
Bridgestone’s ‘Teens Drive Smart’ campaign is stopping in Alameda this weekend
Friday, September 21st, 2012This weekend, Bridgestone’s “Teens Drive Smart” campaign will be at the Alameda Point Naval Air Station on Saturday, September 22nd and Sunday, September 23rd. The free half-day program is designed to help teens and young adults recognize the potential dangers of driving as well as develop the skills needed to cope with those challenges. Sessions [...]
What can employers do to prevent distracted driving?
Wednesday, September 19th, 2012In the six states where texting and driving is still legal, employers are being placed in the unenviable position of having to discourage those driving on their behalf from engaging in potentially dangerous behavior. Now, businesses are starting to take initiative by implementing policies that prohibit distracted driving. Office Depot (based in Boca Raton) was [...]
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