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  • San Francisco Adopts Vision Zero

    The streets of San Francisco should be safe for all, whether we walk, ride a bicycle, take a cab or drive. As residents live, work and play in the City by the Bay, no one should be in danger while using the streets and intersections throughout the city. Zero traffic fatalities in San Francisco by the year 2024 – that is what Vision Zero San Francisco is all about. Community members, city officials ...
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  • Finding Dangerous Intersections in San Francisco

    San Francisco is the cultural and financial center of Northern California. Its land area spans 46.9 miles, with a density of nearly 18,200 people per square mile, making it the second most densely populated city in the nation, with New York City being the first. Due to San Francisco’s densely populated areas, tourists and residents alike are in danger of being injured or killed in a pedestrian or ...
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  • Former Amazon Executive Killed in Bike Crash

    Joy Covey, a former executive at Amazon, was killed in a bike crash in Woodside. Covey was biking downhill on Skyline Boulevard around 1:30 p.m. when she collided with a van that turned in front of her. She was wearing a helmet, but her injuries were too severe and she was pronounced dead at the scene. Woodside is a rural area in San Mateo County, and the area where the accident occurred is known ...
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  • Bicyclist Joshua Alper Killed By Sleeping Driver Near Santa Cruz

    Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Joshua Alper, 40, the bicyclist struck and killed over the weekend. According to police reports, a 63-year-old man from Santa Cruz fell asleep at the wheel on Highway 1. His vehicle, a 2013 Tesla S, drove into an oncoming lane, striking Joshua Alper head-on. Alper was killed on impact. The accident occurred on northbound Highway 1, just north of ...
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  • Important Tips for Bicycle Accidents - Avoidance & Aftermath

    Bicycling is on the rise. By way of example, bicycling has increased 71% in San Francisco between 2007-2011.[1] And bicycle commuting increased 63% in the 70 largest cities in the United States from 2000-2010.[2] Why? Because bicycling is cost-effective transportation, faster in many cases than public transportation or driving (bike parking is easier in cities than finding a space for a car), and ...
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  • Pleasanton Teen Sentenced to Nine Years for Killing Bicyclist Deborah Hersevoort

    Cody Hall, 18, of Pleasanton, was sentenced to nine years in state prison for his role in a car crash that killed Deborah Hersevoort. Hersevoort, a 58-year-old from Dublin, was riding her bicycle with her husband, Johannes Hersevoort, on Foothill Road when Cody Hall crashed into them. Police said the speed limit in that area is 40 m.p.h., but Hall was traveling over 80 miles per hour at the time ...
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  • Isabelle Marie Salgado Runs Down 13-Year-Old Bicyclist

    Isabelle Marie Salgado, a Sacramento teen, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after a violent interaction with a bicyclist . Salgado turned 18 less than a week after a 13-year-old boy on a bicycle had to be freed from under her Mercedes Benz SUV. The Sacramento district attorney has decided to charge her as an adult. According to California Highway Patrol Officer Chad ...
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  • Sam Felder Dies Months After Menlo Park Bicycle Accident

    Sam Felder, 33, of Menlo Park, passed away five months after he collided with a car at a busy Menlo Park intersection while riding his bicycle . The accident occurred on November 18, 2013, at the intersection of Marsh Road and Bayfront Expressway. Menlo Park police determined that Felder ran a red light just before colliding with a Honda CR-V. The driver of the Honda remained at the scene and ...
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  • Motorcyclist Killed by Big-Rig in Sunnyvale Trucking Accident

    Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the motorcyclist who was killed in a trucking accident yesterday in Sunnyvale. The fatal collision occurred shortly after 6 p.m. on southbound Highway 101, just south of the Lawrence Expressway. According to the California Highway Patrol, a motorcyclist was sideswiped by another vehicle. The driver was knocked off the vehicle, then was run over by a ...
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  • Danika Garcia, 14, Killed in San Jose Bicycle Accident

    Danika Garcia was killed in a San Jose bicycle accident on January 17, 2014. Danika was hit by a VTA light rail car that struck her near the intersection of Stokes Street and Southwest Expressway in San Jose. She was bicycling down the road around 7:35 a.m. when the collision occurred. Danika was a freshman at Del Mar High School in San Jose, where she was headed that morning. According to her ...
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  • David Rosie Killed in Oakland Motorcycle Accident

    David Rosie, 46, of Concord, was killed in an Oakland motorcycle accident on January 10, 2014. He hit the center divider on Interstate 580 and was subsequently hit by an SUV. The crash occurred just before 6:30 a.m. near the San Pablo Avenue exit. According to witnesses, Rosie turned suddenly and collided with the guardrail and center median wall, ejecting him into the number one lane. The driver ...
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  • San Francisco Bicycle Accident in SOMA

    A San Francisco bicycle accident sent a woman cyclist to the hospital on Wednesday night. The collision occurred on Folsom Street near 7th Street, in San Francisco’s SOMA neighborhood. A female cyclist, described as being in her 40s, was riding the wrong way on Folsom Street and rode into the intersection at 7th Street. According to SFPD Sergeant John Bragagnolo, the light was green for northbound ...
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  • Motorcyclist Killed in Half Moon Bay Collision

    Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the motorcyclist killed in a collision in Half Moon Bay. The motorcyclist, whose name has not been released, is a 57-year-old from San Mateo. He was driving his Harley Davidson with a 26 year-old-passenger northbound on Gazos Creek Road when a Ford Mustang headed south turned left in front of him. The motorcycle driver and his passenger were thrown ...
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  • New California Laws Taking Effect in 2014

    Many new California laws will take effect on January 1, 2014. Some of the laws of interest to the general public are summarized below: Minimum Wage Increases: Starting July 1, 2014, the minimum wage in California will rise to $9/hour. However, San Francisco has increased minimum wage to $10.74/hour, effective January 1, 2014. San Jose has also raised its minimum wage to $10.15/hour, effective ...
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  • Bicyclist Killed by Big Rig in West Oakland

    Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Susan Watson, the bicyclist killed by a big rig truck in West Oakland last week. According to Oakland police, Susan Watson was riding her bicycle near Fifth and Market streets around 6:15 p.m. when the truck hit her while making a turn. She was knocked to the ground and her bicycle was caught in the undercarriage of the truck. The truck driver ...
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  • San Jose Teen Bicyclist Killed in Collision with SUV

    Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the teenage bicyclist killed while pedaling through an intersection in San Jose. The 17-year-old victim, who has not been identified, was biking through the intersection of Branham Lane and Vistapark Drive around 7 p.m. when he was struck by a silver Toyota RAV-4. The bicyclist was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The driver of the ...
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  • Muni Bus Accident Kills Elderly Bicyclist Cheng Jin Lai

    Our thoughts are with the friends and family of Cheng Jin Lai, the bicyclist killed in an accident this morning. A bicyclist was struck and killed by a San Francisco Muni bus this morning near the corner of Bryant and Division streets in the South of Market neighborhood. The 27-Bryant bus made a turn onto 11th street, where the bicycle accident occurred. The bicyclist was pronounced dead at the ...
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  • Kristina Chesterman Killed in Bicycle Accident by Drunk Driver

    Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Kristina Chesterman, a 19-year-old student who was killed in a bicycle accident involving a drunk driver. Kristina is originally from Livermore, CA. Kristina, a nursing student at Chico State University , biked home from the library around 11 p.m. She was less than one block from her home when a drunk driver struck her with a 2009 GMC Envoy. She was ...
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  • Bicycle Accident in SOMA kills 24-Year-Old Amelie Le Moullac

    A bicyclist was struck and killed in the South of Market neighborhood of San Francisco. A food delivery truck driver failed to see her as he turned right on Folsom and Sixth Streets. Amelie Le Moullac, 24, of San Francisco, was rushed to San Francisco General Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The driver of the truck was not cited by the police at the time of the accident, but further ...
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  • Tragic Cement Truck Crash Near Giants Fan Day Kills Bicyclist Diane Sullivan

    Officials have identified a bicyclist killed in a crash with a cement truck near AT&T Park. Diane Sullivan, a 48-year-old San Francisco resident, was hit by a cement truck as she headed west on King Street. Thousands of people had gathered outside of AT&T Park for the San Francisco Giants’ Fan Fest. Sullivan was pronounced dead at San Francisco General Hospital shortly after the collision . The ...
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  • CHP Officer Killed in Off-Duty Motorcycle Accident

    John Fanene, a 14-year veteran officer with the California Highway Patrol (CHP), was killed in a horrific motorcycle crash on Highway 12 near Fairfield. Fanene was off-duty when his personal motorcycle, a Kawasaki Ninja, was clipped by a pickup truck that had turned in front of him. The impact threw Fanene off his motorcycle into the street. He was then hit by a car traveling in the opposite ...
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  • Tragic Truck Crash Kills 14 Y.O. Bicyclist Leyla Beban

    At the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Alameda de las Pulgas in Redwood City, mourners created a memorial of flowers, cards, and stuffed animals at the site of an accident which claimed the life of 14-year-old bicyclist Leyla Beban. Beban, a freshman at Woodside High School, was riding her bike to class when she was struck and killed by a pick-up truck. Classmates and teachers remember Beban as a ...
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  • Motorcyclist Deaths Rise 20 Percent in California

    New California Highway Patrol (CHP) data reveals that motorcylist deaths in California rose 20% in 2011. This is the first time in four years that the number of motorcylist deaths in California has risen . According to the data, a high percentage of the collisions occurred at intersections. The CHP cautioned motorists to be more vigilant of bikers. CHP officials also warned motorcyclists to wear ...
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  • Teen Driver Crashes Car into Bicyclists, Kills Solaiman Nuri and 9-Year-old Daughter

    UPDATE: A 17-year-old driver has admitted to killing two bicyclists, a father and daughter who were riding their bikes in Concord. Solaiman Nuri and his 9-year-old daughter, Hadessa, were riding their bikes on the sidewalk along Treat Boulevard when a car crashed into them. Nuri’s other daughter, 12-year-old Hannah, was also at the accident site and suffered minor physical injuries. Authorities ...
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