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I was extra law-abiding yesterday as I biked down Page Street: I put my foot down at every stop sign. As a result, an Uber driver nearly ran me over, specifically because I had come to a complete stop.

On-board restrooms could be cut from Caltrain's electric trains after the agency's Board of Directors rejected a proposal to include one bathroom on every six-car train last month. The agency is exploring the costs of adding bathrooms, and while some riders say they're crucial, there's little support from board members or disability advocates.

Here's Sanford's response to Rea's complaints:

Updated on 8/3 at 5:35 p.m. with more comment from Walk SF.

Countless bike commuters queued up for over a block yesterday to make a completely legal left turn on the Wiggle. As predicted, the demonstration showed the absurdity of how full compliance with the impractical stop sign law -- which makes no distinction between bikes and cars -- would actually play out.

Contrasting with Supervisor London Breed's sensible position on the demonstration planned in response to the SFPD's impending bike crackdown, we bring you a dispatch from the hidebound side of City Hall -- Room 200.

Updated at 1:04 p.m. with comments from Dave Snyder of the California Bicycle Coalition.

Here's today's edition of egregious waste of SFPD resources used to harass people on bikes.

What if everyone on a bike followed the letter of the law and made a complete stop at every stop sign, as if they were driving a car?