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I Put My Foot Down at a Stop Sign and Nearly Got Run Over
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.
August 6, 2015
SFPD Park Station Begins Pointless Harassment of Bike Commuters
Here's Sanford's response to Rea's complaints:
August 5, 2015
Full Bike Compliance With the Stop Sign Law: An Effective Spectacle
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.
July 30, 2015
Mayor Lee on Bike Demo: “I Won’t Bend to Interests Who Disregard Safety”
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.
July 29, 2015
Sup. Breed Backs Idaho’s Common-Sense Law: Let Bikes Yield at Stop Signs
Updated at 1:04 p.m. with comments from Dave Snyder of the California Bicycle Coalition.
July 29, 2015
SFPD Tickets Bike Commuters Trying to Get By Car Queue on Page Street
Here's today's edition of egregious waste of SFPD resources used to harass people on bikes.
July 28, 2015
Wiggle Riders to Show Folly of Stop Sign Law By Complying With It
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?
July 27, 2015
SFPD Captain Justifies Bike Crackdown By Misconstruing “Focus on the Five”
Here's a refresher on Focus on the Five, for those, like Sanford, who need it...
July 24, 2015
McAllister Street Set to Get Two Traffic Circles Instead of Signals
McAllister Street, a popular bike route where SFMTA's Muni Forward planners want to speed up the 5-Fulton, would have stop signs replaced by traffic circles at two intersections under the agency's latest proposal.
July 23, 2015
SFMTA Wants to Remove King Street Bike Lanes, Won’t Improve Alternative
The SFMTA wants to remove bike lanes and sharrows on King Street in SoMa's South Beach area to discourage bicycling on the truck-heavy street, Hoodline reports.
July 17, 2015