Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Traffic Enforcement

To Tackle Anti-Bike Bias, SFPD Must Start With Knowledge of Traffic Laws

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 30, 2015 | 77 Comments

At a heated community meeting last month, a bike commuter asked SFPD Park Station Captain John Sanford whether he could expect to continue safely treating stop signs as yield signs. Sanford had instituted a crackdown on that behavior, and some ticket recipients said they were told they had to put their foot down at stop signs. Sanford […]

Mayor Lee Vows to Veto Bike Yield Law

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 28, 2015 | 58 Comments

Updated at 6:46 p.m. with image of Mayor’s veto letter at the bottom. Mayor Ed Lee has vowed to veto the “Bike Yield Law” put forward by six supervisors. Assuming the mayor follows through, it will take a vote from eight of the 11 supervisors to override him. In a comment to the SF Chronicle, Lee showed that […]

The “Bike Yield Law”: It’s How Captain Sanford Rolls, Too

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 24, 2015 | 32 Comments

Even John Sanford is not immune to practicing the safe, common-sense ethic that most people on bikes use to negotiate stop signs. SFPD’s Park Station captain is the latest officer to be filmed within the Park District executing the completely normal practice of slowing and yielding, and not necessarily coming to a full stop, during a ride with bike advocates last […]

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KTVU Stays Classy With Fearmongering Segment on “Bike Yield Law”

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 23, 2015 | 19 Comments

What KTVU’s sensationalistic bike coverage lacks in integrity, it compensates for in consistency. The Fox affiliate’s segment on the proposed “Bike Yield Law” yesterday kept the bar low in manufacturing controversy, featuring a bedside interview with a single mother recovering from injuries after being hit by a bicycle rider earlier that day. KTVU reporter Amber Lee glossed over the […]

SFPD Chief Suhr Misses the Point of the “Bike Yield Law”

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 22, 2015 | 74 Comments

SF Police Department Chief Greg Suhr doesn’t seem to grasp the point of the “Bike Yield Law” proposed by Supervisor John Avalos. “Stop signs are pretty simple. They say ‘stop,'” Suhr told KQED today. “They don’t say ‘yield,’ they don’t say ‘slow down.'” Suhr added that anyone who violates the letter of the stop sign law “will be […]

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Majority of Supes Back the “Bike Yield Law” to Be Introduced Tomorrow

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 21, 2015 | 18 Comments

The “Bike Yield Law” proposed by Supervisor John Avalos is poised to be approved by the Board of Supervisors. The ordinance urges the SFPD to let bicycle riders safely treat stop signs as yield signs. Avalos plans to introduce the ordinance tomorrow, and it has support from six supervisors — the majority needed to vote it into law. It’s unclear if it has support from SFPD […]

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