A road construction bicycle accident is a common San Francisco occurrence On a clear morning in San Francisco, an active and fit tech engineer was riding his bike to work, as he normally did everyday. At the time of the accident, the engineer used his bicycle as his primary vehicle to commute to and from […]
A San Francisco product designer was riding his bicycle to work on his early morning commute in the congested San Francisco SOMA area near the 8th Street roundabout. As he was riding past an empty parking space (a rare commodity in San Francisco) a motorist looking to score the open spot made a sudden turn, […]
For cyclists and pedestrians, a traffic crash is devastating. Your body is no match for the force of a car or truck, and a severe accident can leave you with extensive injuries and emotional trauma that changes the course of your life. In almost every bicycle or pedestrian accident with serious injuries, someone was in […]
It seems like there are a dozen new places to buy an ebike in San Francisco every day. Sure, specialty retailers have cornered the market (offering a staggering array of different models to choose from) but most any medium- to large-sized bike shop in San Francisco will have at least one ebike on display. (And […]
Ask any San Francisco cyclists and they’ll probably tell you one of their biggest fears is being doored. Statistically the risk is low. In fact, many more bicyclists are injured by turning vehicles which fail to yield to bike traffic. But there may be a much bigger threat to bike riders on our city streets: […]
According to the local ABC affiliate, a bike is stolen every three hours in San Francisco. That amounts to just over $1 million in stolen bicycles every year. On a more personal level, individual bike owners can be out anywhere from a couple of hundred bucks to several thousand. (The average cost of a bicycle […]
In recent years, The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has made a major shift to viewing transportation as a multi-user issue. Rather than just focusing on four-wheeled ways of moving around, they’ve put the focus on pedestrians, cyclists, and other smaller road users. Caltrans even symbolically renamed the Nonmotorized Safety branch of the Traffic Operations […]
San Francisco is one of the most walkable and bike-able cities in the United States. Every day thousands of San Franciscans opt for foot- and pedal-powered alternative transportation over automobiles. That’s good for the environment, it’s good for the traffic flow, and it promotes good health. But city streets can be dangerous for cyclists and […]
Bike share programs have carved out a niche for themselves in urban centers all around the country. They allow urban commuters (many of whom have little to no “disposable income”) an affordable transportation alternative and overcome the financial hurdle of actually buying a commuter bicycle (which can cost $300-$3,000). But for many years people have […]
Cyclists have yet another cause to rejoice in San Francisco: Bay Area Bike Share is expanding! […]