Here's How We Can Really Achieve Zero Pedestrian Deaths in San Francisco

SF Weekly ^ | Fri., Jan. 17 2014 | Leif Haven

[trisham]

Ban stupid, arrogant people. People who step off curbs without looking, who blast through red lights and stop signs on their bikes, and so on.

[GeronL]

ban texting while walking?

[N. Theknow]

Very thankful that we live in Central Florida and have access to many bicycle trails.

We absolutely refuse to ride our bikes on the roads! Seems like 2 or 3 times a month we see the twisted wreckage of a bicycle and an empty shoe on the news with an alert for a hit and run driver.

Fully understand that others do not have that option, but even if I did have only streets and roads for biking, I would obey the laws as if I were in a car and keep as far to the right as possible to allow cars to easily avoid me. As a bicyclist it irks me no end to see others riding two and three abreast and blocking traffic. If they could bike the speed limit, no problem, otherwise get to a trail or take up stamp collecting.

Still confounds me how there is always another car oncoming at precisely the same time as I have to pass someone on a bicycle.

[trisham]

No, I think that’s too intrusive. Life isn’t safe, and the government has no business trying to micromanage its citizenry.

[GeronL]

I wasn’t being serious. :p

[gitmo]

Pedestrians and cyclists can wear the air bag jacket.

[gitmo]

Pedestrians and cyclist can wear the air bag jacket.