San Francisco’s 2012 pedestrian fatalities bring focus on safety
With a little under 20 pedestrian accident fatalities last year, San Francisco’s Mayor Ed Lee announced a plan is being drafted to improve pedestrian safety in the city. Expected to be finalized and implemented early this year, the plan hopes to reduce pedestrian accidents that result in serious injuries or death by 25 percent by […]
read moreFatal car accident rates hit lowest point since 1949
For as long as there have been cars, there have been car accidents. While we may never get to a point where we see no accidents at all, federal and state regulators have been working hard to reduce accident rates by promoting safer cars and better driving habits. New data from the National Highway Traffic […]
read moreCalifornia’s pedestrians are safer with sidewalks
Californians have identified a troubling problem – roads without sidewalks can be deadly for pedestrians. A Sonoma man was recently hit and killed while walking on Arnold Drive, in an area without a sidewalk. The 32-year-old was walking in a bicycle lane when he was hit by a 74-year-old man driving a Toyota Prius. The […]
read moreMotorcycle Death Statistics Released for California and the U.S.
According to a recent report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 385 motorcycle riders died on California roads in 2009. Only two states had a higher motorcycle accident death toll. In the United States, 4,462 riders were killed that year. Nationwide, both the total number of deaths and the rate of deaths in relation […]
read moreA Step Toward Preventing Teen Driver Car Accidents: Smart Start
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) offers a Smart Start course for 15- to 19-year-olds and their parents as part of its mission to limit the number of new teen drivers involved in car accidents each year. Throughout the United States, motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death among teens and young adults aged […]
read moreConsumer Tips – Safety Belts in California
According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), on an average day five people were killed in fatal motor vehicle accidents in 2009. Of those five, at least one was not wearing a seat belt. The CHP asserts that “Every click of a seat belt represents another life potentially saved.” California state law mandates, in the […]
read morePreventing bicycle accidents for San Francisco commuters
After closely studying the bicycle commuters of the San Francisco Bay area and Portland, Oregon, the Mineta Transportation Institute encourages cyclists throughout California and beyond to pedal on. Its report, Promoting Bicycle Commuter Safety, was sponsored by the California Department of Transportation. The reports notes a few important statistics: Men are more likely to be the […]
read moreCurrent Case: Zack Claim Denied by Alameda
On Memorial Day, 2011, Raymond Zack died off Crown Beach in Alameda, California, while more than twenty police and fire personnel, who responded to the 911 call, stood on the beach and watched him die. Claiming they were not authorized to give rescue aid in the water surrounding this island community due to budget cuts, […]
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