I wouldn’t be doing my Civic Duty if I didn’t link to yet another Municide.
This time the culprit was an articulated standard coach (non-trolleybus) 71-Haight/Noriega heading inbound on Market at 6th. A 77 year old female pedestrian was struck and later died at SF General.
6th and Market is a zoo of an intersection at best, [...]

The Chronicle reported on Mayor Newsom’s idea to turn a good portion of the Embarcadero into a pedestrian-only safe zone during certain times of the weekend. This is similar to the City’s current closing of JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park to vehicular traffic on weekends.
Is this a good idea? Yes, in spirit, but no [...]

I like good signage. Good signage is clear in communicating a simple point or set of points. Good signage is a rare find.
I was surprised to see these well-designed signs posted at the cab garage when I went into work last week. They do an efficient and effective job communicating bike safety while driving a [...]

The Examiner and the Chronicle both report on a disturbing incident which occurred Wednesday in the Sunset District. A man attempted to board the N-Judah around 9pm when the doors evidently closed on him. The train proceeded to drag him for 2 blocks. Authorities pronounced him dead upon arrival.
Just one day before, Muni Executive Director [...]

This time the N-Judah tries to slice off an old lady’s foot.
Links:

Nice coverage in Metroblog
SF Gate
N-Judah Chronicles blog eats this up.

This is getting ridiculous. Rant.
Link (Examiner)
Link (SF Gate)

This time it’s the 9x Bayshore Express — articulated — tough busses to drive.
Link (Examiner)
Same rant as usual.

The Examiner reports a Muni bus hit a pedestrian Monday evening bringing the total number of “pedestrian incidents” to 20 since the start of Muni’s fiscal year on July 1.
20 incidents? Why so many? Is this excessive? Yes. Is this Muni’s fault? Yes. What causes this? Poor management and overzealous union agreements.

The Examiner reported two pedestrians were killed this weekend. One death may have been a suicide, but the other was a direct result of the City’s continued negligence to provide a safer mix of transport modes on our streets.
A woman was struck and killed at Pine and Fillmore. Pine street is a timed signal one-way westbound parkway. [...]