Tag Archives: safety

Muni strikes again.

Posted on May 29, 2008 by kfarr

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in transit | Tagged articulated, bus, coach, crossing, death, double, general, haight, hit, island, line, lrt, market, muni, noriega, ped, pedestrian, safety, san francisco, sf, single, stop, street, strike, struck, transit, transportation, trolley, xing | Leave a comment

Bike coalition makes good signage.

Posted on January 25, 2008 by kfarr

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in marketing, taxi, transit | Tagged awareness, bicycle, bike safety, bikes, cab, collision, cycle, cycling, helmet, lanes, muni, pedals, pedestrian, prevention, right of way, safety, summit, taxi, taxicab | 1 Comment

SFPD says 80% of taxi security cameras don’t work.

Posted on December 15, 2007 by kfarr

At the December 11 meeting of the San Francisco Taxi Commission SFPD Sergeant Reynolds admitted 80% of the time they were unable to pull images from taxi security cameras.

Posted in politics, taxi, transit | Tagged cab, cameras, commission, monitoring, mta, muni, privacy, public safety, safety, san francisco, security, security cameras, sf, taxi, taxi commission | 2 Comments

Only in the ‘Burg

Posted on October 26, 2007 by kfarr

Think back to the last time you went hunting in the wilderness of Allegheny County, PA (population 1,281,666 and home to Pittsburgh). Crossbow in hand, you creep deeper into the coal-stripped wilderness. Your companion, Bobby, throws you a cold brew … Continue reading →

Posted in marketing | Tagged beer, hunting, marketing, safety, selling it | 2 Comments