Cyclists who ride at night need to have lights on their bicycles in order to be safe. Lights are essentially divided into two categories: “to see” and “be seen.” Of course “to see” lights are those that provide a steady beam to light up the road or trail in front of you, the cyclist. The “be seen” lights are the issue here.
Many people use blinking lights in order to be seen by traffic at night. However, there is this interesting phenomena called the “Moth Effect” which suggests that these blinkies could be unsafe.
What is the “Moth Effect”? …
The Golden Gate Bridge is one of San Francisco’s most famous landmarks and, like Alcatraz, an extremely popular tourist destination. Unfortunately, it is also one of the most hazardous places for pedestrians and bikers because of the mix of avid cyclists, leisure bikers and pedestrians on the bridge’s pathways.
According to an article in the Contra Costa Times, ambulances responded to bicycle accidents on the Golden Gate Bridge an average of once a month between 2000 and 2009. Serious injuries often result from bicycle accidents, especially in places like the bridge, where tourists frequently stop to take photos amid…
Over a year later, a trial has finally been ordered for the hit-and-run rampage by David Mark Clark of Albany who said he heard voices inside his head who seduced him into mowing down four bicyclists, almost killing at least one, my client Rolando Casajeros. The attacks began on Harrison Street near 23rd Street. Throughout the mile-long rampage, Clark’s SUV swerved several times to intentionally hit the cyclists before he crashed into a light post and fled on foot.
Clark said,
“I was forced psychologically to drive around. And I couldn’t stop.”
It was a long six minutes for the…
A San Francisco sheriff’s cadet is being held in jail on $1 million bail for suspected involvement in a hit-and-run accident that killed a pedestrian in the North of Panhandle neighborhood.
The sheriff’s cadet is accused of hitting a pedestrian in his 60s at the intersection of Masonic Avenue and Turk Boulevard around 2:30am on Friday, May 6. According to CBS News San Francisco, the driver – who was off-duty at the time – hit the pedestrian, did not stop and attempted to drive away, hitting at least four parked cars before slamming into concrete planters in front of St.…
Recently, the National Transportation Safety Board held a two-day forum to discuss commercial trucking and busing safety among federal regulators, industry representatives and safety advocates. The Associated Press reports that the focus of the forum was prevention of deadly accidents and understanding why past safety recommendations have not been enacted or implemented yet.
The number of fatal commercial-trucking accidents has decreased in recent years. In 2005 there were more than 5,200 fatalities from semi-truck accidents, while in 2009 there were about 3,200, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. Although this represents some progress in improving commercial-truck safety, NTSB member…
