Marina Blvd (San Francisco) – An idiot Porsche driver gets impatient with traffic backing up around a construction zone. He tried to pass (ignoring signs) driving straight into fresh concrete! The construction crew had to dig him out. Full details at the Paceline forum.
Archive for the ‘highways’ Category
Porsche Owner Gets In Sticky Situation
Posted in highways on February 21, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Worst Driver Ever
Posted in highways on January 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Under a plea deal, Deschutes County Circuit Judge Alta Brady sentenced Erik Conn to a 28-month prison term. Conn struck and killed 16-year old Forrest Cepeda, who was cycling along Reed Market Rd in Bend (Oregon). Just prior to the accident, Conn was texting his girlfriend — who was sitting in the seat next to [...]
Impact of Medical Marijuana Laws on Traffic Fatalities
Posted in highways on December 4, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Marijuana “legalization” (Medical Marijuana Laws) will lead to an increase in traffic fatalities, right? Not so, says a new study: To date, 16 states have passed medical marijuana laws, yet very little is known about their effects. Using state-level data, we examine the relationship between medical marijuana laws and a variety of outcomes. Legalization of [...]
How Many Accidents Does It Take?
Posted in highways, tagged East Palo Alto on November 24, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The Bay Rd. and Gloria Way intersection is one of the most dangerous in East Palo Alto. Two months ago, a second-grader was struck and killed while walking to school. An 8-year old was also struck 6 months prior. The intersection also had a head-on crash and a bike-car collision within the past year. In [...]
Fresno Follies
Posted in highways, planning, tagged Fresno on September 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Truly depressing what’s going on in Fresno: Homeowners be forewarned. If your residential street becomes a popular cut-through route, and you are in search of measures to calm the traffic (like a traffic circle), be wary. Your city might take the Fresno approach and solve the problem by simply removing the residents. Mustn’t let silly [...]
Lifeguards Running Over Sunbathers
Posted in highways on August 2, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Why the fuck do lifeguards patrol crowded beaches using pickup trucks? It was the second time in a month that a lifeguard truck ran over someone at a local beach. The earlier incident occurred June 30 at Pacific Beach and involved a 3-year-old girl whose collarbone was broken. San Diego police are investigating both accidents. [...]
Triple-A Assholes
Posted in highways, tagged AAA on July 27, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The California AAA explains to Will Campbell why it could not support a 3-foot passing law for bicycles: When our amendments were not included, we took an oppose-unless-amended position on the bill and still attempted to work with the author and bill supporters to improve the bill. Amendments we sought included identifying the road geometric [...]
Grade Inflation
Posted in highways, planning, tagged EIR, LOS on July 23, 2011 | 2 Comments »
LOS (Level of Service) is one of the most misunderstood metrics of traffic analysis. The term is familiar to anyone who has read an EIR. LOS assigns a “grade” for intersection performance. The grades run from “A” to “F”, with “A” being most free-flowing, and “F” having the most delay. The first misunderstanding is that [...]
Why does the AAA Hate Bicycles?
Posted in bicycling, highways, tagged AAA on June 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »
So SB-910 (“Safe Passing Bill”) was given a public hearing in the Assembly Transportation Committee. And of course the AAA was there to oppose it. I say “of course” because it goes without saying that anytime a bicycle or pedestrian bill is considered, the AAA will oppose it. It brings to mind Assembly Bill 1408, [...]
Blame Michelle Obama
Posted in highways, risk, tagged GHSA, pedestrians on January 21, 2011 | 3 Comments »
While overall traffic fatalities fell last year by a “record” amount, pedestrian fatalities have shown little improvement. And what is the explanation for this? According to the Governor’s Highway Safety Assoc., it is all Michelle Obama’s fault: First lady Michelle Obama’s campaign to get people to exercise outdoors might be a factor in an increase [...]
