San Francisco Drivers and Bicyclists
Have you seen me, I’m all over the place. I have dedicated lanes to “ride in” and even though in the California Vehicle Code I have to follow the same “Rules of the Road” as motorists or motorcycle riders, I really don’t have to stop at stop signs, I can ride by your car and “slap” your fender and scare you and literally do what I want because the Police in San Francisco won’t do anything about it.
Give up? Sure you do, I’m a bicyclist and I can ride in a way that might be dangerous but for some reason or another I won’t be ticketed, I will just be a statistic and according to the “Office of Collision Rankings, and "The Office of Traffic Safety” in Sacramento Ca, my behavior can be read about through the
Office of Collision Rankings The City and County of San Francisco is the third leading County out of 58 for bicyclist injuries and deaths in 2007 with 441. See the following link and follow the pull down menus.
www.ots.ca.gov/Media_and_Research/Rankings/default.asp
Is it the drivers fault my peers have been hurt and killed or is it the bicycle riders? you tell me