Posts Tagged ‘crosswalk’
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Via ActionNewsSF, you might search to find a KGO-TV bit covering the traffic-disrupting venting steam pipe at McAllister and Larkin today – it’s more steam than usual, that’s for sure.
But this area of Civic Center right in front of our Asian Art Museum (this year, it’s Shanghai) is basically steaming all the time, right?
HC SVNT DRACONES:
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This intersection is usually steaming, unless it’s flooding. Like this:
via Lulu Vision
Oh well.
As per usual, it all happens on (or near) McAllister Street, Gateway to the Golden Gate Park Panhandle and home of the Snickerdoodle bike path (Route 20), your best way of getting over Alamo Heights while avoiding the abysmal, Hayes Valley NIMBY-designed Octavia Boulevard 24-7 traffic scrum.
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
BIKE NOPA has just posted details on the SFPD police report and the District Attorney’s response to the death of pedestrian Melissa Dennison, killed by a collision at the intersection of Fell and Broderick on September 15th, 2009.
The intersection of Fell and Broderick
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Friday, September 25th, 2009
A San Francisco memorial for Melissa Dennison is set for Tuesday, September 29th, 6:00 PM at Ocean Beach (somewhere near the Beach Chalet, most likely). All the details are/will be here on this Facebook entry. From FB:
“Please join me in paying tribute to this bright star.all are welcome.please bring any music,poetry,ect. that melissa liked or that remind’s you of her.and please pass this on to anyone who might have know melissa. any network friends,ucsb,ucsf,etc. thank you.=i’m not sure exactly were on the beach it is going to be,i cant reserve a fire pit.i just need to go early and save one.if anyone wants to help in any way firewood,passing this on,food.you are more than welcome. p.s. this is a drug and alcohol free event.”
The scene at Fell and Broderick:
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Monday, September 21st, 2009
Read this bit here over at BIKE NOPA to see that at least one SFPD lieutenant doesn’t consider the death of pedestrian Melissa Dennison to be a case of vehicular manslaughter. According to Lt. Ramlin of Park Station, at this point:
“There is no determination that it was manslaughter.”
The memorial at Fell and Broderick as it appeared a few days ago:
(Personally, I think when people use the term “speeding” in regards to traffic on Fell and Oak, they’re not saying what mean. Are they talking about cars literally going more than 30 mph? It’s not clear.)
The police report should be coming out soon…
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Friday, September 18th, 2009
The makeshift memorial for killed pedestrian Melissa Dennison at the intersection of Fell and Broderick is still drawing observers.
More flowers have come and someone put up a large photo. As it looked last night:
A memorial is planned for this Sunday in the Lake Tahoe area.
“Please join family and friends to celebrate the life of Melissa Hope Dennison. A memorial service will be held at West End Beach on Sunday, Sept. 20, beginning at 1 p.m. Bring food, drinks, and memories to share. All are welcome at the West End Beach Donner Lake in Truckee.”
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Thursday, September 17th, 2009
It appears as if somebody threw away the flowers at Fell and Broderick yesterday morning - they were placed there as a memorial for fallen San Francisco pedestrian Melissa Dennison. But tons more were added throughout the day.
And this was the scene last night. The intersection smelled like a florist’s shop:
People were reading reports from the Examiner and KTVU-TV.
At this point it’s not really clear how this quote from the ‘Xam…
“State law dictates that an intersection doesn’t need to marked to be considered a crosswalk.”
…is useful since all the crosswalks in the area are marked.
We’ll have to wait to see if the office of Kamala Harris will charge the driver…
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Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
This was the scene last night at the intersection of Fell and Broderick in the NoPA North of Panhandle Area. It’s the start of a memorial for 24 year old pedestrian Melissa Dennison, who was struck by a car and killed yesterday morning.
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“Melissa, you were loved and will be missed by many.”
They’re already calling for incarceration of the driver at StreetsBlog SF.
The commenters at SFist reveal that the pedestrian was herself cited twice last year for two different DUI car accidents at one location in Truckee, CA.
A sad story.
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Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
That headline might be a little cryptic, but maybe you’re from out-of-town or something and you might benefit from the illustration below - it’s clear enough. The driver of this purple Toyota 4Runner truck just missed the chance to turn left legally because he didn’t commit to making the turn. The way to do that is to simply enter the intersection when the light turns green and then wait your turn to go left.
Maybe you’ll have to wait until the yellow or red light comes on, but that’s O.K. What you shouldn’t do is creep forward a couple of feet into the crosswalk and then sit there until the red and then wait for the light to cycle green again. Bad form. You’ll just be parked there all day that way. I cry foul.
You think you’re being safe, but you’re not. Intruding past the stop line before the green light and then into the crosswalk after the green light is also improper.
Just enter the intersection and you’ll be fine.
¡Bienvenido a San Francisco!
Tags: crosswalk, driving, illegal, left, lesson, San Francisco, turn
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Monday, February 16th, 2009
Where would you rather grow up, if you were still a kid and you had the choice?
1. In the back of a minivan; or
2. On the handlebar seat of a beach cruiser single-speed bike
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Parents, this choice is yours. Wouldn’t you rather have a free range kid?
Tags: avenue, bike, boy, crosswalk, cyclist, father, fell, free range, golden gate park, handlebars, kid, masonic, minivan, mom, panhandle, ride, San Francisco, street, Trail
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Monday, December 8th, 2008
Here’s what pedestrians on Masonic Avenue are facing these days during the evening rush hour – a phalanx of vehicles loitering on crosswalks and otherwise “blocking the box“ at various intersections. Getting a ticket for violating California Vehicle Code Section 22526 (The Anti-Gridlock Act of 1987) isn’t all that pricey, but drivers should take care to follow da law.
This didn’t happen as much a few months ago, so something must have changed – namely the timing of the traffic lights on southbound Masonic at Fell and Hayes. So cars fill up the block quickly and then they don’t move for a while. Southbound drivers facing a yellow think “there’s always room for one more,” and then get caught on the crosswalks or in the intersection for a good thirty seconds.
The light has just turned green for these box blockers, but they haven’t had a chance to get going yet. Click to expand:
This isn’t an occasional problem, it happens every light cycle during the evening rush. Obviously, drivers are stupid to act this way and of course this is heavy traffic, but rejiggering the lights could be a win-win-win for all stakeholders.
Don’t be surprised when the SFPD sets up shop at this intersection and issues a zillion tickets in one day…
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