Two drivers were seriously injured earlier this month in connection with a three vehicle collision on Vallecitos Road, Livermore, north of the main entrance to Ruby Hills. The accident occurred shortly before 6:30am when the driver of a pickup truck side swiped the left rear side of a Honda civic,…
If you have been reading my posts or watching the news, you know that pedestrian injuries are occurring at epidemic rates in San Francisco. With over 1,000 pedestrian-vehicle accidents occurring in 2013 alone, something must be done. A school in the Portola district is taking…
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), an independent federal agency charged with the protection of American’s from unreasonable risk or serious injury due to consumer products, issued a recall this past Monday for a line of SRAM bicycle brakes. The SRAM Hydraulic Road Rim Brakes…
Wannabe rideshare drivers beware, if you drive for Uber or Lyft, your insurance may not cover you. Lyft, Uber, Sidecar, and the multitude of other rideshare services cropping up around San Francisco and the nation at large have attracted many drivers looking to make some extra money on…
San Francisco – The family of a six year old girl who was killed by a rideshare driver has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the rideshare company Uber. Sofia Liu, who was walking with her mother and brother at Polk and Ellis Street, was killed on…
The San Francisco Cab Drivers Association (SFCDA) is fighting back against rideshare startups, using the same technology that made them so popular. SFCDA members have been taking photographs, recording license plate numbers, and gathering information about rideshare contractors, and compiling an online database of those drivers, accessible to insurance…
San Francisco – A pedestrian is in critical condition after being struck by an SUV early Wednesday morning. The hit and run, which occurred just outside City Hall, serves as a grim reminder as to the state of pedestrian safety in San Francisco today. Police are still searching for the driver,…
Thinking of being a rideshare driver? Think again. Apparently, many drivers are ditching their rideshare gigs, fearing insurance backlash. Adrian Anzaldua, an ex-Lyft driver, started driving full time for the company in October, but quit in December after hearing concerns surrounding his contractor status and his lack…
A seven year old boy was struck Wednesday morning in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco, adding to the already impressive(horrendous) number of pedestrian accidents this year alone. The driver did stop after hitting the victim, and all reports indicate the child will be fine. This child was walking to school with…