Transportation

Road users and those riding public transit or other forms of travel can face serious risk. Our Transportation section focuses on bicycle, motorcycle, car, and pedestrian accidents, crash statistics, regulatory change, vehicle defects, and wrongful-death outcomes—providing practical guidance before and after an accident.

San Francisco Bay Area Fatal Motorcycle Crash

The California Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash which lead to the fatality of a motorcyclist on the Bay Bridge early last Friday, according to new sources. As a San Francisco motorcycle accident attorney, I am saddened to learn of so many recent motorcycle and scooter…

By Claude Wyle

/ 26 May 2016

San Francisco Bicycle Lawyers Win Jury Verdict for Disabled Marine Injured in San Francisco Bicycle Accident

I am happy to announce that George Choulos and Claude Wyle, San Francisco bicycle lawyers, of Choulos, Choulos & Wyle, have just obtained a unanimous jury verdict in favor of an injured San Francisco bicycle rider who was struck from the rear by the passenger…

By Claude Wyle

/ 20 May 2016

San Francisco’s “Hot Cop” Pleads Not Guilty in Hit-And-Run

The “Hot Cop of the Castro” is in hot water after being identified as the driver in a felony hit-and-run recently. Christopher Kohrs, or the “Hot Cop” as he is known around the city, appeared in court for the first time since being charged with…

By Claude Wyle

/ 3 Jan 2016

Another Cyclist Killed In San Jose

It seems like I barely get done typing an article about one cyclist death when another gets announced on the news. This time, a cyclist in San Jose was killed near Martial Cottle Park, by a driver in a pickup truck, around 8:20am Monday. …

By Claude Wyle

/ 26 Dec 2015

One Million Bicycle Trips on San Francisco’s Market Street

San Francisco bicycling hit a monumental milestone a couple weeks ago, when the bicycle barometer on Market Street recorded it’s one millionth trip for 2015 alone! This amazing milestone represents a massive increase in San Francisco cycling traffic when compared to the numbers even just…

By Claude Wyle

/ 22 Dec 2015

Cyclist Killed, Driver Arrested in San Francisco Bicycle vs. Car Crash

San Francisco police are investigating another fatal bicycle vs car accident in San Francisco’s Portola neighborhood. The motorist was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter. This deadly bicycle collision occurred at approximately 10:15am, on the 500 block of Goettingen Street, according t

By Claude Wyle

/ 18 Dec 2015

San Francisco Tour Bus Crashes Causing Twenty Serious Personal Injuries Four In Critical Condition

Four people are in critical condition and many more have been hospitalized following a San Francisco tour bus crash in Union Square. Tour buses are a common site around San Francisco, especially these Hop On Hop Off buses with the chopped off top on the…

By Claude Wyle

/ 16 Nov 2015

San Ramon Attorney Sees Jail Time for Deadly Hit-and-Run

As a bicycle safety advocate and bicycle accident attorney myself, it hits really close to home when a member of our legal system commits such a heanous crime like a hit-and-run, and I take no pleasure in telling you this story, except with hope that…

By Claude Wyle

/ 12 Nov 2015

Two Young Pedestrians Struck By Drunk Driver In San Francisco Marina

A driver was arrested early Wednesday morning after running over two twelve year old boys who were walking to school in the Marina neighborhood, San Francisco police said. The driver, arrested and under suspicion of DUI, has been identified as 30 year old Kristen Andereck,…

By Claude Wyle

/ 5 Nov 2015

Video of San Francisco Scooter Running Over Jogger

Being a pedestrian in San Francisco can be dangerous, if you read my blog or watch the news, you’ve heard it time and time again. But very rarely do you get a first hand view of these dangers, until now. With the popularity of GoPros…

By Claude Wyle

/ 28 Oct 2015

Bicycle Rider Killed By San Francisco MUNI Bus On Market Street: Why Do Buses Pass Bicyclists Who Are Riding Next To the MUNI Rails?

A San Francisco bicyclist who was killed in a crash with a MUNI bus earlier this month has been recently identified by the San Francisco Medical Examiner’s Office (information on the name and identification of this man can be found here). First, I want to extend…

By Claude Wyle

/ 22 Oct 2015

San Ramon Attorney Sees Jail Time for Deadly Hit-and-Run

As a bicycle safety advocate and San Francisco bicycle accident attorney, it hits really close to home when a member of our legal system commits a crime like a hit-and-run, and I take no pleasure in telling you this story, other than the pleasure in…

By Claude Wyle

/ 4 Oct 2015