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 Jose: More Pedestrian Accidents than San Francisco

A woman pedestrian was killed this past week when she was struck by a car in East San Jose, said a spokesman for the police department. Responding to accident reports, the police found the woman who had been hit near Barberry Lane and South King Road, at approximately…

By Claude Wyle

/ 28 Nov 2014

Driver Killed By Flying Truck Parts Near Las Vegas

Drifting – a popular motor sport where a driver intentionally oversteers his/her car, losing wheel traction, skidding into curves and winding roads. This new trend, made popular by import car culture and rally racing, was a favorite activity of Cody Brown, a Livermore, California car buff.…

By Claude Wyle

/ 27 Nov 2014

Milpitas Pedestrian Struck Down by Automobile Leaving Church

I often deal with fatal accidents as a pedestrian accident attorney, but this loss is especially disheartening. Fridaya week ago, at approximately 7:40am, the Milpitas Police Department responded to a traffic accident involving a vehicle and two pedestrians, near the St. John the Baptist Catholic Ch

By Claude Wyle

/ 26 Nov 2014

San Francisco Pedestrian Killed By Public Transportation on Van Ness

On average, three pedestrians are struck by vehicles every day in San Francisco, and as a pedestrian accident attorney, that statistic just is not acceptable. The City is crowded, very crowded, and is going to get more crowded according to City planners. Sometimes our crosswalks…

By Claude Wyle

/ 24 Nov 2014

Finally New Safety Rules for Off-Road Vehicles

Vehicular accidents aren’t just limited to our roads and streets. As an automobile and vehicular accident attorney, I see many cases involving so called “off highway” or “off road” vehicles such as 4x4s and All-Terrain-Vehicles (ATVs). These accidents can be incredibly harmful, and even fatal, to th

By Claude Wyle

/ 23 Nov 2014

Will San Francisco Take Action After Tour Bus Fatality?

San Francisco – City officials are looking into whether they can act on their own, without state legislation, to reduce San Francisco tour bus accidents. One step the City is considering, and one I wholeheartedly support, is the limitation of tour bus operators in their playing tour guide at…

By Claude Wyle

/ 21 Nov 2014

Jogger Identified In Golden Gate Bus Crash

The jogger fatally injured by a Golden Gate Transit bus has been identified by the San Francisco Police Department as Ms. Lori Helmer, a 51 year old San Francisco resident. The bus which hit Ms. Helmer was traveling through the busy intersection of Lombard and Van Ness when the driver felt something

By Claude Wyle

/ 13 Nov 2014

Reforming Tour-Bus Regulations: Advocating For Safety

I’ve been saying it for years, it’s just not safe to have drivers pulling double duty. Across the City, professional bus drivers are not only navigating the dangerous streets of San Francisco, but also narrating the journey and pointing out the sights as they go. This distracting practice is not onl

By Claude Wyle

/ 11 Nov 2014

Jogger Run Over and Killed By Golden Gate Transit Bus in San Francisco

What is going on with buses and pedestrians here in San Francisco? Today, a 51 year old woman was jogging in San Francisco early this morning when she was struck and killed by a Golden Gate Transit bus traveling through a busy intersection. This most recent San Francisco pedestrian fatality happened

By Claude Wyle

/ 9 Nov 2014

San Francisco Tour Bus driver Cited for Manslaughter in San Francisco City Hall Pedestrian Death

The tour bus driver who allegedly killed a city worker in the crosswalk outside City Hall has been arrested this past Thursday on suspicion of manslaughter, according to the San Francisco police. The driver, Raymond Lucas, a 65 year old Menlo Park resident, was cited, but not yet arrested, on Tuesda

By Claude Wyle

/ 6 Nov 2014

Bicyclists Today Make Impressions on Jurors of Tomorrow

Let’s face it. As bicyclists, we love the gear. We love the look, and we love the ride, and we love the new technology that comes out often. And we think the world should love us too. But, as the cartoon below so aptly points…

By Claude Wyle

/ 5 Nov 2014

Speaking Out: San Francisco Pedestrian Attorney On Fatal Bus vs. Pedestrian Accident

As a San Francisco pedestrian attorney, I am often privileged to be the advocate for the injured, and also a voice calling for better pedestrian safety, so we can help to prevent future pedestrian injuries and deaths. One glaring case which to me raises so many of the current safety issues facing Sa

By Claude Wyle

/ 4 Nov 2014