Comments on: No-Bikes-on-the-Sidewalk Ticketing Sting at Ferry Building Today? http://www.missionmission.org/2010/09/03/no-bikes-on-the-sidewalk-ticketing-sting-at-ferry-building-today/ Saluting San Francisco's Mission District Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:29:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: what http://www.missionmission.org/2010/09/03/no-bikes-on-the-sidewalk-ticketing-sting-at-ferry-building-today/#comment-22573 what Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:28:28 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=17373#comment-22573 There are a lot of bike stings going on right now, actually. It’s not just the Ferry Building. It’s been the Wiggle, various pedestrian areas, and so on.

It’s absolutely the new plan/policy to hand out a lot more bicycling tickets.

]]> By: Rod http://www.missionmission.org/2010/09/03/no-bikes-on-the-sidewalk-ticketing-sting-at-ferry-building-today/#comment-22572 Rod Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:50:18 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=17373#comment-22572 how active are you in the bike community? last Bike To Work day the Bike Coalition was handing out lights for free.

]]> By: friscolex http://www.missionmission.org/2010/09/03/no-bikes-on-the-sidewalk-ticketing-sting-at-ferry-building-today/#comment-22571 friscolex Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:24:06 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=17373#comment-22571 http://www.sfbike.org/?lights

]]> By: friscolex http://www.missionmission.org/2010/09/03/no-bikes-on-the-sidewalk-ticketing-sting-at-ferry-building-today/#comment-22570 friscolex Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:23:23 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=17373#comment-22570 I know, I know. I’m not really a single-issue political junkie; I just play one on the internet. Not sure about your assumption re: injury or death based on some of the driving behavior I see out there. :-P

]]> By: Jesse http://www.missionmission.org/2010/09/03/no-bikes-on-the-sidewalk-ticketing-sting-at-ferry-building-today/#comment-22569 Jesse Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:21:04 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=17373#comment-22569 My wish came true! I was walking from pier 3 to the ferry building last week and it was pretty annoying almost being run over every few seconds by packs of tourists on bicycles.

Next wish. Start aggressively ticketing bikers without lights. I bike everyday in the mission and am really psyched to see more bikers but it’s so dangerous to ride at night without a light. The cars can’t see us without lights. Since I don’t see the bike community strongly promoting this I think the only way to educate bikers and keep them safe is to start ticketing.

]]> By: Rod http://www.missionmission.org/2010/09/03/no-bikes-on-the-sidewalk-ticketing-sting-at-ferry-building-today/#comment-22568 Rod Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:20:24 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=17373#comment-22568 thanks lex, but i’m sure it’s not as simple as i make it out to be and there are more considerations that go into these kinds of policies. i speak from a selfish point of view, but i think most people can share my aversion to injury or death.

]]> By: Rod http://www.missionmission.org/2010/09/03/no-bikes-on-the-sidewalk-ticketing-sting-at-ferry-building-today/#comment-22567 Rod Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:13:43 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=17373#comment-22567 Doc, that’s a good point. i have no idea how they allocate resources. does having a sting during the day mean they can’t have another at night? i don’t know.

]]> By: friscolex http://www.missionmission.org/2010/09/03/no-bikes-on-the-sidewalk-ticketing-sting-at-ferry-building-today/#comment-22566 friscolex Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:57:18 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=17373#comment-22566 “WHEN CAN I VOTE FOR YOU FOR MTA BOARD? Or Supe?”

[[[THAT WAS FOR ROD.]]]

]]> By: friscolex http://www.missionmission.org/2010/09/03/no-bikes-on-the-sidewalk-ticketing-sting-at-ferry-building-today/#comment-22565 friscolex Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:54:37 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=17373#comment-22565 WHEN CAN I VOTE FOR YOU FOR MTA BOARD? Or Supe?

Yesterday I got yelled at by a Desoto taxi: “Get out of my way!” Thought to myself, “but I’m just here on my bike, signaling to go left, waiting for the path to be clear (ped was crossing in the Xwalk) and… oh nevermind”

sigh

]]> By: DocPop http://www.missionmission.org/2010/09/03/no-bikes-on-the-sidewalk-ticketing-sting-at-ferry-building-today/#comment-22564 DocPop Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:51:41 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=17373#comment-22564 This year’s pedestrian accident numbers are about half the fault of the driver, half the fault of the pedestrian/bicyclist.

They can enforce the laws for bicyclists at the same time that they keep enforcing the laws for drivers too. It’s not a one or the other kind of thing. I doubt that we’ll see any less drunk driving checkpoints this weekend just because some bicyclists got ticketed for breaking the law.

]]> By: Rod http://www.missionmission.org/2010/09/03/no-bikes-on-the-sidewalk-ticketing-sting-at-ferry-building-today/#comment-22563 Rod Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:39:45 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=17373#comment-22563 i don’t think we’ve spent a lot of money on cycling, and i don’t think SF is quite bike friendly right now (RIP Nils), bike tolerant, maybe.

it’s a bit silly to see sting operations targeted specifically at cyclists while car-related accidents are the ones that rack up the most deaths and injuries. i don’t really care about the ticket stats, i think safety should be the priority. there’s a lot of drunk driving in this city and that’s what really scares me.

i’ve been a driver, cyclist and pedestrian here for years and the only times i’ve felt my life threatened on the road have been encounters with unsafe/drunk drivers and taxis. i’ve been pissed off by stupid stuff that bikers and pedestrians have pulled, but they were never life-or-death situations. i guess my opinion with traffic enforcement is safety first. cars are inherently more dangerous than bicycles and should command more responsibility and harsher punishments. i guarantee no lives were saved today by stopping people from riding on the embarcadero. a drunk-driving sting on Valencia, Polk or Masonic on a Saturday night would have a much higher chance of keeping people safe.

]]> By: friscolex http://www.missionmission.org/2010/09/03/no-bikes-on-the-sidewalk-ticketing-sting-at-ferry-building-today/#comment-22562 friscolex Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:49:49 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=17373#comment-22562 Word up X 2

]]> By: Kyle Madison http://www.missionmission.org/2010/09/03/no-bikes-on-the-sidewalk-ticketing-sting-at-ferry-building-today/#comment-22561 Kyle Madison Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:48:06 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=17373#comment-22561 SFPD should be cracking down hard on all bicyclists that break the rules. Helmets, running lights, ignoring crosswalks, sidewalks. And big fines too. We’ve spent a lot of money on making SF more bike friendly. Cyclists need to show appreciation by following the rules, and if they can’t then they need to pay up for all those lanes.

]]> By: MrEricSir http://www.missionmission.org/2010/09/03/no-bikes-on-the-sidewalk-ticketing-sting-at-ferry-building-today/#comment-22560 MrEricSir Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:46:29 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=17373#comment-22560 If by “never been enforced” you mean “hasn’t been enforced in the past few years,” then yes.

]]> By: Kyle Madison http://www.missionmission.org/2010/09/03/no-bikes-on-the-sidewalk-ticketing-sting-at-ferry-building-today/#comment-22559 Kyle Madison Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:43:46 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=17373#comment-22559 Yeah, they shouldn’t be enforcing a rule that keeps a 20 mile per hour wheeled vehicle from running over or crushing into people. What are they thinking? Shocking!

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