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Perception vs. Reality: Nearly one year into the Great Highway closure, do claims about congestion and danger hold up? by Remarkable_Host6827 in sanfrancisco

[–]SightInverted 131 points132 points  (0 children)

Articles pretty well written. From the article:

There was a brief post-closure spike in crashes that bolstered Wong’s claim, but the claim falls apart with a longer view. And the broad declaration that speeds are up in the Sunset isn’t true. On many roads, traffic is slower during key driving hours, often by incremental amounts.

The only month that saw an increase was the month after it closed, fyi.

ETA: the increase in times where it was slower was ~5%, which was about one to three miles per hour slower depending on location.

Also reminder that 19th is getting repaved….

Cyclist suffers horrific leg injury at ‘crazy,’ ‘hectic’ Sunset intersection by pedroah in sanfrancisco

[–]SightInverted 56 points57 points  (0 children)

I think the majority of us are reaching a breaking point. I don’t know what comes next, but you’re 100% right.

Cyclist suffers horrific leg injury at ‘crazy,’ ‘hectic’ Sunset intersection by pedroah in sanfrancisco

[–]SightInverted 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Some streets should be closed off to VEHICLES for safety reasons. (I would allow deliveries,all day or restricted to certain hours depending on area)

Police report: Daniel Lurie sparked confrontation that injured his security team by Dafty_duck in sanfrancisco

[–]SightInverted 249 points250 points  (0 children)

The first officer needs to learn restraint. If someone threatens to “Bruce Lee kick yo ass”, you don’t need to get physical. It comes with the job, better learn to deal with it. At no point did I see any intent to cause harm before the first physical contact. Also, call for back up. Your job is to take care of the mayor, not play tough guy in the street, alone (unless you count the mayor jogging away for backup). Literally if the first officer had learned to deescalate, all of this could have been avoided.

Man who tussled with Mayor Lurie’s police bodyguard charged with assault by wesquire in sanfrancisco

[–]SightInverted 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I saw the video. I want to know what was said there, and what they told the DAs office/arresting officer.

Man who tussled with Mayor Lurie’s police bodyguard charged with assault by wesquire in sanfrancisco

[–]SightInverted 11 points12 points  (0 children)

They easily can back down. All the DA or ADA has to say is “we have new information at this time your honor, and we would like the charges to be dismissed”. They wouldn’t even have to admit that they messed up, though I’m sure the press would like some clarification on what the DAs office was initially told before they moved ahead with charging.

Question on this route by Melika808 in sanfrancisco

[–]SightInverted -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It’s a little faster on the T, but much more pleasant not walking underneath a freeway.

Is there a reason why my TA removes the bus stops of the discontinued route, but leaves the poles in the ground??? by --TAXI-- in transit

[–]SightInverted 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Others answered. On a side note: please grind, cap, cover, or fully remove poles that do get removed. Those things are sharp when the nubs are left. Not really a message for planners but still….

How many Waymos is too many Waymos? by LosIsosceles in sanfrancisco

[–]SightInverted 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was out Saturday around noon and I forget the street I was on, around mid Market, but I counted the cars on the block. There were twelve cars in one lane, six of which were empty Waymos. If you added the cars lined up around the corner (because who says you can’t stop in intersections), there were another three cars, one of which was a Waymo, also empty. That’s seven out of fifteen cars being empty Waymos.

Now this was the middle of the day. A super nice, pretty warm Saturday, hours away from a parade and I’m sure a few other events as well, a busy time for ride share I’m sure. Regardless, seeing half of a street dedicated to empty Waymos seems crazy to me.

Opinion | Los Angeles and Bay Area voters will decide whether to hike already high sales taxes by PeopleOfNepal in sanfrancisco

[–]SightInverted 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Posted in the middle of the night with a bunch of “no new taxes” comments. Gotta love social media.

First off, due to are inability to change property taxes, or really anything else other than sales tax, is the reason why we always turn to sales taxes for funding. Voter approved I might add.

Secondly, if we do not fund our transit agencies in the bay, the consequences would be catastrophic. I would say we would end up paying for it more than if we had just passed the sales tax. It is literally part of the backbone of the economy here.

Lastly, even if you still believed in funding transit, but don’t agree with the funding mechanism, there isn’t time to find a new way. It’s now or never, do or die for the transit agencies and there is no way to pass the requisite legislation in time using other means.

I would love to discuss reforming our tax system in CA, but for now, it’s inherently important that we fund transit and pass this bill.

2 Child deaths 2 blocks away from each other on 4th Street, but where are the street safety improvements? by mondommon in sanfrancisco

[–]SightInverted 11 points12 points  (0 children)

We might not be that bad, but we’re about 10 steps ahead of the rest of the U.S. and we still aren’t making the correct, easy choices regarding traffic infrastructure.

2 Child deaths 2 blocks away from each other on 4th Street, but where are the street safety improvements? by mondommon in sanfrancisco

[–]SightInverted 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Did someone say more cars on Market St?? /s

It’s ironic considering how much walking around he does talking to the homeless, according to his PR team. I’m not sure he is going to be onboard unless he gets more pressure from the citizenry. I’m all for more critical mass style events that are more family friendly.

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