Are the Wheels Moving Forward? a Follow-Up to the 2009-2010 Civil Grand Jury Report Sharing the Roadway: From

Conclusions 8

• CL1
  San Francisco is well-served by the San Francisco Bike Coalition bicycle safety education efforts. SFBC bicycle education materials and classes are comparable to bicycle education programs in other U.S. cities known for their safe streets. SFPD and SFMTA will launch a Bicycle Citation Diversion Education Program this year (2013); this satisfies the previous Jury recommendation to establish a Bicycle Court Traffic School option as a tool for education. In 2012, the San Francisco Bike Coalition educated 4,866 people in its Street Safety Education classes, or approximately .01 percent of San Francisco’s population. As the biking movement grows and evolves, more education will be needed. With the goal of a 20 percent mode share, efforts must be substantially increased to educate both bicyclists and motorists. The bicycle safety education programs of SFBC are on the right track to reduce confrontations between bicyclists and motorists. However, in order to accomplish the goal mode share, more will be needed.
• CL2
  While current SFPD training relative to bicycle safety and laws is included in classroom instruction where new recruit officers learn about California Vehicle Codes and accident investigation, more bicycle-specific training also needs to be part of continuing education for police officers.
• CL3
  SFPD citation forms do not include a specific category for bicycle traffic violation; this omission inhibits awareness, data collection and enforcement efforts by the department.
• CL4
  SFPD needs the support of the City’s leaders to enforce roadway laws effectively.
• CL5
  As the biking movement grows and 1.1 Bicycle safety education should be continued, expanded SFMTA evolves, more education will be and extended to non-cyclists and motorists. needed. With the goal of a 20 percent mode share, efforts must be 1.2 SFMTA should collaborate with SFBC to include SFBC SFMTA substantially increased to educate both flyers that promote and provide bicycle education in SFMTA bicyclists and motorists. In order to Renewal Residential Parking Permit packets. accomplish the mode share goal, more will be needed. 1.3 Provide incentives to participants who complete SFBC SFMTA Urban Bicycling Workshops in order to increase enrollment. Incentives could include SFMTA’s City Pass, MUNI Passport or Clipper Card. 1.4 Publicize classes and promote safe roadway behavior SFMTA (share the road, obey traffic laws, etc.) on banners, billboards, and signs throughout the City, including MUNI bus stop shelters and the sides of MUNI vehicles. 1.5 Offer bicycle-training courses to private San Francisco SFMTA businesses.
• CL6
  Bicycle-specific training also needs to 2.1 SFPD should expand training related to bicycle safety SFPD be part of continuing education for and enforcement. police officers. 19 Are the Wheels Moving Forward? City and County of San Francisco 2012-2013 Civil Grand Jury 2.2 SFPD should establish a comprehensive bicycle safety SFPD training program for new recruit officers, as well as ongoing bicycle training in its continuing education program for police officers, i.e., a stand-alone class reviewing California Vehicle Code and Traffic Code provisions specific to bicycling 2.3 SFPD should create an updated bicycle safety video SFPD modeled on Chicago’s “Traffic Enforcement for Bicycle Safety” that includes all California Vehicle Codes and Traffic Codes related to bicycles. Enforcement:
• CL7
  SFPD citation forms do not include a 3.1 SPFD should update the citation form to include a SFPD specific category for bicycle traffic category for bicycle infractions. violation; this omission inhibits awareness, data collection and enforcement efforts by the department.
• CL8
  SFPD needs the support of the City’s 4.1 The Mayor and the Board of Supervisors should support Mayor, BOS. SFPD leaders to enforce roadway laws SFPD efforts to successfully enforce roadway laws by effectively. adopting a San Francisco Bicycle Enforcement Safety Agreement that would pursue the goals of zero bicycle fatalities and a 50% annual reduction in bicycle collisions. 4.2 Through collaboration with SFPD, BAC, and SFMTA Mayor, BOS, the City should build an Enforcement Safety Campaign SFPD, BAC, around the goals in Recommendation 4.1 and alert the public SFMTA to the SFPD enforcement plan that will follow. 20 Are the Wheels Moving Forward? City and County of San Francisco 2012-2013 Civil Grand Jury