South San Francisco, CA January 19, 2015 Submitted by SSFPD 
Traffic Enforcement Operations Plan for South San Francisco
The South San Francisco Police Department will step up Bike & Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operations in the month of February with focused enforcement on collision causing factors involving motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists.
The Department has mapped out locations over the past three years where pedestrian and bike collisions have occurred along, with the violations that led to those crashes. In addition, traffic complaints about bicycle and pedestrian safety problem areas have been examined for the last few years. Extra officers will be on duty patrolling these areas in an effort to lower deaths and injuries.
Officers will be looking for violations made by drivers, bike riders and pedestrians alike that can lead to life changing injuries. Special attention will be directed toward drivers speeding, making illegal turns, failing to stop for signs and signals, failing to yield to pedestrians in cross walks or any other dangerous violation.
Additionally, enforcement will be taken for observed violations when pedestrians cross the street illegally or fail to yield to drivers who have the right of way. Bike riders will be stopped and citations issued when they fail to follow the same traffic laws that apply to motorists. All riders are reminded to always wear a helmet -those W1der 18 years of age must wear helmets by law. Pedestrians should cross the street only in marked crosswalks or at comers.
Bicycle and pedestrian fatalities are rising in California as more people use these non-motorized means of transportation. Locally, the South San Francisco Police Department has investigated two fatal and 145 injury collisions involving pedestrians and bicyclists during the past three (3) years. In 2012, California witnessed 612 pedestrian and 124 bicyclists killed that year while nationally 4,743 pedestrians and 726 bicyclists were killed.
Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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Below are some comments from our FB neighbors regarding pedestrian and bike safety:
Wendy I have witnessed so many near misses by people who are totally engrossed texting on their phones that they just walk straight out into the street without even looking. Bike & Pedestrian safety goes both ways.
Jessica Outside of my kids school, parents wait in their cars for their kids and block the dang crosswalks. It’s my biggest pet peeve. Why should everyone else’s kids have to walk in the street to go around your car, you know? I’d like to see them all get ticketed or at least warned.
AJ This is crazy, a warning and some PD presence would be nice.
Brandi Kids on skateboards running stop signs on Orange after school. A big safety issue
Scott Dogs off leash on walking/bike riding trails around the marinas.
cyclists that do not obey stop signs, indicate they are turning, etc
just because they are on a bike doesn’t mean they can do whatever they want
Scott Car and bike safety go both ways. Maybe look at the drivers who are ignoring red lights and running stop signs. I see it all the time in South City.
Keith Cyclists that THINK the whole lane is for them .
Karen Wear white after dark!
What has been a great concern of mine is bicylist do not obey traffic laws, primarily stopping at stop signs or red lights. In my opinion they are the root cause of some traffic accidents involving motor vehicles. There definately has to be more law enforcement of bicycle riders. The question I have is motorist have to keep three feet distance away from bicycles. Does the same apply to bicyclist? If not, it should.