Recent Posts in Crosswalk Category
Posted on Apr 16, 2013 By Pete Clancy
An Alameda pedestrian was hit by a car while crossing the street in a marked crosswalk yesterday morning. The incident happened at the intersection of Central Avenue and Weber in Alameda. The driver ...
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Posted on Apr 11, 2013 By Pete Clancy
A pedestrian in her 50's was struck and killed by a truck in San Francisco late on April 10. According to reports, the pedestrian was in a crosswalk at the time of the incident and the ...
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Posted on Mar 21, 2013 By Pete Clancy
A woman from San Francisco was badly injured when she was struck by a car while in a crosswalk at the intersection of Vicente and West Portal in San Francisco's West Portal neighborhood. According ...
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Posted on Feb 15, 2013 By Pete Clancy
A 14-year old pedestrian was struck and killed by a car as she tried to cross the intersection of Hillcrest and Hidden Glen in Antioch on Thursday evening. The intersection has crosswalks, so it may ...
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Posted on Feb 1, 2013 By Pete Clancy
If you are crossing the street, be sure to use a crosswalk - and to wait until it is safe to cross. The use of crosswalks greatly reduces the risk of pedestrian accidents. Drivers expect to see ...
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Posted on Dec 20, 2012 By Pete Clancy
A pedestrian was struck by a car near the intersection of 7th and Madison near Lake Merritt BART in Oakland this morning. According to a KTVU report, she was transported to the hospital with ...
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Posted on Dec 19, 2012 By Pete Clancy
What rights does a pedestrian have in Oakland ? The first thing to ask is whether the pedestrian is in a crosswalk. If an pedestrian is in a crosswalk "the driver of a vehicle shall yield the ...
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Posted on Jun 11, 2011 By Pete Clancy
A pedestrian was killed on Friday when he was struck by a 2006 Scion, near Saratoga and Graves. According to reports, the driver is a 26 year old woman from Campbell, who is cooperating with ...
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Posted on Feb 9, 2011 By Pete Clancy
A pedestrian in Oakland's Grand Lake district was injured in a hit and run accident on Wednesday afternoon. The pedestrian accident was at the intersection of Lake Park and Walker in Oakland. The ...
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Posted on Jan 11, 2011 By Pete Clancy
Almost 1 year ago, I wrote a post about dangerous intersections in San Francisco, as well as dangerous intersections in Oakland. The group Walk Oakland Bike Oakland recenlty referred to 40th and ...
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Posted on Oct 14, 2010 By Pete Clancy
Like the sign says, yield to pedestrians. A 64 year-old woman was struck by a car and then dragged under it, according to the Alameda Patch. The pedestrian was hit by a car while she crossed the ...
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