Activists are pressing San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie to reinstate a traffic safety policy aimed at preventing fatalities. The previous Vision Zero policy, which aimed for zero traffic deaths, expired over 100 days ago. Despite an average of 29 traffic fatalities yearly since 2014, advocates believe that conditions would be worse without the prior measures. Personal accounts from victims emphasize the need for accountability in the city’s traffic safety initiatives, particularly to ensure timely implementation of new safety policies and tools such as speed cameras.
"Definitely not a failure. I can't imagine what would happen or what San Francisco would be like. Last year, it was a really deadly year for pedestrians, but it would have been worse if the city had not done the things that it needs to do..."
"I would love for him to be meeting with these agencies every quarter to say has this been done. If not, why? Why not? What is in your way and what do you need? So, he is involved in this very much and making sure he is accountable as well..."
"A speeding driver was turning left and struck her body and flown her body to the other side of the road. Since then, she survived, but she is mentally nowhere near like our mother. She has a traumatic brain injury, post traumatic stress disorder..."
"We are going to keep doing whatever it takes to keep our residents and visitors safe, and that means we've got to hold ourselves accountable for the policies we put forward..."
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