FW: San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury Confirms Systemic Anti-Cyclist Bias Across Law Enforcement and the Legal System

[Stephen Bingham]

This is worth circulating.  Craig Davis, founder/head of Cyclist Video Evidence, has been trying to years to get law enforcement to issue citations based on videos of reckless drivers.  This grant jury report is a big step forward.

 

Steve

 

Stephen Bingham

Co-Director

Sylvia Bingham Fund

www.sylviabinghamfund.org

Coordinator, California Ride of Silence Organizers

Board of Directors, Ride of Silence

Member, Families for Safe Streets/San Francisco

Truck Underride Advocacy TEAM

 

 

From: info-cyclistvi...@gr-mail6.com <info-cyclistvi...@gr-mail6.com> On Behalf Of CyclistVideoEvidence
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2023 2:43 PM
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Subject: San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury Confirms Systemic Anti-Cyclist Bias Across Law Enforcement and the Legal System

 

San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury Confirms Systemic Anti-Cyclist Bias Across Law Enforcement and the Legal System   A ground breaking San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury (SMCCGJ) report confirms that cyclists’ criminal near miss incidents reports, i.e. assault and reckless driving, that endangered cyclists’ lives, have been deemed not worthy of law enforcement. This confirms our members’ lived experience that traffic violence is ignored, and cyclists’ lives are not valued, in San Mateo County. This is the definition of systemic anti-cyclist bias across law enforcement and the legal system. The SMCCGJ report states that “San Mateo County, and its cities and towns have a responsibility to make it safe for drivers and pedestrians, as well as bicyclists,” and “without greater focus on bike safety, the number of riders will remain low, because people will avoid bicycling when they don’t feel safe.” San Mateo County cyclists will never feel safe, and the cycling population will never increase, if traffic violence and cyclists’ lives are not given the same priority as other “calls for service,” and taken deadly seriously. Especially when cycling in San Mateo County is like Russian roulette. As the report states “The most comprehensive study of bicycle and road safety to date finds that building safe facilities for cyclists is one of the biggest factors in road safety for everyone.” The San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury is composed of 19 citizens who selflessly serve for the greater good of the community. We thank them for this report, and their service for all vulnerable road users in San Mateo County. Click here to read the full article and leave your comments and thoughts at the bottom of the article.   Please share this email with everyone who cares about cycling and pedestrian safety. .   Please join our free membership and help make your community safer by riding with a camera and managing all of your near miss incidents in our free Incident Management System. . Wishing you safe cycling! www.CyclistVideoEvidence.com   .

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[Jim Baross]

Wow! Or duh....

[Pete van Nuys]

I agree Steven. I know of one instance where vid caught during an assault was shown to an officer shortly thereafter, on the street. The LEO ran the plate, went to the home address, and cited the driver on the spot.  But that was one Santa Ana cop's own initiative.

And you've probably seen distressing video of deadly assaults... I have from friends of the victim. They followed up with cops in the Central Valley who found the pickup and horse trailer involved, and it turned out the driver had switched seats with the unlicensed kid brother who was driving. So lots of liability in that family to go around. BTW the cyclist was riding a recumbent....

Pete

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[Scott Mace]

I forwarded this to the San Mateo County mailing list of the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition.

Crickets.

Scott Mace