Luke BornheimerMay 24, 2023

Glad to see Supervisor Mandelman calling for SFPD to do traffic enforcement of the most dangerous driving behavior (“Focus on the Five” violations).

SFPD has clearly deprioritized traffic enforcement; SFPD can prioritize it without even more funding/staffing.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/s-f-supervisor-wants-police-increase-traffic-18115526.php

S.F. supervisor wants police to increase traffic enforcement

San Francisco supervisor wants police to increase enforcement of five key traffic violations

San Francisco Chronicle
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@LukeBornheimer Still confused after such a decline in enforcement (https://sfgov.org/scorecards/transportation/percentage-citations-top-five-causes-collisions).
How do you go back to any sense of normalcy without public outcry.
Percentage of Citations for Top Five Causes of Collisions | City Performance Scorecards

SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT In 2012, the San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency (SFMTA) analyzed police data about traffic collisions in San Francisco. The agency identified the five most common causes of collisions and injuries: speeding violating pedestrian right-of-way in a crosswalk running red lights running stop signs failing to yield while turning. The San Francisco

May 24, 2023 at 5:53pmWeb
Show threadLuke BornheimerMay 24, 2023

Mayor Breed publicly directing SFPD to prioritize traffic enforcement — and specifically Focus on the Five violations — would go a long way.

Additionally, she (or the Board of Supervisors) could threaten to shift SFPD funding to unarmed enforcement and/or SFMTA for infrastructure improvements.

Either (or both) of those would likely motivate SFPD to start doing traffic enforcement.

Mayor Breed has a lot of sway with SFPD, but has shown no sign of putting pressure on them to actually do their job, so I'm not holding my breath.