Category Archives: Muni & cable car accidents
Cable Cars: The Most Dangerous Form of Public Transportation?
Muni Cable Car Accident Payouts Revealed Cable cars serve as a historic symbol of San Francisco; however, they have been under fire after the Associated Press (AP) obtained records showing payouts for personal injuries sustained as a result of cable car rides. According to NBC News, the AP report revealed that the city of… Read More »
San Francisco Muni Light Rail Train Collision Ends in Personal Injury
Muni Light Rail Train Collision Injures 19 People A light rail train and a van collided in San Francisco at about 1:00 p.m. PDT on July 13, 2013. Nearly two dozen people were injured in the incident. According to City spokesperson Paul Rose, the van driver made an illegal left turn as the light… Read More »
San Francisco Attorney Discusses Accident-Prone N-Judah Line
Frequent collisions on the N-Judah have made it Muni’s most accident-prone line, according to articles in the San Francisco Examiner and The Huffington Post. The N-Judah, which travels from Ocean Beach to the Caltrain station on Fourth and King Streets, was involved in a whopping 84 collisions between 2008 and 2011, averaging out to… Read More »
Muni Accident Rate Down Due To Cameras Aboard Vehicles
A story in The San Francisco Examiner reports that San Francisco Muni accidents are down 50% with the installation of DriveCam surveillance systems in all of the Muni buses, according to a Muni study. Cameras Capture San Francisco Bus Drivers On Video The cameras are activated by sudden changes in velocity, such a sharp… Read More »
