S.F. Bike Advocates Blast Mayor for ‘Hollow Words’ After 2 Cyclists Die in Collisions

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San Francisco police at the scene of a fatal hit-and-run collision Wednesday evening in which a woman riding her bike through Golden Gate Park was struck and killed. Photo by ABC7 Bay Area via Twitter

By Dan Brekke and Ryan Levi, KQED News Fix

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee expressed anger about “illegal, irresponsible, outrageous” motorist behavior that resulted in the hit-and-run deaths of two cyclists on city streets Wednesday evening — a statement bicycle safety advocates criticized as “hollow words” that aren’t being backed up with effective action.

The two women killed Wednesday — listed unofficially as the 14th and 15th cyclists to be struck and killed on San Francisco streets since 2011 — died in collisions in Golden Gate Park and South of Market. In the second case, passers-by reportedly detained the driver believed to be involved in the crash. 

Read the complete story at KQED News Fix.

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