Category Archives: Cycling Accidents

Should the city be doing more to protect cyclists and pedestrians from dangerous sidewalks? Recently, the San Diego City Council approved a settlement for nearly $5 million for a cyclist who suffered catastrophic injuries after launching off a tree damaged sidewalk (we wrote about that incident here). After that incident, some said that the owner of the property should have fixed the sidewalk before that happened. Many homeowners in San Diego are irked by the perception that they share the responsibility for these public walkways. One city councilmember, David Alvarez, says that San Diego should be 100 percent responsible for this maintenance and upkeep. Metal Sign Stands Endanger Pedestrians and Cyclists Tree damage is not the only problem with sidewalks seen frequently in our city. Metal sign stands are a big issue. When a street sign is removed from the sidewalk, the metal base often remains, and the metal edges…
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