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President Yee directs drafting of citywide speed-limit, daylighting measures to reduce traffic deaths
Summary
Board President Yi directed the city attorney to draft legislation lowering citywide speed limits, mandating intersection daylighting and using severe injuries (not just fatalities) as a Vision Zero metric after warning that eight people had already died on city streets in 2019.
Board President Norman Yee used his new-business remarks on March 19 to highlight pedestrian and traffic safety and to direct the city attorney to draft legislation intended to reduce speeding and improve intersection visibility.
Yee said eight people had died on city streets so far in 2019 and urged urgent action beyond “thoughts and prayers.” He asked…
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