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SFPD and Bicycle Coalition debut training video; commission discusses police role at large rides
Summary
The commission screened 'Bikes Belong in Traffic,' a 10‑minute training video produced with the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, and commissioners pressed for wider distribution (SFGTV) while raising concerns about finite police resources assigned to large bicycle rides such as Critical Mass.
The police training division and the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition presented a 10‑minute training video titled 'Bikes Belong in Traffic' at the commission meeting. Captain Richard Correa said the film, developed by Officer Brenda Walker and featuring members of the Bicycle Coalition, is department‑wide training material intended to promote predictable, lawful bicycling behavior and motorist awareness.
The video dramatized common hazards—most notably 'dooring' when a parked motorist opens a car door into a cyclist's path—and included on‑screen dialogue that…
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