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Grand jury urges changes to scooter contracts and stronger PSAC oversight as pedestrian deaths rise
Summary
The civil grand jury found rising pedestrian fatalities and conflicts from electric mobility devices, recommended signage/engineering, contract changes to allocate maintenance/liability, and stronger Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee oversight; SFMTA and the Board agreed to work on signage, enforcement, and committee structure.
The 2018–2019 civil grand jury presented a report to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee on Sept. 19 highlighting growing pedestrian safety risks as shared electric mobility devices proliferate. Marty Sutherland, presenting the report, said San Francisco pedestrians remain the most vulnerable road users and that deaths in 2019 had already exceeded prior levels. The report documents clashes between pedestrians and powered scooters, early failures of sidewalk parking and…
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