idea of accelerating it. >> you are doing a good job, it will be good if we could continue to stay on that. >> just for the record just going to a lot of the training of the outside agencies. and 18 months, is not an unusual time. we are probably looking at the average and we are probably about a 24 months between practically the time that the event occurs until we have it completely closed and we have a couple of cases lingering that may be a little older but i would say that the average is probably in the range of 24 months and the training with the outside agency and maybe a little longer, but it is not by an order of magnitude. we are looking at other agencies 18 to 20 months and hearing that it was actually, i didn't feel as upset, you know, sometimes, >> this process, would that help to speed up in the 18 months? >> i think that that is the purpose. it remains to be seen. >> okay.

thank you. >> thank you. >> commissioner turman? >> actually, all of my questions were asked by commissioner dejesus on the exact same page. and i was really interested is there anything that we can do to help work with the da's office to move this along faster. but you have answered that for me, sergeant thank you. commissioner loftus? >> i bet that you can tell me what i am going to say, because i say the same thing. one, incredible job. great work putting this altogether and two, 18 months is just too long. and i am saying it to say it to you because you are here, and i would apologize in advance. but what it is bad for a couple of reasons and just for the people who are watching, on one hand, if a crime was committed cases don't get better, the best defense attorneys know that the more time that goes, the case does not get better, memory fade and evidence you know goes by the way side and people are less interested, if something bad did happen and there is a crime we want to hold that officer accountable and that inhibts our ability and on the other side we have

an officer that possibly should be completely cleared of any wrong doing and has that hanging over their head for 18 months and that is not something that i think that this commission under states at all and maybe it is possible that i can take some of my and i have an idea after two years of giving you this speech, maybe i should bring them to the da and share them with my colleagues. >> that might be... >> thank you. >> two years to come up with that idea. hopefully next time we have this back and forth i will have more information to my own yeses that should be posed to them. >> i agree with you, it is very difficult to the officers and their families and we do our best to sort of mitigate that by letting them know what the process and and how long it takes, with the lieutenant nevan, and i conduct an officer involved shooting class, and we cover one day of the class we cover actually investigative process with the idea of the officers understanding that

this is not, a reflection or anything, this is just how the process works, and how long at this time, how long it takes, and trying to kind of offset maybe some of that anxiety that may come with that. >> yeah, thank you for that and i think that we can do better. thank you. >> and if i may, commissioner, present mazzucco. >> and i just want you to know and early on when he were looking at this we actively tried to get the da to come here. >> yeah. >> and we actually did. >> and right. >> and so, that is why i said good luck, in answer to you, commissioner dejesus. anything that we can do, if you can in any way move the process along and maybe you have some things that we don't know. >> you can go in there and try to, you know, close the gap. and you are going to go for it. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. >> thank you sergeant. >> and thank you, sergeant. >> and ali?

>> good evening. and i guess that in my eagerness to share the good news, and i am try to trump the good sergeant here. to be brief, and actually to take the chief's words, try to be enforcement is up, and our collisions are down. albeit a little, they are down. for the first quarter of 2013, we issued 22,000 citations roughly, 22,000, 14 to be precise, but the comparable figures and the first quarter 2014, we have issued 34,000 in 97 citations and tremendous amounts of citations, you know, once with the answer to making our streets safer save the citations and that is why we play. >> move it along.

>> yeah. >> and yeah, there we go. >> all right, there we go. and the answer to citations, or to the traffic safety and our on streets is not just traffic enforcement and that is where we play a very pivotal role with working with the department of public health and san francisco municipal transportation agencies are partners with the walk sf and the bicycle coalition, and the commissions on bicycle, and advisory commission and the pedestrian safety and advisory commission in terms of sharing the information and in getting as much input and in feedback as we possibly can. moving along to the next slide, you will see, a break down of the top five, and the focus on the five and those are first in order. and cell phone usage is i believe to be a contributing factor in a lot of collisions, and fortunately, it is a

contributing factor that can't be documented in any instances where you have the parties involved in the collisions and you don't admit to the use of cell phones at the time of the collision, so in many instances it is not going to be captured but with the evidence out there and it indicates that the use of the cell phones is a problem as it relates to traffic collisions and therefore, it is a major push within the department. and with the mistake and the fact that in the month of april was the distracted driver awareness month and the department issued over 700 citations, doing the month of april which was roughly doubled. and the amount that we did in april of 2013. and the collisions are done, roughly 8 and a half percent, and the information that i want to point out to you the most, however, is the degree of

injury involved in the collisions that are or that have occurred are significantly lower, this quarter as compared to last year. and like i said over all the collisions are down 8 and a half percent and you stop to look at the number of severe collisions, and those are dropped and almost 18 and a half and actually 18 and a half there, and visibly injuries where you come upon a person who obviously is visibly injured and there is another 14 and a quarter percent reduction there. and a minimum reduction in just in terms of complaint of of pain. and so, the severity of our collisions are actually lessening even though a significantly greater than the aggregate numbers of collisions themselves which is also very significant. just a quick update on our strategic efforts, and as you may be very much aware, they are the pedestrian and the mayor's pedestrian strategy is

now vision zero, and that is comprised of multitude of abcs and community partners and the role that we play, in that partnership is obviously the provision of data as captured by our collision reports. and obviously, going out and doing the enforcement and education that is necessary. these were the goals and actions that we presented to you in january. and that is why i wanted to follow up today. and driving the campaign and as i said as a continual part of that and not only during the month of april but also, continuously the cell phone use and the distracted driving is just a normal tool in the tool box for the officers in an every day basis and the focus on the five, 50 percent of the citations being the goal and those primary collision factors were up 3 percentage points towards that goal. and public service

announcements, utilizing social networking, and if you want to follow us on twitter, and the sf traffic safety, and we use that as a means of providing the public with updates on information such as this month being bike month and in the traffic safety, updates such as making proper right-hand turns or not, you know, driving while distracted and so forth. and part of our effort in terms of the over all increase in traffic enforcement has been purely strategic and we had unfortunately a number of traffic collisions on van ness where the pedestrians were killed and we utilized the partnership with the california highway patrol to do specialized enforcement on that stretch of roadway to augment what we do in the normal regular basis and we have utilized the media on these enforcement efforts as a means of capturing the behavior that

has taken place that is problematic for these collisions. and you can utilize the means of educating about the problem and the efforts of the police department. speed enforcement is a part of our tool box in terms of over all enforcement and we will see that speeding violations are up 40 percent and i was just talking to the captain at bay view station and we are talking about the efforts and the bay poll and the area. and it occurred there and he just did some speed enforcement, and where they issued some 50 something itations for speeding in a short period of time and in terms of identifying the locations where we need to

deploy the officers and be strategic in the resources and the use of the collision data is driving that effort and we currently are listing our enforcement efforts in terms of it is over all traffic citations on the website that is available to the public and we will be in the future. and providing the collision data as well as soon as we get more timely in terms of it being reported more timely. >> we had far too many tragedies on our streets and i am thrilled to see the department taking the enforcement piece seriously and the education piece seriously and one question that i wanted

to ask you, and we are going to get into the resolution and we have the community partner is the idea of data driven is also collecting the data and putting it to use to enforce the enforcement decision and maybe if you could talk about if you are not quite there yet the time line and how we are going to get there, so in real time, you can see where you are getting the best bang for your buck which is obviously not a police term, i don't think. and to the resources. we are actually much more real time than we have had in years past and we relied upon, the data from the state, and the state wide and from the information, and for all, traffic collisions, once that is compiled and we get the information and we return, and it is generally about a year and a half, process and that is why the last report, offered by mta in december of 2012, only covered the period of time in 2006 and 2011. and so we are at a point now,

where generally, we are able to provide the traffic collision reports that have maybe a 30 day lag time and so by the end of this month, we will have all of the data for for march and providing for the total collisions and the break down and the type of collisions and this is just a summary report, and i am also, we are also able to identify the most problematic intersections and the mid blocks, and locations and within the police districts and within that time period as well and so it is much more timely, and also, our captains of the stations are in tune with what is going on with the districts and working with the traffic company and the direct the resources to address the

problems, and we, regularly get in the general traffic enforcement and strategic whenever we see a problem, and utilizing the different resources in order to bring the light on the problem and hopefully correct it and not only through the enforcement but also through education. >> commissioner turman >> just to talk a little bit about some of that data that is coming out. and that we are now, discovering, so, you are able to pinpoint problematic areas, within the police districts and there is and we are shifting just those, and we understand that we are shifting, resources to those eras and we are increasing our enforcement activities and ticket writing, and all kinds of police intervention and other education programs. correct? >> that is correct. >> and could you tell us a little bit about the educational pieces that we are doing in those areas. >> and you remember, that i would propose that the enforcement is a huge component

of education and so as you see an increase of enforcement there is also the educational component that goes with it and in working with the mta and partners with the bicycle coalition and walk sf, and the effort is to try to answer as many questions as possible for instance, we are seeing the transit only lanes and the red paint and the big question is can the bicyclists operate inside of that location? so we have made it an effort to make it clear that no, unfortunately in this case, bicyclist cannot operate in the red paint and that is designated only for the large vehicles and there is much more engagement to make sure that people are aware of the law, and for instance, you know, this month being bike month. one of the biggest conflicts that we see between bikes and cars, is when a car makes a right-hand turn, the car has an obligation to merge into the bike lane before making that

ride hand turn and so we are making an effort to be sure that people are aware of that as you see it and the violations of it and we can't possibly, capture every person who is violating that and that potentially is actually it has been a deadly scenario in the past and so this month, we are really focusing on trying to get our motorists to be more aware to make a right-hand turn safely. >> and i have to commend you, and commander, because i learned that rule, today, because you actually have that as the tag line on your e-mail. >> yes. >> and so what i appreciate about that is that it is like your tag line of your e-mail and you have to make a decision to share it with each person and so it is clear to me that you are in every possible way that you can trying to get the word out on these education front. i appreciate that. >> thank you. >> commissioner wong? >> thank you. >> i really appreciate the data driven policing approach and i

love data and i like looking at it but what i found and i don't know if this is doable but looking at the top five collision factors, driving at an unsafe speed and that is kind of the catchall that i remember seeing, right? and everything kind of fits into that category, and so these five categories, the failure and the violation of the red light and the failure to yield to the pedestrian and that is sort of the what, what happened and what was the technical violation and does not answer the question of why, why did they fail to yield? and so was it environmental factor? lighting driver error, what do we learn from these incidents that we can fix it right? and it is a bad intersection and a tree over hang that is blocking a sign and i don't know if there is a way to get to the why these violations are occurring or if that is just more antedotal from the folks who know the district. >> you know, this is actually a very, very important question

and that is one of the things that we do is share our collision data particularly, our more serious incidents as well as all of our fatals, with the traffic engineering, so they can look at from the very beginning of the investigation, to the end. and potentially, answer the questions from the envie member tal factor and did they not see the person or distracted and did they not look for the person? or was the person not visible because of the time of day? there is a number of different answers as to why. we are not the only ones answering it or even posing the question. the big issue is as we look at each one of these and looking and determining if it is a human issue or an environmental factor and if it is a factor the partners at mta are taking the steps to correct those. >> the second question off of the cuff and you may not have sweater answer.

>> something that you said we can't find out if they are on the cell phone, if there is an injury and you intend to detain the driver why can't we check the cell phone to see if they were on it at the time, because we can do it with other types of detention, to see if, their text messages about a narcotics transaction and that kind of stuff, if it is a serious case and someone has been hurt and can we check to see if there is cell phone usage at the time of the accident. >> legal issues is beyond my ability. but i will offer this. and i will know that the issue of cell phones such as before us, the supreme court and so we are awaiting some direction in that regard. and but as it relates to a traffic collision, and you are not triggering the issue of a felony, offense, or a misdemeanor offense that qualifies for the issuance of a

search warrant, and it is not more than likely going to qualify for searching of a cell phone, relative to the investigation of a traffic collision. thank you. >> thank you. commander, and i like commissioner loftus had no idea that about that you had to breach the bike lane to make that right-hand turn and that piece of education that the chief talked about and my wife is a schoolteacher and he is talking to the kids in school and he asked them, who was driving the school and whose parents were on the phone and he said that they were all brutally honest and raised their hands. >> i suggest that we move in and we introduce the resolution

and commander stay ready, you always are. >> so what we will do, before we move into the director's report we have the inspector call this line item and because there are so closely related. >> discussion and possible action to adopt "safe streets for all" resolution 2014, or take other action, if necessary . >> >> okay. and commissioners it is yours. >> thank you. >> so, colleagues, i am pleased to share that you have in your packet, the safe straoelts for all resolution and i am going to ask for discussion and adoption it was done in close collaboration with commander ali and the bicycle coalition, and nicole from walk sf and a number of folks who have been working closely with them about trying to address what is

happening on our streets and i want to talk just quickly about how we got here and about a year ago, this commission had a hearing on traffic citations, and giver the staffing shortages and we need to beef up the traffic company, and due to staffing we were not able to do that but asked to revisit at the end of the year and we all know that at the end of 2013 in december we lost 7 people on the streets and this commission had been taken the issue seriously up to that point and decided to have with the san francisco board of supervisors a joint hearing. and in particular, with supervisor jane kim, and supervisor campos and supervisor yee to start really drilling down on what can we do about it? we are all in this together and i know that any of you speak to anyone on the streets and everyone has an opinion about who is to blame and it is someone on a bike or it is the pedestrians or the cars, and i think that collaboratively we started drilling down with the incredible help with the

partners and the folks who are experiencing these issues every day and where can we do better? a few things came out of that meeting and one is that the chief made a commitment along with the mayor to vision zero to that big vision of eliminating all deaths in ten years, and he also had already, and abandoned the term accident. and which had not occurred to me but there is kind of a conclusion, and argumentative and objection and move to strike and so we instruct that and so we are going with the collision and the department, you know, is already committed to, using data driven, policing to really focus on those five factor and just to point out to my colleague, commissioner wong, this came from the mta, and collision data, where they looked in san francisco from 2006 to 2011, and using the integrated traffic record system, where, what the five primary causes were and from that data, we came together, and with our community partners

and commander ali looked at what data do we need to continue to track in order to have a sense of are we doing better or where do we need to change and pivot and see in this, we are tracking specific things, and the number of citations given and anybody in san francisco can tell there is a whole lot more. and i drove down sunset boulevard one night and there were i saw four people pulled over in this span of 12 blocks. and so the department will continue to provide this information to the stake holders monthly and we are looking at the percentage of the collisions attributed to those five factor and so continuing to drill down on the better data in closer times, and then the number of people receiving arrests and citations passed the scene of the traffic collision, verses the number of collisions, and i want to credit, walk sf, and nicole snyder at our meeting bringing the case of stevens a woman who

was hit and severely injured on our streets and not only was her life in sham bells but she had to deal with the reality that the person who had done that to her had not received a traffic citation and no finding of fault despite there was clear fault there and so the chief at that point, after the meeting itself, announced that the department is taking a different approach to that issue and issuing citations if the officer has probable cause to arrest and sometimes on these issues, that is a big distinction, that is what the chief has called a seismic shift in policy and i think that it is to prevent some of these things that have happened like stevens where we wait for a district attorney decision and there is not actually accountability in that case. so the other issue that i think that will be of interest to my fellow commissioners is we are going to track the number of operations around the school facility and senior zones because we heard loud and clear from a number of our seniors who came to the meeting that it is really scary to be on the streets and there is a lot more

activity. this is giving us the tools to continue to monitor how the department is doing and hopefully we will see a decrease in the fatalities and we don't want the attention to go off the enforcement that get us there and with that i will ask for them to say a few words, we are going to be biking and we don't want to be late. >> hi, everybody, my name is niekol and i am the executive

director of walk san francisco and i want to thank you for taking the time and thank commissioner loftus and commissioner tturman and dejesus, and especially chief and the commander who have been wonderful partners. you know, we are really excited to stand here today with this resolution, and i think that it is really clear evidence that we are moving in the right direction this is a huge shift and in what we are seeing on the streets just as you were saying, more enforcement i walk down market street every day and it is incredible the number of people that i see. and pulled over for not turning right when they are supposed to. and you know the dangerous driving behaviors that we are seeing, and they are being enforced and we are really happy about that. and you know, this is important because we are having a crisis on our hands and we have a public health crisis that is preventable and so we have more

people getting hit by cars, and involved in hotly and, three people getting hot by cars every day in san francisco, and we have had eleven traffic fatalities so far this year and 7 of which were pedestrians and most of those are seniors. and they are happening on the same streets, and 6 percent of our city streets account for 60 percent of all injuries, and fatalities. for pedestrians. and many of those are the most dangerous streets for the bicyclists as well and need to protect the victims, and it happens in tender loin and china town and soma and this is not only a safety issue it is an equity issue and i have heard the stories of the residents who are afraid to cross the street and they are isolated and that raises a whole new set of issues and so again, it is on and i want to thank you for taking this issue

seriously and i know that commander ali has been working closely with the department of public health and mta to share the data and we are really, you know, as you are saying, commissioner wong, this is a really important issue that we understand, that the root cause is and we know that enforcement is the stick, but there are a lot of carrots but we are certainly pushing the mta and the dpw to pursue those carrots by making the streets safer in the first place and the enforcement piece is important until we get there because, it does take a long time to rebuild streets that were designed for speed, and not safety. >> i think one other thing, you know, i think just continuing to emphasize that goal of 50 percent of citations going towards the focus on the five, and we saw, a slight increase from 22 to 25 percent i believe, and over... and from last year to this first quarter

and we love to see that grow even more. and i want to point out that you know, we saw a very steep increase in the number of citations to pedestrians, and of course, we have to enforce all traffic behaviors and i also want to point out that you know, we want to urge you all to also think about the impact that you have on other people, so, when we get behind the wheel of a vehicle, we take on a new level of responsibility, where we are operating a vehicle that has the ability to kill another human being and traveling at fast speeds and so, while a pedestrian might be violating a law, and they have the, and they are putting their own life in danger and whereas we have to also focus on the vehicles, that have the ability to kill