bike friendly. two other companies that are bike friendly award winners this year. california pacific medical centre. gives them a round of applause. [cheers and applause] and our friends at page beyond. thank you for baking -- biking for word -- to work. and finally someone who has been a bit of a hero for me this year, learning more about your story and her road to recovery and getting back on the bike, our bike commuter of the year maggie? congratulations. [cheers and applause] okay one final round of things to reserve city hall steps for us on the equipment today and that is its. everybody ride today and how they happy bike to work day. it is a beautiful day to ride a bike in san francisco. thanks so much. [cheers and applause] [♪] >> what if you could make a memorial that is more about information and you are never fixed and it can go wherever it wants to go? everyone who has donated to it could use it, host it, share it. >> for quite a great deal of team she was hired in 2005, she struggled wi

it used to be with bike lanes and bike ways.s gotten better. >> reporter: "bike to work" day and the bay area bike path are part of the bay area city's push to get cars off the roads. caltrans plans to eventually extend the path all the way to san francisco but that's still years away. now, the whole pilot program for the next 10 days lasts through may 19th. so you can use the bike path at any time you want. reporting live in oakland, i'm jessica flores, kpix 5. >>> time now 5:43. has anyone biked to work before? >> no. >> no. >> no. >> weird schedule. >> too hard with our hours. >> it wouldn't be good biking to work at 3 a.m. >> not safe even. >> no. >> i used to when i was living in hawaii i would bike 45 minutes to and back from work but here at this hour? think not. >> it's tough. i think it's a good reminder though for drivers to just be careful. >> yes. definitely. >> a lot of bicyclists will be out there. >> should always be careful on the road but especially today with more bicyclists. >>> how are things on the roads? >>

in addition to biking, participants can volunteer or join a convoy to bike to work with their neighbors. these events stand in marked contrast to the challenges we've had with e-scooters on our sidewalks in the past several weeks. i called for the three major companies to work with the city, as you all know, they chose to flat our process. i appreciate the efforts of public works and the city attorney's office to help manage these devices when left inappropriately in the public right-of-way and continue to be concerned about people operating these devices on sidewalk which is not legal and has led to injuries for pedestrians. our staff is tracking a new bill that has been introduced in the legislature seeking to enable these devices to operate legally on sidewalks and we will pose any provision that -- oppose any provision that hinders our ability to regulate this activity in san francisco. finally, on a more positive note, i'd like this ask staff to arrange a briefing at our meeting in may for the body by the planning department on the newly renamed rail yard alignment and benefit stud

maybe i could ride my bike down there. today 100,000 people across the bay area are expected to ditch their vehicles for the commute because it is "bike to work day". an event that is hosted every year. >> allie rasmus is live from san francisco city hall where a rally just wrapped up. >> reporter: you can still see a lot of people out here on their bikes spilling out into the streets or i should say the bike lane. this is bike to work day, the event which has been going on for the past 24 years. organizers estimate there are 100,000 people across the nine counties who are ditching their cars for the commute and taking this to wheel mode of transportation. along the way they may see these orange tents. these are the energizing stations for people who bike to work. there are 400 of these stations scattered across the bay area. nine counties are involved, earlier this morning the mayor joined members of the police department and the bike coalition to jump on an electric bike and get to city hall for this rally. this is using

their bikes instead. but the bike path only goes to yerba buena island. so from there, cyclists have to take a bus to get into the city. caltrans also is basically encouraging folks to ditch their cars because, you know, we want to reduce the greenhouse gases and it's good for the environment. >> it's about creating a -- place-making for folks to enjoy as well as sustainable infrastructure. >> reporter: caltrans plans to eventually extend the path to san francisco. now, the pilot program which has that path open around the clock lasts until may 19th. reporting live in oakland, i'm jessica flores, kpix 5. >>> time now 6:14. so a lot of people taking their bikes to work today. some safety tips you got? >> yes. i have a pop quiz for you. for your driving and you're coming up on a bicyclist and you want to pass him, what's the safe amount of space that you must have between you and the bicyclist? >> guessing one or two cars length? >> wait. >> when you're passing them in the bike lane. >> three. >> good job,

i'm an employee of line bike. i do the recharging and the collecting and organizing of the scooters that are left on the sidewalk. on a personal level, i just want to say that the way this company has affect me and other people who have had the ability to get this employment has been so significant, i'm someone who is paying for my own residence, able to pay for my own dental care, buying my own residence, and it's impacting me as someone of the lgbt community who is often turned down for jobs that others would have equal opportunity for. aside from that, being out in public, seeing the amount of hostility, seeing that someone should be assaulted for mace for riding a scooter, people throwing scooters angrily, causing the problems that they say we are responsible for as a company, and also, at the same time, the amount of upper -- upper focused transportation and there being no regulation for uber's parking in the like lanes, when i'm driving around there, picking these up, the ubers are filling up the bike lanes,

bike. >> announcer: live, where you live, this is abc7 news. >>> officials say pepper spray was released in a high school classroom in san jose. a dozen students and a teacher were affected. i am ama daetz. >> and i am dan ashley. this happened at oak grove high school in san jose. >> reporter: the last word from the fire department on scene is that they are still investigating. they believe the incident was caused by pepper spray. it started around 3:00 in the afternoon. seventh period in a biology class. people reported a strange smell and having trouble breathing. the fire department tells us on scene on campus in what they were calling a warm zone. treating 12 patients and six were decontaminated and send to the hospital and the other six decontaminated and sent home. there were students who left the campus before the fire department arrived, here are the instructions. >> what we want them to do is shower at home, wash their clothing, and if they start to experience any symptoms at all,

it's not difficult i go by bike and i take a backpack along that's usually enough plus i have my bike basket and if i need to buy something pokey like a creative water i can borrow a hand cart it all works out fine. just. could carfree living be expanded to entire districts towns or cities. head's transport research at the german aerospace center the program is based in cologne motor vehicles play a huge role in the life and layout of major cities all over the world peter says that has to change. because for a city like cologne i don't think we're going to find the single fix that will solve all its problems we need a range of measures at the level of urban planning it might mean for example planting more greenery along the ring highway when it comes to transportation the priority should be expanding public transport and encouraging and enabling more biking and walking. this is what the city of the future might look like major arteries will be downsized there will be more open space and greenery a radical turn away from the internal combustion engine and private cars in general . good

bike.still riding that first bike. he e-mailed them back. he said the green lights flashed when he returned it. that means it is locked. however the app wouldn't let him rent another bike so he walked home. go bike e-mailed him and sai sai back and find that bike or pay $1,200. >> panic going on. >> reporter: peter trudged back downtowns looking for the one that his number was on. >> i never found the bike. >> reporter: he went to the next door website to ask if anybody had seen a tray go bike. he went on yelp and found a dozen similar complaints. customers saying they returned the bikes but the app says they didn't. >> it is huge frustration for the customer. >> reporter: he contacted "7 on your side" and we contacted go bike. saying the system is working properly. the app said peter made an attempt to return the bike but never docked properly. it is clear when you get a green light and get a push notification. peter says he did see a green light however did not check his phone to see if t

bike to work? reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> making it easier. all right, amy, thank you. >>> police and sheriff deputies in the state are putting their talent to the test. we are live in san jose with the best in the west swat invitational competition. >>> plus, the new warning from geologists regarding hawaii's volcano. >>> and good morning from the weather center. i want to open up the weather window on pier 39 to see activity going on under the mostly sunny sky. the see lions are taking a nap right now. the temperatures are going up today, but more so in the next couple if you're looking for anon for incredible selection of the brands you love, this season's newest trends for a fraction of what you'd pay at department stores, ♪ you gotta go to ross heartburn and gas? ♪ now fight both fast new tums chewy bites with gas relief all in one relief of heartburn and gas ♪ ♪ tum tum tum tums new tums chewy bites with gas relief ♪ for the latest styles where you'll spend

forego bike, uber, and tech lanes. let's not repeat the behavior and learn from the mistakes in the past. thank you. >> thank you very much. next speaker, please. sir, welcome. >> good afternoon. i'm a native of san francisco. i'm going to keep this brief. i'm going to use whsome brevit here. i've only encountered actions with line bike in my neighborhood. since then, they've been given workshops to the people on the ground. we have to keep in mind that people in the bayview are aspiring engineering, and we can't just have day jobs. when things do start to get on the different fold for them, we didn't rust only have ground jobs and be underground, so let's hope up other options and possibilities to the folks that are working to aspire to be more than just groundworking. thank you. >> thank you very much. very well said. mr. wiener. >> herbert wiener. perhaps the proposal should be called uber on sidewalk. no one should be on the sidewalk with these transportations -- alternate means of transportation, and that includes

day one in the story of our new bike. first the perspective owner's measurements are taken in a three d. scan it. the new bicycle will be tailor made for his body. with this production method but scanner and printer makes every bike one of a kind. for the bike industry works with a limited number of frames sizes but people are so different each with their individual length of legs and upper body what sets us apart is that we can respond individually and build precisely the geometry that fits each person this passed. the bike designers can change the frame on the computer to perfectly match the rider. so next day the designer meets up with a three d. printing expert getting the measurement data in the right format is a bit of work but three d. printing technology is developing at a huge pace. there are new developments in four different areas of three d. printing number one is the increasing diversity of materials then the volume we can print bigger objects the printing speed is also going up it now takes half or a third o

this is china's bike sharing bauble. this is china's bike sharing bubble.anghai, yes, those really are bikes down there. you have been sending us your m essa 9 es you have been sending us your messages about this. great move because it is a cleaner commute if you rent these bikes. or is it cluttering up the city. you great infrastructure so you can have a positive commute into the city. rodney says, great idea, i use them but the problem is overcrowded public transport so we are forced to use alternatives. but you do need the space for bike rentals. to keep your views coming in. let's return to our paper stories. this is an interesting one, it is in the wall streetjournal, a shortage of pilots in china causing a problem. they are going to train them themselves, which i thought they would do anyway, but they said they would do anyway, but they said they can get pre—trained pilots and they can get pre—trained pilots and they have got to teach them from scratch? it is a global issue there are too few pilots as more people choose their travel. we saw this with

china has a big problem with bikes — an ever—growing mountain of discarded bikes.china. the schemes are now increasingly common in cities across the uk. london, manchester, newcastle, cambridge, oxford and norwich have all introduced schemes in which bikes can be located through an app and then left anywhere. as our beijing correspondent john sudworth explains, the schemes are not without their challenges. it could be mistaken for a field of flowers. but look closer. this is a crop not of plants, but of metal and rubber. thousands upon thousands of bikes, impounded in the city of wuhan. bike—sharing has taken china by storm. unlocked with a wave of a phone, they can be hired, or off—hired, anywhere. but the innovative technology has brought with it a frenzy of speculation. chinese cities have been deluged with bikes, millions of them. backed with huge investment, dozens of companies have been fighting for market share, resulting in blocked pavements... and a random sprinkling of abandoned bikes almost everywhere you look. in some cities, the authorities have had en

created a new problem: bike litter. kris van cleave has more on this. >> reporter: you can see why the electric scooters and dock-less bikes have earned the nickname "litter bikes." people can, and are, leaving them just about anywhere. in the middle of a busy walkway on the national mall. tt a tree in seattle. on the shoulder of a highway in virginia. or in the water. this man was arrested after orowing one onto the tracks in front of a d.c. metro train. what's the biggest challenge to operating in a dense city? >> parking, parking, parking. >> reporter: maggie gendron from lime bike, which operates in more than 50 cities, says riders tend to learn the proper etiquette quickly and the technology is changing how people get around. >> it's making movement for enort distances more convenient and allowing people to not have to rely on a car. >> reporter: riders find the dock-less bikes or electric scooters with an app on their phone and can ride for as little as $1. the scooters can hit speeds of up to 15 miles an hour. ri

this is china's bike—sharing bubble. photos of other bike mountains have been propping up online.y is, china faces a far bigger transport challenge — traffic congestion, chronic pollution and a growing health crisis. and it's notjust bikes that block pavements. the bike companies now plan to use the huge amounts of data they collect to monitor rider behaviour and penalise bad parking, and they insist chinese cities still need them. there needs to be a framework to regulate the growth of the industry, but from a general point of view, taking a step back, cities want this kind of commuting method, because it reduces pollution, reduces congestion, it puts people back on their bicycles. but it's also our responsibility as the leader in the industry to provide this with a thoughtful and responsible approach. as the chinese bike—sharing schemes arrive in more british cities, lessons, they say, will have been learned. and look at this dusty and dry expanse of land. it is a lagoon in chile, or was. the lake, 12 kilometres of it, has dried up. authorities say drought is to blame along with

support amongst people accessing twin peaks by bike or foot was notable with 71% of people biking and 23% walking expressing support. not only has it provided 1.23 acres of new biking space it's made the figure 8 safer. for example, the number of people driving under 30 miles per hour dropped by 77% during the pilot and there has been zero reported injury collisions as well. the pilot has been a great opportunity to hear from the public about ways we can improve upon the temporary configuration moving to -- forward. we've heard concerns about crime and safety. i would like to assure you that the project team has been working with the san francisco police department park station to address these concerns and captain bailey and it indicated it has improved the ability to axis -- access crime. we will ensure that security is addressed through the permanent park rec proposal. one of the other things we've heard from visitors is with respect to issues of broken glass and other debris on the figure 8 and we are actively working with public works to ensure that the space is properly cleaned

about an unprotected bike lane. this is a situation they are concerned about. that cyclists have to move out into a lane of moving traffic. organizers say they will be out here until 7:00 tonight and they will be holding similar demonstrations throughout the days and weeks to come. in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> new at 6:00, california health officials are warning people about eating oysters from canada. according to the state department of health, about 100 californians have contracted norovirus in the past week after eating raw oysters from british columbia. the affected oysters were harvested from four oyster farms. the norovirus is contagious with symptoms including vomiting, diarrhea and fever. >>> federal health officials are reporting the first death from e. coli linked to romaine lettuce. the centers for disease control reports the person who died from e. coli is from right here in california. they aren't saying where or giving other details. the infections have sickened 121 people

, bike, bike! man! why? >> but they will tell you they are the wave of the future. >> you go other places and you don't find what we have here. multi-use paths, bike lanes, there is quite a bit to choose from. >> a gorgeous way to see the city. >> yeah, i never get tired of this ride. >> there is a rumor it rains from time to time. but even when it rains, they still ride their bikes. >>> we'll take a break and when we come back, see what people are cooking up, how teens are helping other young people and inspiring america. because there are options. like an "unjection™". xeljanz xr. a once-daily pill for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well enough. xeljanz xr can reduce pain, swelling and further joint damage, even without methotrexate. xeljanz xr can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections, lymphoma and other cancers have happened. don't start xeljanz xr if you have an infection. tears in the stomach o

if you don't have a bike, you can download the bike app and there's a lot of bike rentals. we have tons of folks over here in line for the bagels. they have a right to. they have to get to work, right? if you don't have a bike, download the go forward app and they have a free all day pass for anybody interested in joining in on the fun. so for now, reporting in downtown san jose, back to you in the studio. >> who knew the stations were so popular? grab a granola bar. >> you're right. kari? >> hey, we have got great weather for biking to work people and people are at work so maybe you're biking for the afternoon. here's a live look outside from at&t park. and as i'm looking at this shot, i don't see any bikes there right now but as i'm sure there will be more people getting out there with such beautiful weather. here's a live look outside in san jose and the temperature trend for the rest of the day, low 70s at noon. seeing just a few fair weather clouds for the rest of the afternoon. we're heading up to 75 degrees and should hit it right at about 3:00 today. the winds will

how i move around on the bike. so when i go through the moves in my head and then all i can do is practice practice practice. and. also uploads his stunts. we're moving a million subscribers get updates on his thrills and spills he also embeds the videos of his adventures in stories his breakneck bike tour of vienna for example is his way of getting to the world volleyball championships as quickly as possible and when he's in the saddle to be resolved definitely faster than four. gets an emotional reaction from people and a more intense feeling than if you just did a series of tricks. in writing down the dollar much he moved up to a mountain bike. hitting speeds of up to sixty kilometers per hour he found this down impossibly rocky landscape's in northern italy for him a welcome break from trial bike to truly perilous right like this you need more than skills and physical fitness. well i'm the kind of guy who always looks forward to how i'll feel afterwards when i've completed a trickle line that's a big motivation

thousands upon thousands of bike s impounded. bike-sharing has taken china by storm. of a phone,h a wave ired can be hired or off-h anywhere. with innovative technology has a frenzy of it speculation. chinese cities have been deluged with bikes, millions of them. backedith huge investment in dozens of companies have been fighting for market share, resultn g iocked pavements and a random sprinkling of abandoned bikes almost everywhere you look. atiese cities, theho have had enough. the extraordinary thing is that many of these bikes are brand-new, hardly used at all. forget stock market bubbles and property bubbles, forget the dot-com bubble. this is one with wheels on. aringis chi's bike-sh bubble. photos of other bik mountains have been popping up online. this is shanghai -- yes, those really are bikes down there. but the reality is china faces a far bigger transport challenge -- traffic congestion, chronic pollution, and a growing health crist . and it is st bikes that blocked pavements. the bike company's now plan to use the huge amount of collect to monitor rider

you can bike there.com.nd additionally there are larger events at the city halls of oakland and san francisco as well as the martin luther king library in san jose. there are a number of other ones. you can go by -- get there -- you can go there by bike.com. >> bike.com. you can go there by bike.com. >> yeah. >> also tell me what's going to be inside the bags? let's hold it up again so people can look at it. goodies and things if you stop at the energizer station. >> there will abcliff bar, coupons for other chipotle, bay trail maps and other different shwag you fine in there. >> it's not only bike to work but also bike away from work. >> exactly. >> which people may find more more enjoyables. >> and there are activities after the bike away from work activities which can you can find on the website it's over 100,000. >> it's a lot of people taking bikes. >> exactly. >> and it's not just about tomorrow, because may is also national bike month. what other events are going on to get people on their bicycles? >>

this is china's bike—sharing bubble. photos of other bike mountains have been propping up online.t the reality is, china faces a far bigger transport challenge — traffic congestion, chronic pollution and a growing health crisis. and it's notjust bikes that block pavements. the bike companies now plan to use the huge amounts of data they collect to monitor rider behaviour and penalise bad parking, and they insist chinese cities still need them. there needs to be a framework to regulate the growth of the industry, but from a general point of view, taking a step back, cities want this kind of commuting method, because it reduces pollution, reduces congestion, it puts people back on their bicycles. but it's also our responsibility as the leader in the industry to provide this with a thoughtful and responsible approach. as the chinese bike—sharing schemes arrive in more british cities, lessons, they say, will have been learned. later this year, asia is to get its own singing competition based on the legendary eurovision song contest. it's renowned for producing the best and also the bi

you can see why the electric scooters and dockless bikes earned the name litter bikes. people can and are leaving them just about anywhere. in the middle of a busy walk way on national mall. up a tree in seattle. on the shoulder of a highway in virginia. or, in the water. this man, was arrested after throwing one on to the tracks in front of a d.c. metro train. what's the biggest challenge to operating in a dense city. >> educating the public on appropriate parking. parking, parking. parking. we need to remind people that they need to park the bikes as they would with any other responsible use product. maggie from line bike which operates in 50 cities says riders tend to learn the proper it quit quickly and technology is changing how people get around. >> it is making, movement, for short distances, more convenient and alug people to not have to rely on a car. 40% of rides started and ended. >> riders find them with an app and can ride for a dollar. scooters can hit speed 15 miles an hour. riders are encouraged to wear health melts. use bike lanes and avoid sidewalks. >

we can move the bike lane -- protective bike lane to the other side of the road. i know our agency is capable of this, and you will want to have a plan in place by june 22nd of this year because this will be in the press. then your staff will have to answer questions about why this lane after a mayoral directive, after that death and constant dangerous situations has not been addressed. so please make this a priority, and i will continue to come here and make sure we do. >> thank you, mr. briseno. next speaker, please. mr. golden, welcome. >> good afternoon. i'd like to, mirror the suggestion for a protected bike lane on howard and 7th. as you mentioned, 2016, kate slatery was killed in a hit and will not collision. few days later mayor ed lee held a press conference and said we would see quick action on an already proposed plan for infrastructure improvements, but almost two years later, we've seen nothing on howard, even though we have on folsom and it's made a gigantic difference. tomorrow night, i along with my daughter will participate in a protected bike lan

people on the bikes. looking at highway 4 in bay point and concord coming over the hill it is moderate, certainly the commute is better than yesterday where we had some issues but today is more of a normal commute. likewise for the eastshore freeway, 36 minutes is the same time to the macarthur maze. also at the bay bridge toll plaza we have 20 minutes on the delay and on the oakland freeways we have not filled in yet from san leandro to oakland. the san mateo bridge is slowing down and so is the south bay commute. northbound 280 i saw 280 getting slow and stacked in downtown san jose which means 101 and 85 are getting stacked and people are avoiding the freeways. this is not the worst i have seen getting to cupertino or sunnyvale, for example 101 is in decent shape from sunnyvale into palo alto. this is a live look at the downtown san jose commute. on the right is northbound 280 and you can see it is slowing down. 7:14 and this man is not slowing down at all.>> not ever, not until 10:00. okay, already we

coalition, people protected bike lanes. we've reached out to senior and disability action network. we've been trying to make sure that we're being good community partners by listening to everyone that has concerns or questions or ideas in terms of how to make things better. we've taken a lot of the feedback to heart and we've implemented a lot of new things, such as re-stickering all of our scooters so it makes it very clear what the rules are and what the expectations are. having operated now dockless mobility services in about 50 markets across the united states, we're bringing our operational know how to our hometown. and so whenever we get a report that we receive about a misparked scooter or a scooter obstructing the right of way, we dispatch our operations team as quickly as possible. and so that's something that we are already doing in san francisco. and i'm sure that's going to be a requirement for san francisco's permit. we met with dpw as well as this. please contact us. we don't want to put the onus on the public

bias -- bike.olk and market. >> when you think about the population that's coming to san francisco, we can't afford everyone to bring their own individuals car. >> reporter: more than half of all daily trips are done with out a car. people are either biking, taking public transit, or walking to get a round.. this is the wave of the future. it's the only way that we're going to be able to not go beyond crazy. in terms of congestion. it is the future of san francisco. it's the future really of getting around our city. >> reporter: the director of the bike collision says the city is already adding to -- 10 new protective bike lanes. >> making all the difference in the world. when i first moved here, it was -- i would write up and go up the panhandle. the connection was terrifying. you were like running on the wrong side of the road. one-way traffic. >> reporter: heater has lived in san francisco for more than seven years. for that -- the first time he used protected bike lanes. >> we can ride all the

>> i'm pumped up but i don't have a bike yet. listen. it doesn't mean you guys can't bike here. we are outside of the m.l.k. jr. library. this is the 24th bike to work year. we'll get a bunch of bikers coming down the streets in the road getting ready to head to work. the kids were joining in on some of the fun. it is a day for everybody to join on in. if you're wondering about information we can go ahead and get that on the screen. there will be over 400 energizer stations set up. chipotle is doing a two for one. if you show your helmet you get a two for one deal. >> all right. we have to get you a bike out there too. >> reporter: i am. it's coming up. i will go hunt one down. >> we are going to make sure the weather is perfect. >> all right. we are going to start out with clear skies. we don't have the fog and high humidity we had yesterday. we are starting out with clear skies around the bay area. here is a live look outside in dublin. it is already busy. it will be at 62 degrees at 9:00 this morning. sunshine. a few clouds starting to roll in throughout the day. mostly sunny

this is china's bike—sharing bubble. photos of other bike mountains have been propping up online.is one in the city of xiamen, and this is shanghai. yes, those really are bikes down there. but the reality is, china faces a far bigger transport challenge — traffic congestion, chronic pollution and a growing health crisis. and it's notjust bikes that block pavements. the bike companies now plan to use the huge amounts of data they collect to monitor rider behaviour and penalise bad parking, and they insist chinese cities still need them. there needs to be a framework to regulate the growth of the industry, but from a general point of view, taking a step back, cities want this kind of commuting method, because it reduces pollution, reduces congestion, it puts people back on their bicycles. but it's also our responsibility as the leader in the industry to provide this with a thoughtful and responsible approach. as the chinese bike—sharing schemes arrive in more british cities, lessons, they say, will have been learned. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. here on bbc one, it's time for