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Report: Traffic collisions costing San Francisco billions

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Dozens of people filled the steps outside San Francisco City Hall yesterday to demand that city leaders address traffic safety issues with more urgency. 

So far, this year, seven people have been killed driving, cycling or walking in San Francisco. Last year, there were 42 fatalities.

In addition to lives lost, a recent report from the city's Budget and Legislative Analyst's Office revealed that in the last five years, traffic collisions have cost San Francisco residents a total of two-and-a-half billion dollars.

That includes costs from vehicle repairs, medical care, taking time off work, and property damage.The activists are calling for more measures, like more traffic cameras, speed bumps, streets signs and traffic boarding islands.

Sunni M. Khalid is a veteran of more than 40 years in journalism, having worked in print, radio, television, and web journalism.