Serious crashes in Daly City are not spread evenly across town. They cluster on a handful of busy arterial streets, and several of the intersections below sit right where those streets meet. Bay Area Injury Law Firm APC built this list from published city safety plans so drivers, walkers, and cyclists know where to slow down. A short list of local law firms follows at the end.
How were these intersections chosen?
No agency publishes an official ranking of the most dangerous intersections in San Mateo County, so this list draws on two public plans: Daly City’s 2020 Vision Zero Action Plan and the City of San Mateo’s 2024 Local Roadway Safety Plan. Daly City’s plan maps a High Injury Network, meaning the streets with the heaviest concentration of crashes that kill or seriously injure someone. From 2013 through 2017, Daly City recorded 2,788 crashes, which killed 11 people and seriously injured 73. Nearly two-thirds of all crashes, and more than four out of five fatal or serious ones, happened on just 17% of the city’s roads.
Which Daly City intersections see the most serious crashes?
1. Why is Mission Street at John Daly and Hillside Boulevards risky?
The city’s plan points to this junction as a meeting point for several High Injury Network streets. Mission Street is also a state highway, so Caltrans shares responsibility for its design. Expect drivers turning across several lanes at once.
2. What makes Junipero Serra Boulevard at John Daly Boulevard dangerous for pedestrians?
Both streets are on the High Injury Network, and the crossing sits beside the Daly City BART station. Fatal and serious crashes in the city peak between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., which is the same window when commuters stream out of the station.
3. Why has the city targeted John Daly Boulevard at Skyline Boulevard?
Daly City lists this intersection among its Vision Zero projects, with work aimed at pedestrian safety and access. Skyline is a higher-speed route along the coastal ridge, and fog there can cut visibility with little warning.
4. What changed at Serramonte Boulevard and Callan Boulevard?
In 2018, the city replaced the four-way stop here with a traffic signal. That upgrade fits the city’s data. Unsignalized intersections accounted for 29% of Daly City’s fatal and serious injury crashes, compared with 12% at signalized ones.
5. Why does Mission Street near Goethe Street appear on this list?
A pedestrian was killed on Mission Street near Goethe Street in 2017. Pedestrians accounted for 44% of Daly City’s fatal and serious injury victims, and 28% of those pedestrians were hit midblock with no crosswalk present.
6. What should drivers know about Hickey Boulevard and Campus Drive?
The city added a new crosswalk across Campus Drive at Hickey Boulevard, with pedestrian countdown signals and ADA curb ramps. Drivers should expect people crossing where there was once no marked crosswalk.
Which San Mateo intersections are top safety priorities?
The City of San Mateo’s safety plan reported a collision rate roughly double the California average. It named three intersections as top priorities.
7. Why is El Camino Real at 22nd Avenue a priority?
The city listed this crossing among its top priority intersections. El Camino Real was paved in the 1920s as the Peninsula’s first highway, and it still carries heavy traffic through every city in the county.
8. What makes Humboldt Street and Poplar Avenue a concern?
It appears on the same priority list. The fixes planned for collision-prone spots like this one include no-right-turn-on-red signs and signals that give pedestrians a head start.9. Why is Indian Avenue at Tilton Avenue on the list?
It rounds out the named priorities. The same plan also calls for slowing traffic near schools with measures such as speed bumps or raised intersections.
Which law firms serve people after a crash in San Mateo County?
Injury claims and criminal or traffic charges are handled by different kinds of lawyers. These five offices serve the area.
- Bay Area Injury Law Firm APC
- Law Office of James Dunn
- Law Offices of Dean Johnson
- Samuel Geller | Geller Law
- Pelta Law
1. Bay Area Injury Law Firm APC
Founded by principal attorney Joseph Chan, Esq., a law graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, this Daly City firm represents pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers hurt in crashes. Its practice covers car, truck, and motorcycle accidents, collisions with rideshare and delivery drivers, and catastrophic injuries. Clients work directly with the attorney, who helps them find appropriate medical care. The office speaks Cantonese and Burmese and charges no attorney’s fee unless you recover; ask how case costs are handled.
2. Law Office of James Dunn
A Redwood City law office that takes criminal cases, including DUI.
3. Law Offices of Dean Johnson
A Redwood City practice whose work includes DUI matters.
4. Samuel Geller | Geller Law
A San Francisco firm offering criminal defense.
5. Pelta Law
A criminal defense office in San Francisco.
Hurt at one of these intersections? Talk with Bay Area Injury Law Firm APC
If you were injured at one of these intersections, or anywhere else in San Mateo County, Bay Area Injury Law Firm APC can review what happened and explain your options.
Several of these intersections are already the focus of city safety work. Until that work is finished, slowing down and watching for people on foot is still the best protection. This article is general information, not legal advice.
