Year: 2018

A car struck and killed cyclist in or near a crosswalk in Pittsburg, California, shortly before 11:30 pm on Friday, October 26, 2018. The driver of the car was traveling North on Kirker Pass Road toward downtown Pittsburg and, according to the Police at the scene, had a green light at Castlewood Drive and struck…

A dump truck struck and killed a cyclist in the crosswalk at Stoney Point Rd. in west Santa Rosa just after noon on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. According to witnesses, the driver of the dump truck was turning right onto Stoney Point Rd. from the off-ramp of Luther Burbank Highway after waiting for a green…

New green bike-protected lanes are starting to appear all over San José in late 2018. Unfortunately, many motorists are having difficulties figuring out where to park their cars, often leading to unnecessary traffic jams and accidents. Since the current signs and meters in San José are close to the bike-protected lanes, some drivers mistakenly assume…

Hundreds of dockless electric scooters have been re-introduced onto San Francisco’s streets early on October 15, 2018. These e-scooters are a part of a yearlong pilot program designed to assess the safety of e-scooters in the Golden City. For this pilot program, the SFMTA requested applications to figure out which e-scooter companies would be the…

One of the key selling points for shareable electric scooters is that they are a more eco-friendly way of getting around compared with buses and cars. Recent research out of Indiana University (IU), however, suggests e-scooters might not be as eco-conscious as some companies claim. Scientists at IU examined numerous e-scooters around campus and compared…

On Saturday, October 13, 2018, a cyclist in Olivehurst California was hit by two vehicles. Tragically, the cyclist was pronounced dead at Rideout Memorial Hospital. According to The Sacrmaneto Bee, the cyclist was hit by a car who fled the scene. Shortly thereafter, a second vehicle hit the cyclist who was lying in the road….

Thanks to a new federal grant, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) will be stepping up its safety initiatives for cyclists and pedestrians. Public safety officials hope these programs will dramatically reduce California’s pedestrian and cyclist fatalities. Created by the California Office of Traffic Safety, this grant is called the California Pedestrian and Bicyclist Enforcement and…