Year: 2018

Under the California Vehicle Code, bicyclists have the same rights and duties on the road as motor vehicle operators. Some of the motor vehicles that bicycle riders encounter are buses and recreational vehicles (RVs). Due care and caution must be exercised by the drivers of those vehicles. They’re longer and wider than passenger cars. They…

Disturbing video has been released showing the moment a white Honda Civic fails to stop for a stop sign and plows into two children. The kids, aged 12 & 13, were in a residential neighborhood when the vehicle crashed into them. PLEASE SHARE: SSJ neighbors are looking for the driver behind this horrible hit and…

A crash in Modesto involving a Lexus killed one cyclist on August 23, 2018. According to The Modesto Bee, this crash happened at 9:45 PM on Highway 132 just east of Empire. Before the crash, both the cyclist and motorist were headed east on Highway 132. Allegedly, the Lexus driver rear-ended the bicyclist, which caused…

Members of LA’s DOT are considering the removal of bike-protected lanes on Griffith Park Boulevard. Speaking at recent LA City Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC) conference, DOT workers said there have already been two costly lawsuits brought against the city for cyclist accidents on Griffith Park Boulevard. DOT leaders also told the BAC they were looking…

A car crash in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood killed one bicyclist on August 14, 2018. According to SF Weekly, this crash happened at 5:45PM at the intersection of Turk and Taylor streets. Before the crash, the cyclist was headed northbound on Taylor and a BMW was traveling west on Taylor. Allegedly, the BMW struck the…

A car crash in Yuba City claimed the life of one bicyclist on August 13, 2018. According to Action News Now, this crash happened on South Township Road late at night. Allegedly, a driver hit a male cyclist from behind, which caused the man to fall off of his bicycle and crash onto the road….

A crash in southeast Fresno sent one cyclist to the hospital with serious injuries on August 8, 2018. According to The Fresno Bee, this collision happened before 9:30PM on Jensen Avenue. Both the cyclist and Mazda driver involved in this crash were headed eastbound before this crash occurred. Allegedly, the Mazda struck the cyclist from…