Year: 2018

A car accident in Foster City claimed the life of one local cyclist last Friday. Safety officials hope this tragic accident will remind motorists and cyclists to slow down and proceed with extreme caution at all intersections. According to The Mercury News, this fatal accident happened at 11:25AM on March 23rd at the intersection of…

On Thursday, March 22, 2018, a San Francisco cyclist and a pedestrian were badly injured in separate hit-and-run car crashes in the South of Market district. According to the San Francisco Examiner, the first accident happened at 6:20PM on Folsom Street near the intersection with 12th Street. Police say they believe a driver struck the…

On March 19th, 2018, a car crash on the streets of Stockton resulted in the death of one cyclist. Stockton police officers are deeply concerned about the rise in cyclist deaths over the past month. Local safety officials say this is the fifth cyclist fatality within a month. According to Fox 40, this crash happened…

On Monday, March 12, 2018, a suspected DUI driver allegedly hit a school bus, continued driving, hit a bicyclist, continued driving and then hit a tree. The driver was in a red Acura. After the collision with the tree, the driver was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries. The condition of the cyclist…

On Wednesday, March 7, 2018, a man was riding his 3 wheeled bike (tricycle) on South Avenue. A pickup truck coming from behind hit the tricycle which ejected the cyclist. Tragically, the man was killed. According to an article in the Record Searchlight, the driver of the pickup truck initially thought the tricycle was a…

Sacramento, West Sacramento, and Davis are gearing up for a new e-bike sharing program. JUMP Bikes, the New York-based company behind this initiative, said they should be ready to make these electric bikes available to the public by May. Over the past few months, JUMP Bikes has been working with the Sacramento Area Council of…

Officials in the city of Bakersfield have just passed a resolution targeting pedestrian and biker safety. This new resolution, which passed City Council on February 7th, will help increase communications between Bakersfield’s local government and California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). In total, this safety plan will cost Bakersfield $377,000. Caltrans will pay $177,000 of this…