Bicycle Accidents

May is National Bicycle Safety Month, which means that the California Highway Patrol is issuing its annual reminder to the public that they need to “share the road.” Let’s hope that everyone gets the message. Even though bicycling and walking are more popular than...

With many people working at home these days, the streets have been emptier than normal -- and some folks are taking the opportunity to turn their cars into hot rods. California has seen a massive uptick in the number of speeding tickets being issued to drivers who...

If you love to ride a bike, then the chances are good that you make it a family activity. Learning to ride a bike is a rite of passage that can be enjoyable for the whole family. It also allows your child to finally be big enough to ride his or her own bike when you...

If you are like most bicyclists, you probably think that you are safer riding in a bike lane than you are when riding down a street that does not have one. Unfortunately, this perception represents a flawed one and could be completely untrue according to the results...

Cycling fatalities have not been this high in decades. They recently hit a 25-year high in California, exposing just how dangerous things have gotten for cyclists all over the state. Just how high are they? Recent reports put them at 3.9 deaths in cycling accidents...

You’ve probably been on the road before when a car has come far too close to you. You’re riding your bike where you’re supposed to be: In a bike lane. Despite that, other vehicles just don’t give you enough room. One solution to this problem is to create bike lane...

Across the nation, people are choosing bicycles over motor vehicles for their daily commutes. The benefits of this mode of transport are nearly endless. Cycling reduces pollution, it promotes fitness in American citizens and it has great potential to reduce dangerous...

There are rules and laws on the books in California intended to make it safer for bicyclists to share the road with motor vehicles. There are responsibilities for both cyclists and drivers, but people in enclosed vehicles all too often fail to do their part or really...

The Golden State Freeway, also known as the 5 Freeway, is a major thoroughfare that allows commuters to take a more direct and faster route to their destination. In order to prevent the freeway from interfering with surface street traffic, there are multiple bridges...

Whether you commute to work every day on your bike or hop on it after you get home in the evening for a little bit of exercise, you are probably very aware of how biking can be good for your health. Unfortunately, cycling can also endanger your health if you wind up...