Bike riders know all about the difficulties involved with traversing the roads around Southern California. Cars and trucks do not necessarily adhere to proper distances or maintain their lanes, making it dangerous to bike beside them. With bike accidents continuing to...
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Monitor yourself for head injuries after a bicycle crash
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...
Factors contributing to an increase in bicycle accidents
The number of fatal bicycle accidents occurring in California has increased during the past several years. According to data collected by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for the three-year period between 2016 and 2018, 455 bicyclists died in traffic...
California bicyclists must be aware of dooring
Bicyclists in California can ride all year long, and some choose to head out in the rain or other inclement weather. One issue they face is that drivers might not always watch for them. This is especially true when the drivers park and don’t watch for cyclists when...
How the right visibility gear can save your life on a bike
For many drivers, their daily commute is a run-of-the-mill experience that they don't want to commit their full attention to. That lack of focus can mean that people in motor vehicles pose a substantial threat to cyclists, regardless of whether those people are...
Self-driving vehicles bring increased dangers to bicyclists
With more autonomous or "self-driving" cars expected to hit the road, even a bicyclist deciding to take a break and start walking with his or her bike could turn into a dangerous situation. Moving at 43.5 mph with its human operator watching a show streamed on her...
Know the laws for LA cyclists
Los Angeles has a pervasive car culture, but many residents rely on bicycles to get from point A to point B. If you often cycle in the city, you should understand how traffic laws apply to your bicycle. Review the city and state bike guidelines that pertain to Los...
After deadly accident, driver faces 19 legal charges
A cyclist was out riding with his friends when he got caught up in a tragic car accident in California. One friend noticed that traffic began stopping, looked back to see where he was and realized they were no longer riding together. It turned out that his friend had...
Cyclists need to know how to deal with road rage
Ride your bike long enough, and you're going to encounter road rage. It's just a sad reality in modern times. Some drivers do not like cyclists. They feel like the two groups — cyclists and drivers — are opposed to one another. It's a flawed position, of course. We're...
Should we think bigger than making new bike lanes?
If you drive by a work crew building a new bike lane, expanding the road and putting in that safe space for cyclists, do you think about why it's happening? Do you consider why that street is getting the new lane?A lot of the time, it's just because someone already...


