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Bikers Beware: California Has the Most Fatal Accidents in the United States

Since 1994, there have been 40,000 fatalcyclists in California. From 2002-2006 there
accidents in the United States each year. Thewere 11 fatal rear-end bike accidents in the
scary thing for cyclists in California isstate and many more accidents that resulted
that nearly 10% of them are happening inin  injury.
their  state.
Rear end bike accidents can happen in a
With an increasing number of vehicles on thenumber of ways: when a cyclist is making a
road, cyclists need to be careful when itleft turn and a driver doesn't see him in the
comes to their safety. While bike accidentslane, when a cyclist swerves to dodge an
only account for around 3% of California'sobstacle without seeing the car behind them,
fatal collisions, there are hazards comingor when a driver doesn't see a cyclist on the
from  each  and  every  direction.road  at  night.
Side  CrashesThe best way to avoid rear-end accidents is
to communicate your directional changes and
Usually when a cyclist gets hit on the sideget quality safety gear including a mirror,
it doesn't prove to be fatal. Nonetheless,reflectors, a flashing red rear light, and a
you should still know how to protect yourselfglowing  safety  triangle.
from side-impact collisions while biking. A
couple of the most common places for sideFront  Collisions
crashes to occur include intersections and
crosswalks.The front of the bike is the initial point of
impact in over 80% of California's bike
California averages around 10 fatalaccidents each year. There are numerous ways
side-impact bike accidents each year, withyou may be involved in this type of bike
most of the crashes occurring on the rightaccident, but often times these are also the
side. You can prevent side collisions bymost  avoidable.
practicing safe biking habits such as
scanning every intersection, never assuming aUnlike rear-end collisions or some side
vehicle sees you, and communicating withcrashes, the threat is always in your line of
others  through  signals  and  other methods.view. You can greatly reduce your chance of
being in a bike accident by practicing good
The  Rear  Endobservation skills and being aware of
possible hazards before they are too close to
While not nearly as common, rear end bikedodge.
accidents still pose a major risk for



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