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Share the Road and Look Out for One Another During Bicycle Safety Month
Nature of Incident: | Share the Road and Look Out for One Another During Bicycle Safety Month | ||||||||||||||
Location: | County of Ventura | ||||||||||||||
Date & Time: | May 2024 | ||||||||||||||
Unit(s) Responsible: | Ventura County Sheriff’s Office | ||||||||||||||
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May is National Bicycle Safety Month and the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office is encouraging everyone to get active and safely take bike rides, while at the same time reminding drivers to be on the lookout for more people biking and walking. “Everyone deserves to reach their destination safely,” Captain Cameron Henderson said. “Unfortunately, there has been an increase in bicycle fatalities and injuries over the last few years. Bicyclists do not have the same protections as people in a vehicle, so if you see a bicyclist — slow down.” According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there were 1,105 people killed while riding a bike in 2022 and an estimated 46,195 bicyclists were injured. In 2021, 976 bicyclists were killed (a 1.9% increase from 2020) and an estimated 41,615 bicyclists were injured (a 7% increase from 2020). To help keep people safe while biking or walking, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, throughout the month, will conduct enforcement focused on driver behaviors that put bicyclists and pedestrians at risk, such as speeding, making illegal turns, failure to yield right of way, and stop sign/red light running. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office suggests the following safety tips for bicyclists and drivers: Drivers
Bike Riders
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Prepared by: |
Sergeant Daniel Gonzales |
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News Release Date: | May 1, 2024 |
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Media Follow-Up Contact: | Sergeant Daniel Gonzales [email protected] |
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Approved by: |
Captain Jason B. Hendren |
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Address/Location
Ventura County Sheriff's Office
800 S Victoria Ave
Ventura, CA 93003
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-654-9511