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Ventura County Sheriff's Office
Tuesday June 4th, 2024 :: 11:40 a.m. PDT

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Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Operation

Nature of Incident: Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Operation
   
Location: City of Camarillo
Date & Time: June 17, 2024
Unit(s) Responsible: Camarillo Police Department - Traffic Bureau
 

 

  
     
Narrative:
The Camarillo Police Department / Ventura County Sheriff’s Office will conduct a traffic safety operation June 17, 2024, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m, focused on the most dangerous driver behaviors that put the safety of people biking or walking at risk.
 
These violations include speeding, making illegal turns, failing to yield or provide right of way to bicyclists or pedestrians, or failing to stop for signs and signals.
 
“We all have places to be and not everyone gets there by car,” Sergeant Chris Zapata said. “Bicyclists and pedestrians have the same rights to the road but face even more risk without the protections vehicles have.  We should all be looking out for one another.” 
 
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office offers steps that drivers and pedestrians can take to greatly reduce the risk of getting injured or in a crash:
Pedestrians 
  • Be predictable.  Use crosswalks, when available.  
  • Take notice of approaching vehicles and practice due care.  
  • Do not walk or run into the path of a vehicle.  At 30 mph, a driver needs at least 90 feet to stop. 
  • Be visible.  Make it easy for drivers to see you – wear light colors, reflective material and carry a flashlight, particularly at dawn, dusk or at night. 
  • Be extra careful crossing streets or entering crosswalks at night when it is harder to see, or when crossing busier streets with more lanes and higher speed limits. 
Drivers 
  • Follow the speed limit and slow down at intersections.  Be prepared to stop for pedestrians at marked and unmarked crosswalks. 
  • Avoid blocking crosswalks while waiting to make a right-hand turn. 
  • Never drive impaired.
Bicyclists
  • Obey traffic laws, use hand signals, use lights at night (front white light and rear red reflector), and wear a helmet. 
  • Bicyclists must travel in the same direction of traffic and have the same requirements as any slow-moving vehicle. 
  • Avoid the door zone: do not ride too closely to parked cars. 
  • If there’s a bike lane, use it, unless making a left turn, passing, or approaching a place where a right turn is allowed. 
  • Yield to pedestrians.  Bicyclists must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians within marked crosswalks or within unmarked crosswalks at intersections.  
 
Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
 
 
 
 
Prepared by: Sergeant Daniel Gonzales  
News Release Date: June 4, 2024  
Media Follow-Up Contact: Sergeant Daniel Gonzales
(805) 388-5132
[email protected]
 		  
Approved by:
 
 
 		 Captain Jason B. Hendren
 
 		  
           
 
 

Address/Location
Ventura County Sheriff's Office
800 S Victoria Ave
Ventura, CA 93003

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-654-9511

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