PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN FROM SUMMER BICYCLE ACCIDENTS
According to the 2015 figures provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, (NHTSA), children fourteen years old and younger accounted for 12 percent of the bicycling injuries and five percent of the bicycling fatalities in 2015. That year, 47...
PLEASE WEAR BICYCLE HELMETS EVERY TIME YOU GET ON A BICYCLE
A tragic bicycle accident in the Foothill Farms area has left a family devastated. Last month, a 13-year old boy from Sacramento was riding his bicycle with two other boys when a car struck and killed him. As reported by The...
CAR ACCIDENT CONCUSSION WARNING SIGNS
Head injuries are common in car accidents. The force of the impact causes your body to be thrown forward so that your head strikes the steering wheel or the dashboard. A side impact can result in your head hitting the...
FIVE WAYS DRIVERS ARE DANGEROUS FOR BICYCLISTS
Bicycles are becoming a popular form of recreation and exercise. Bicycles have long been a form of inexpensive transportation for many people. However, even though drivers know they must share the road with bicyclists, many drivers fail to take steps...
BICYCLIST KILLED IN COLLISION WITH GARBAGE TRUCK HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED
The Sacramento Bee is reporting that the bicyclist who was hit and killed by a garbage truck was Professor Kentaro Inoue of Sacramento. Professor Inoue was a UC Davis professor who loved biking. A spokesman for UC Davis aid that...
HOW TO CREATE A BICYCLE SAFETY KIT?
Bicycling has increased in popularity over the past couple of decades. More people are riding bicycles than ever before for a variety of reasons — economic, health, recreation, and social. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, biking to work increased by 60...
COMMON MISTAKES MADE BY BICYCLISTS
You can see bicyclists out enjoying our beautiful weather and scenery every day in Sacramento and throughout northern California. Bicycling is actually becoming a popular form of inexpensive transportation throughout California as our state continues to increase measures to protect...
BICYCLIST STRUCK, KILLED IN SACRAMENTO CA CRASH
66-year-old Margaret Bengs was struck on her bicycle this month on Fair Oaks Boulevard about 100 feet south of Kenneth Avenue. She died at Mercy San Juan Hospital two days after the accident. Bengs was a speechwriter for former Gov....
Bicyclist Hospitalize After An Accident With A Truck In Sacramento, CA.
A man was taken to the UC Davis Medical Center after he collided with a truck on his bicycle on Wednesday morning in Sacramento. The bicycle vs truck accident happened around 7:00 a.m. at Howe Avenue and Swarthmore Drive. Howe...
Bicyclist Killed In Accident With A Car In Sacramento
On Tuesday, a collision between a bicycle and motor vehicle in Sacramento CA claimed the life of the bicyclist and left the driver of the car shaken. According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident between the bike and vehicle...
