2008 Bicycle Involved Traffic Collisions

1581 Total Collisions*

* Reported to the Statewide Integrated Traffic Reporting System (SWITRS)

PRIMARY COLLISION FACTORS

Red Light & Stops13%

21453(a) (89/205)22450(a) (57/205)21802(a) (59/205)

Right of Way/Yield14%

21804(a) (184/224)21950(a) (28/224)

Other (12/224)

Unsafe Turns14%

21801(a) (103/219)22107 (75/219)Other (41/219)

Lane Change/Passing7%

21202(a) (41/106)21658(a) (33/106)

Other (32/106)

Unsafe Speed6%

22350 (92/92)

Driver Inattention3%

22106 (28/50)22517 (22/50)

Other/Undetermined18%

INJURY SUMMARY

Note: Based on 1581 Collisions. All injuries sustained by cyclists and pedestrians as well as severe and fatal sustained by motor vehicle occupants considered. Minor injuries sustained by drivers/passengers not counted. PDO refers to Property Damage Only.

INJURY TYPEALL ACCIDENTS/ALL VEHICLES

Severe 2% Other Visible 17% Complained of Pain 48% No Injury 33%Fatal 1%<

37,828 COLLISIONS

INJURY TYPEBICYCLE RELATED ACCIDENTS

Severe 6% Other Visible 47% Complained of Pain 41% No Injury/PDO 5%Fatal 1%<

1 Fatal is Pedestrian 1 Severe is Driver

FATAL AND SEVERE CYCLE RELATED INCIDENTSBY PRIMARY VIOLATION SECTION & VIOLATION TYPE

(10 FATAL, 100 SEVERE )

Red Light & Stops20% of Fatal

16% of Severe

Right of Way/Yield

13% of Severe

Unsafe Turns10% of Fatal

16% of Severe

Lane Change/Passing10% of Fatal4% of Severe

Unsafe Speed20% of Fatal8% of Severe

Driver Inattention

2% of Severe

Other/Undetermined10% of Fatal

21% of Severe

Direction Violations30% of Fatal

20% of Severe

In 8 of these collisions there were secondary violations contributing.

OTHER VISIBLE INJURYBY PRIMARY VIOLATION TYPE

752 VISIBLE INJURIES(RAW NUMBER, PERCENTAGE)

COMPLAINED OF PAINBY VIOLATION TYPE

650 COMPLAINED OF PAIN INJURIES(RAW NUMBER, PERCENTAGE)

SECTION BRIEF DESCRIPTION F S V C P Total Percentage

21650.1 VC A bicycle operated on a roadway, or the shoulder of a highway, shall be operated in the same direction as vehicles. 3 11 121 139 10 284 17.8%

21804 VCThe driver of any vehicle about to enter or cross a highway shall yield the right-of-way to all traffic

and shall continue to yield the right-of-way to that traffic until he or she can proceed with reasonable safety.

12 83 82 6 183 11.5%

21801(A) VC The driver of a vehicle intending to turn…shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching from the opposite direction… 1 10 48 42 3 103 6.5%

21650 VC Upon all highways, a vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway. 8 35 50 9 101 6.3%

22350 VC No person shall drive a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable or prudent . 2 8 52 25 5 92 5.8%

21453 (A) VC A driver facing a steady circular red signal shall stop before entering the crosswalk and shall remain stopped until an indication to proceed is shown. 1 12 36 33 8 90 5.6%

22107No person shall turn a vehicle from a direct course until such movement can be made with

reasonable safety and then only after the giving of an appropriate signal in the manner provided in this chapter in the event any other vehicle may be affected by the movement.

3 33 38 1 75 4.7%

21802(A) VCThe driver of any vehicle approaching a stop sign shall stop as required by Section 22450. The driver

shall then yield the right-of-way and shall continue to yield the right-of-way until he or she can proceed with reasonable safety.

1 4 33 19 3 60 3.8%

22450 VC The driver of any vehicle approaching a stop sign at the entrance to, or within, an intersection shall stop. 33 21 4 58 3.6%

21202(A) VC Any person operating a bicycle upon a roadway at less than normal speed of traffic shall ride as close as practicable to the right. 2 23 15 1 41 2.6%

Total 8 69 501 465 39 1087 68.4%

% of Injury Type 80% 69% 66.6% 71.5% 50%

MOST PREVALENT COLLISION FACTOR AND ASSOCIATED INJURY(TOP 10 VIOLATIONS)

GENERAL DATA

71 Collisions

HIT AND RUNALL TYPES OF COLLISIONS

37828 COLLISIONS IN CITY OF LOS ANGELES

71 Collisions

HIT AND RUNSTATISTICS FOR BICYCLE INVOLVED COLLISIONS

Hit/Run by Type

Hit/Run as proportion of all Collisions Misdemeanor Hit/Run Injuries

Felony Hit/Run Injuries

Drugs/Alcohol Involved72 Collisions

Impairment TypeInjury Sustained Drugs-Auto Drugs-Bike DUI-Auto DUI-Bike HBD-Auto HBD-Bike HBD-Both Grand Total

Fatal 1 2 3Severe 1 3 2 1 4 2 13

Other Visible 1 1 5 3 3 18 2 33Complained of Pain 3 4 2 9 1 19

Property Damage Only 1 1 1 1 4Grand Total 1 3 11 12 7 32 4 72

DAY OF WEEK/TIME OF DAY

MONTH OF COLLISION#

OF

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MONTH

AGE AND DEGREE OF INJURY

Fault Determination1581 Collisions

DIVISION OF OCCURRENCE1581 Collisions

FATAL SEVERE OTHER VISIBLE COMPLAINED OF PAIN PDO Grand TotalCENTRAL BUREAU

Central 1 4 36 43 6 90Hollenbeck 1 20 9 30

Newton 2 7 41 48 3 101Northeast 2 28 26 4 60Rampart 6 60 44 11 121TOTAL 3 20 185 170 24 402

SOUTH BUREAU77TH 1 5 38 48 7 99

Harbor 6 30 15 3 54Southeast 8 25 19 7 59Southwest 1 4 50 47 5 107

TOTAL 2 23 143 129 22 319VALLEY BUREAU

Devonshire 5 31 25 1 62Foothill 2 7 25 14 4 52Mission 5 23 20 3 51

N. Hollywood 3 34 29 1 67Van Nuys 1 4 44 57 6 112

West Valley 8 65 49 5 127TOTAL 3 32 222 194 20 471

WEST BUREAUHollywood 7 41 27 3 78

Pacific 1 6 55 42 7 111West LA 1 4 39 36 80Wilshire 6 65 47 2 120TOTAL 2 23 200 152 12 389

MOST COMMON STREETS FOR COLLISIONS

INJURY TYPE

STREET # OF COLLISION FATAL SEVERE OTHER VISIBLE COMPLAINED OF PAIN PDO/NO INJURYVERMONT 52 1 18 28 5WESTERN 47 2 25 17 3

WASHINGTON 46 1 20 21 4SUNSET 43 1 3 24 13 2

VENICE BL 38 1 3 19 14 1FIGUEROA 38 3 13 20 2

PICO BL 36 2 20 14VANOWEN 35 2 13 17 3

SHERMAN WY 35 1 15 18 1HOOVER 34 2 19 13

VAN NUYS BL 32 1 10 18 3BROADWAY 29 2 10 13 4

MAIN ST 29 1 2 15 10 1SEPULVEDA 29 7 18 4VENTURA BL 28 2 11 14 1

VICTORY 27 3 8 14 2RESEDA 27 1 12 14

OLYMPIC BL 25 4 10 11NORMANDIE AV 25 1 2 10 12

7TH ST 24 10 12 2ROSCOE BL 24 2 6 15 1

6TH ST 24 1 14 9WILSHIRE 23 12 10 1

SANTA MONICA BL 23 11 9 38TH ST 21 12 9