05/12/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/12/2023 09:59
SANTA ANA, Ca. (May12, 2023): May is National Bicycle Safety Month and the Orange County Sheriff's Departmentis encouraging more people to get active and safely take bike rides.
"Bicycling is a great means of transportation and recreation, and everyone deserves to ride to their destination safely," Sergeant Kyle Ishiisaid. "Let's look out for one another and share the road, share the responsibility."
To help keep people biking or walking safe, the Orange County Sheriff's Departmentwill conduct traffic safety operations throughout the month 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 Orange County Sheriff's Departmentsuggests the following safety tips for bicyclists and drivers:
Drivers
Bike Riders
Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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