SAFETY INFO
Bicycle Safety Tips
ALWAYS:
Wear a helmet
Ride with traffic
Obey stop signs and lights
Use a light at night
Enter the road carefully
Look and use hand signals before turning
Keep your bike in good repair
More Bike Safety Information
Low Cost Helmet Information
(PDF file)
Advocate for improved road conditions - Bicycle
Hazard Report (PDF file)
Pedestrian Safety Tips
ALWAYS:
Pay attention
Obey traffic signals
Cross at corners
Stand back from the curb
Look left, right, and left again
Listen and look for cars as you approach each traffic lane
The Pedestrian Access Report allows community
members to report sidewalk repairs and access issues to the appropriate
public works department. - Pedestrian
Access Report (PDF file)
Read a summary of A Review
of Pedestrian Safety Research in the United States and Abroad -
January 2004 (PDF file)
Motorist Safety Tips
ALWAYS:
Stop for pedestrians trying to cross
Watch for pedestrians and bicyclists
Obey the speed limit
Check for bicyclists before turning or changing lanes
Watch for bicyclists when opening your door
Slow down and allow at least three feet of space when passing a bicyclist
Read the latest information on Cell
Phones and Teen Drivers.
Child Passenger Safety
As children grow, how they sit safely in a car, truck, van or SUV
changes. For maximum child passenger safety, parents and caregivers
need to remember and follow the 4 Steps for Kids:
Use rear-facing infant seats in the back seat from birth
to at least one year of age and at least 20 pounds;
Use forward-facing toddler seats in the back seat when child
reaches the upper weight or height limit of the rear-facing convertible
seat, to 40 pounds or to the upper weight/height limit of forward-facing
seat;
Use booster seats in the back seat when child has outgrown
the harness-style safety seat, usually at about 4 years old, until
child fits properly into the safety belt only (about eight years
old or 4'9" tall);
Use safety belts in the back seat when child passes the "5-step
safety test" (see weblinks below).
www.carseat.org/Boosters/630.pdf
www.carseat.org/Boosters/630s.htm
There are several locations where parents can have their car seat
installed or inspected. Here is a list of Childhood
Safety Seat Inspection Sites.(PDF file)
Safe Routes to School
This program, supported by the Coalition since 1999, is aimed at
increasing safe walking and bicycling to school. Safe Routes to
School gives children the opportunity to be more active, decreasing
the risk of obesity in children.
Maps have been created in North County for:
Branciforte Elementary School
Bay View Elementary
Westlake Elementary (Bicycle)
Westlake Elementary (Pedestrian)
DeLaveaga Elementary
In South County maps have been created for:
Minite White Elementary
McQuiddy Elementary
Upcoming Safe Routes to School activities may
include:
Identification of safe bike and
pedestrian routes
Advocacy for improvements
Parent education and outreach
Organizing walk pools, bike pools or walking school buses
Promote parent bicycle helmet use
Participating in Walk a Child to School Day
Statistics
New Bicycle Safety Data
2007 Bicycle Observation
Survey (PDF file)
2006 Bicycle State of the County Report (PDF file)
Bicyclist Statistics
Bicyclists
Injured in Santa Cruz County 2001 - 2006
| Injured |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Capitola |
8 |
10 |
11 |
20 |
7 |
5 |
| Santa Cruz |
59 |
58 |
77 |
63 |
71 |
82 |
| Scotts Valley |
4 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
| Watsonville |
22 |
20 |
7 |
17 |
12 |
13 |
| Unincorporated |
58 |
61 |
67 |
56 |
59 |
54 |
| S. C. County Total |
151 |
151 |
166 |
162 |
151 |
154 |
Bicyclists
Killed in Santa Cruz County 2001 - 2006
|
Killed |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Capitola |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Santa Cruz |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Scotts Valley |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Watsonville |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Unincorporated |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| S. C. County Total |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Pedestrian Statistics
Pedestrians
Injured in Santa Cruz County 2001 - 2006
|
Injured |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Capitola |
4 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
4 |
5 |
| Santa Cruz |
31 |
24 |
27 |
33 |
29 |
29 |
| Scotts Valley |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
| Watsonville |
33 |
29 |
31 |
26 |
37 |
27 |
| Unincorporated |
29 |
22 |
38 |
16 |
16 |
32 |
| S. C. County Total |
98 |
82 |
98 |
85 |
88 |
98 |
Pedestrians
Killed in Santa Cruz County 2001 - 2006
|
Killed |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Capitola |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Santa Cruz |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Scotts Valley |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Watsonville |
1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
| Unincorporated |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| S. C. County Total |
2 |
6 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
The data above was tabulated from the California Highway
Patrol's Statewide Integrated Transportation Reporting System.
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