COMUNICADO DE PRENSA
FECHA: Mayo 4, 2022
TEMA: Mes Nacional de Seguridad de la bicicleta
CONTACTO: Mike Wood, Corporal
(805) 385-7749 (Lun-Jue 7pm-5pm) | [email protected]
Share the Road and Look Out for One Another During Bicycle Safety Month
Oxnard, California. —May is National Bicycle Safety Month and the Oxnard Police Department is encouraging more people to get active and safely take bike rides.
To help keep people biking or walking safe, la Departamento de Policía de Oxnard will conduct a traffic safety operation throughout the month of May focused on driver behaviors that put bicyclists and pedestrians at risk, como exceso de velocidad, hacer giros ilegales, failure to yield right of way, and stop sign/red light running.
The Oxnard Police Department suggests the following safety tips for bicyclists and drivers:
drivers
- Reduzca la velocidad y siga el límite de velocidad. Be careful traveling through intersections.
- Look carefully for bicyclists and pedestrians before making a turn or opening a car door near streets or bike paths.
- Be patient when traveling behind a bicyclist and give them space when passing. California law requires drivers to change a lane, when possible, to pass bicyclists.
- Nunca conduzca distraído o con impedimentos.
Bike Riders
- Use lights at night.
- Although not required for riders 18 y mayores, always wear a properly secured helmet. Helmets significantly reduce the chance of a head injury in the event of a crash.
- Bicyclists must travel in the same direction of traffic and have the same requirements as any slow-moving vehicle.
- Yield to pedestrians, just as a driver would. Pedestrians have the right-of-way within marked or unmarked crosswalks at intersections.
La financiación de este programa es proporcionado por una subvención de la Oficina de Seguridad Vial de California, través de la Administración Nacional de Seguridad Vial.