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Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Enforcement Campaign Targeting Motorcycle Safety
Jul 12, 2010



Deputies to increase enforcement aimed at dangerous riders and careless motorists




The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Risk Management Bureau/Traffic Services Detail will be conducting a specialized Motorcycle Safety Enforcement Operation on July 18, 2010 in the City of Malibu. Extra deputies will be on duty patrolling areas frequented by motorcyclists and where crashes occur. Deputies will be cracking down on traffic violations made by motorcyclists as well as other vehicle drivers that can lead to motorcycle collisions,injuries and fatalities.



Motorcycle fatalities have been on the rise in California, increasing 175 percent in the last decade, from 204 killed in 1998 to 560 killed in 2008.

Factors contributing to motorcycle crashes very often include speeding and impairment due to alcohol and other drugs by motorcyclists. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is also reminding all motorists to always be alert and watch out for motorcycles, especially when turning and changing lanes.


Another major factor leading to motorcycle crashes is inexperience. Riders, young and old, are encouraged to seek training and safety information. Many people are riding motorcycles without the proper motorcycle license endorsement and without the skills necessary to ride safely.
Rider's can get training through the California Motorcyclist Safety Program. Information and training locations are available at www.CA-msp.org or 1-877 RIDE 411 or 1-877-743-3411.


Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

I've seen this In Whittier area as well its going to get hot around here.

Let's see you've got this specific focus on motorcyclist(s)

(I'm not passing on judgement on whether there are a number of irresponsible motorcyclist out there)

In addition...drilling down...I believe there is either a County or State law to be passed on the "noise level" generated by motor bikes?

Sounds like "motor vehicle...motorcycle" profiling to me...

With all that's going on in your fine State of CA...to have this become part of the norm...there's going to be a tipping point and folks are going to consider moving out...

Unless that is if they have some real estate they'd like to sell before they leave....

It might help if the LA area didn't have so many damn intersections with unprotected left turns. Unprotected lefts make motorists impatient, therefore raises their stupidity level, and makes for a lot more bikers like me getting large hospital bills.

Oh, sorry, just a little bitter there... 'cause getting "left turned" by someone who just could not wait resulted in my arm nearly being severed in half.

Wow, they must have been paying attention to statistics! I see nothing but wise application of law enforcement here. Whether it gets the necessary behavior changes, of course, only time will tell.

Hi Witch, I'm uninformed on this one, what is an unprotected left turn (vs. a protected one)? Thanks.

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