A 54-year-old female bicyclist died this morning during a collision with a vehicle on Port Chicago Hwy. near Panoramic Dr. in Concord, according to police.
The collision occurred just after 6 a.m.
The male driver, a 68-year-old Vallejo resident, remained on scene and cooperated with police. Drugs and/or alcohol do not appear to be a contributing factor, police said.
The name of the bicyclist hasn’t been released.
No further information is being released at this time, according to police.
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Statistics show age group 65 and above cause more non fatal vehicle accidents than teenage drivers. And that not wearing a helmet while riding a bike your 99% likely to have a traumatic brain injury.
Those statistics regarding accidents and teen drivers drivers are not true according to the latest California Driver’s Handbook.
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The point at which the north bound lane splits to create the Hwy4 on-ramp is awful. Really easy to get caught too far right and have to cut across. The alternative of cruising down the middle (where you should be), leaves you, well out exposed in the middle. I ride it often in daylight and it freaks out drivers to see a bike in the middle of an unmarked and super wide lane.
Joe
Condolences to her family & loved ones. As a fellow cyclist I hate to hear about collisions like this. Hopefully we can refrain from uninformed speculation about cause and responsibility until more facts are released.
My heart goes out to her family and friends. As a 55 year old woman who bike commutes in Concord this greatly concerns me. I won’t speculate or place blame. However, I urge the City to do everything possible when designing roadways and bike infrastructure to prioritize safety for all users. To motorists, please see us. Thank you.
My prayers go to the woman who lost her life, to her family, and to the man who hit her.
I echo Laura N’s comments: I urge the City to do everything possible to design safer streets. I ask motorists to look for bicycles. There are more and more of us. If commuting, we tend to be out on the streets earlier and later than cars, so that means we will be out when the light is low. That is a necessary part of getting to work on time. We have to leave earlier.
Prayers up for all of us: may we be safe. May we watch out for each other.
You are asking way to much from the people let alone the city. No one around here knows how to be patient when driving!
Saw that Concord PD had part of Port Chicago closed this morning on my way to Bart. I have mentioned this area several times to Council because people try to get to the homeless shelter from Bart and it is a dangerous walking area. Third fatality in this area in a few years – one pedestrian and two bicyclists I think.
There was a time in my life were I was homeless for over 2 years, and I know the system is broken because I have physically been through it myself so I know what it’s like to be marginalized by incompetence, if I was mayor or whatever I have a unique solution to this issue, but anyway what a tragedy accidents do happen and this one is very sad, my heart and prayers go out to all who were effected by this, and the family of the deceased especially the officer who had to go to that scene 😬🤭😶😢
The driver was most likely speeding. And at 68 that person should have been more careful to be driving in the dark.
Or it was dark, the bike was not following the rules of the road and likely didnt have reflective clothing on. Most of these accidents are the bike’s fault.
Two people who know nothing of the accident both trying to pin blame. This is why our society is so broken. People think they know it all when they know little or nothing.
Oh, Please-Actually Concord’s statistics for Pedestrian/Bicycle collisions with a motorized vehicle during the past 3 years has shown “66% Drivers” being cited for violations and “Pedestrian/Bicyclist only 33%” being citied as at fault.-California Department of Transportation data 2015-2018. Most collisions are within crosswalks at intersections.
Pedestrians and bicyclists are not the same things. What are the statistics for each?
So sad. I was heading to work when we were all directed to another alternative route. Prayers for the family.
I used to bike to work through this exact area. This stretch of road is so dangerous. I used very bright lights and followed the rules of the road. Most drivers were very courteous and cooperative in also following the road. However, it just took the one or two who feel that any type of delay by having to cooperate with a cyclist was a reason for a major freak out that made things dangerous. The real dangerous part of this stretch of road is when you are traveling uphill, back towards BART. No bike lane, no shoulder and people flying up the hill trying to pass just one more car. Got buzzed more than once it that area. Not pointing blame at anyone as both drivers and cyclist are human and make mistakes. Just encourage drivers and cyclist to both consider how you would feel if you killed someone from your actions. Peace and condolences to all involved it affected by this terrible accident.
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