Portland Right of Way

Takeaway #2, as is a universal finding in the literature, the majority of bike crashes are in daylight, clear, dry conditions. Focusing safety efforts on cyclists having lights is ineffective at best.

Takeaway #1: Of 33 identified causes, most crashes (55%) came from just 3 mistakes: #1 Driver failed to yield while turning #2 Driver failed to yield to cyclist in bike lane #3 Driver failed to obey light/stop sign Focusing education/enforcement on these are most effective.

How do we pass slow traffic? "Pass wide and slow" is one phrase.

People beg us to drive at speeds reasonable to condition

Another graphic on causes of crashes with cyclists.

Page 44 of the Oregon Driver Manual: How to conduct a pass, and this situation to do it.

16 months to get this graph. 60 police reports. 5 training sessions, 10 hours of training, 12 people trained, 150+ person-hours of analysis. Full report coming.

Large victim-blaming sign in Portland. Room for only 1 safety message, and they pick an issue that causes a minority of crashes.

Pop quiz: What is an "unmarked" crosswalk?

Data is in! Causes of Portland driver/bicyclist crashes, June 2021-Mar 2022. Quick+dirty Excel graph. A full report will be released in coming months.

We’ll have final data in ~2 weeks on behavioral causes of crashes between Portland drivers+cyclists. Experts and trained volunteers have been gathering data from crash reports. With this, we’ll focus education and infrastructure on top causes.

Move Over a full lane to pass. It’s the law. It’s how to pass safely in all situations.

At crosswalks, stop while a pedestrian crosses your lane plus the next lane. It's Oregon law. If you drive into the crosswalk before the ped has fully left the next lane, you've still failed to yield to that ped.

How good would you be at your job if you never took a class or read a textbook in the field? It applies to driving. Drivers Ed and reading the drivers manual will change the way you drive. Do them, even as adults.