| Orange County is the fifth largest county in the | | | | considering the population and comparing the amount |
| United States with over 3 million people; putting it | | | | of bike accidents with Santa Ana and Anaheim. |
| behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County in | | | | Costa Mesa, a suburban city of 110,000 that borders |
| California in overall population. However, when it | | | | Santa Ana, had 69 bike accidents with no fatalities. |
| comes to bike accidents, Orange County from the | | | | Although the overall number of collisions might seem |
| northern tip in La Habra to the southernmost point in | | | | low, it is higher per capita when compared to the |
| San Clemente; has the second most in the state with | | | | three Californian cities mentioned above. |
| 1027 collisions in 2006. | | | | Lastly, Newport Beach, a community of 85,000 that |
| Orange County cyclists are facing many dangers that | | | | borders the Pacific Ocean while only being 10 minutes |
| seem to be getting worse each year. As the | | | | from Santa Ana, had 85 bike accidents including two |
| population grows and tourists continue to arrive in | | | | that resulted in deaths; one was using proper safety |
| record numbers (for Disneyland among other things), | | | | equipment while the other was not. Newport Beach |
| the roads are more congested than ever. Here is a | | | | has one of the worst bike accident rates per capital |
| brief breakdown of the five cities in Orange County | | | | in Orange County. |
| with the most bike accidents in 2006 and their | | | | As you can see, Orange County has its share of |
| related statistics: | | | | difficulties when it comes to bike accidents. While the |
| Santa Ana, Orange County's largest city with over | | | | county is considering options for improving the roads |
| 350,000 people, had 111 bike accidents in 2006 | | | | for cyclists, it is always a slow process that takes |
| including 4 fatal collisions. In all four bike accidents, | | | | time. |
| proper safety equipment was not used. | | | | Out of the 1027 bike accidents in Orange County, |
| Anaheim, the second largest city in the county with a | | | | only 261 cyclists were using proper safety equipment; |
| population of just under 350,000, had 102 bike | | | | a mere 25%. As a cyclist, it's important that you |
| accidents with two deaths. Again, in both fatal | | | | always make sure to abide by the rules of the road |
| collisions safety equipment was not used. | | | | and use proper safety gear to not only protect |
| Huntington Beach, a seaside city with just under | | | | yourself against injury, but also increase your visibility |
| 200,000 people, had 120 collisions with no deaths. The | | | | at night. |
| amount of collisions is extraordinarily high when | | | | |