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Orange County Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Analysis | 4 <br /> <br />than half (53 percent) of all crashes involving bicyclists. In examining this in more detail, the specific <br />crash types are “Motorist Overtaking – Misjudged Space”, “Motorist Overtaking – Undetected Bicyclist”, <br />and “Motorist Overtaking – Other/Unknown.” This crash type is directly related to the existing <br />conditions for bicyclists on rural Orange County roads, namely narrow, high-speed travel lanes, minimal <br />shoulders, and, at least in some areas, limited sight distances at curves. Other crash groups, including <br />“Motorist Left Turn/Merge”, “Motorist Right Turn/Merge”, and “Bicyclist Left Turn/Merge”, relate <br />directly to turning movements by either the bicyclist or the motorist as the primary reason for the crash, <br />while “Motorist Failure to Yield” is similar to “Motorist Overtaking Bicyclist.” Only one reported “Loss of <br />Control/Turning Error” crash and one “Parallel Paths – Other/Unknown” crash occurred over this seven <br />year period. Generally, the interaction of motor vehicles and bicycles away from intersections accounts <br />for the largest percentage of crashes, while conflict points during turning movements by either <br />motorists or bicyclists are also significant crash considerations. These conclusions are reinforced by an <br />examination of the <br />roadway character and <br />roadway features at the <br />crash locations. <br />Roadway Features and <br />Roadway Character <br />As expected, an <br />examination of roadway <br />features at crash locations <br />confirms that, while <br />traditional conflict points <br />such as driveways, four- <br />0.0% <br />20.0% <br />40.0% <br />60.0% <br />5 (14.7%) <br />18 (52.9%) <br />4 (11.8%) <br />3 (8.8%) 2 (5.9%) <br />1 (2.9%) <br />1 (2.9%) <br />Crash Group <br />Motorist Left Turn / Merge <br />Motorist Overtaking Bicyclist <br />Motorist Right Turn / Merge <br />Bicyclist Left Turn / Merge <br />Motorist Failed to Yield - Sign- <br />Controlled Intersection <br />Loss of Control / Turning Error <br />0.0% <br />10.0% <br />20.0% <br />30.0% <br />40.0% <br />50.0% <br />60.0% <br />70.0% <br />Driveway, <br />Private <br />Four-Way <br />Intersection <br />T-Intersection No Special <br />Feature <br />4 (11.8%) 2 (5.9%) <br />7 (20.6%) <br />21 (61.8%) <br />Roadway Feature <br /> 44