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		<title>Cyclist Receives $6 Million Settlement after Accident</title>
        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[An unnamed corporation has agreed to a lawsuit settlement with a 32-year-old man who was injured in a bicycle accident in November of 2009, according to the OC Weekly. The accident occurred at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana when an airport shuttle struck the cyclist. The name of the defendant and the plaintiff are...<br /> <a href="http://www.californiabicyclesafetyblog.com/2012/02/cyclist-receives-6-million-settlement-after-accident/">Read More &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Police Search for Motorist Who Struck Young Cyclist</title>
        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[A motorist critically injured a 13-year-old girl after striking her in a hit-and-run collision on February 6, according to the Los Angeles Times. The girl was riding her bike in Santa Ana on Greenville Street when the car struck her and then took off, according to police reports. She is in the hospital, but doctors...<br /> <a href="http://www.californiabicyclesafetyblog.com/2012/02/police-search-for-motorist-who-struck-young-cyclist/">Read More &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Southern California Cyclist Struck By Car</title>
        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[A motorist struck a California cyclist on January 27, according to the Imperial Valley Press. The driver struck the cyclist in his Honda Accord. The victim did not have identification on him, but police identified him as a Calexico resident. Rescuers rushed him to the University of California San Diego Medical Center’s intensive care unit...<br /> <a href="http://www.californiabicyclesafetyblog.com/2012/02/southern-california-cyclist-struck-by-car/">Read More &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>San Diego Cyclist Injured in Head-On Collision with Dodge</title>
        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[A car struck a cyclist in San Diego on January 25, according to UTSanDiego.com. The man struck suffered serious injuries in the bicycle accident, which occurred around 5:30 p.m. in a Stockton neighborhood, according to San Diego police. A man in his 40’s driving a Dodge Neon hit the cyclist near the intersection of 31st...<br /> <a href="http://www.californiabicyclesafetyblog.com/2012/02/san-diego-cyclist-injured-in-head-on-collision-with-dodge/">Read More &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Alcohol and Cycling Don&#8217;t Mix!</title>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[When people think of driving under the influence, they usually associate it with driving a car or a truck. Many people do not realize that cyclists are subject to the same laws as motorists. California law [V C Section 21200.5] states that “it is unlawful for any person to ride a bicycle upon a highway...<br /> <a href="http://www.californiabicyclesafetyblog.com/2012/02/alcohol-and-cycling-dont-mix/">Read More &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Defendant in Fatal DUI Bicycle Accident Contemplates Plea Bargain</title>
        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[A judge in Santa Maria, California extended the deadline for a defendant to consider a plea bargain in a fatal DUI bicycle accident case, according to the SantaMariaTimes.com. Aaron Richard Ceja, 20, of Nipomo, is facing vehicular manslaughter and DUI charges after crashing into a cyclist in rural Arroyo Grande in June of 2011. His...<br /> <a href="http://www.californiabicyclesafetyblog.com/2012/01/defendant-in-fatal-dui-bicycle-accident-contemplates-plea-bargain/">Read More &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Extremely Intoxicated Motorist Runs Down Cyclists in Hummer SUV</title>
        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:53:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[According to police reports, Satnam Singh had a blood-alcohol concentration on .39 percent when he struck a cyclist in Ventura, California, according to the Ventura County Star. Singh struck 20-year-old cyclist Nick Haverland with his Hummer SUV on May 11, 2011, killing him instantly. Singh was almost 5 times over the legal limit at the...<br /> <a href="http://www.californiabicyclesafetyblog.com/2012/01/extremely-intoxicated-motorist-runs-down-cyclist-in-hummer-suv/">Read More &#187;</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.californiabicyclesafetyblog.com/2012/01/extremely-intoxicated-motorist-runs-down-cyclist-in-hummer-suv/</link>
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		<title>Actor Gene Hackman Injured in Bicycle Accident</title>
        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:58:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[A car struck actor Gene Hackman in the Florida Keys as he was riding his bicycle on January 15, sending him to the hospital with injuries. Responders airlifted Hackman, 81, to a nearby hospital. A representative for Hackman told TMZ that he “suffered bumps and bruises after a woman bumped him from behind in her...<br /> <a href="http://www.californiabicyclesafetyblog.com/2012/01/actor-gene-hackman-injured-in-bicycle-accident/">Read More &#187;</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.californiabicyclesafetyblog.com/2012/01/actor-gene-hackman-injured-in-bicycle-accident/</link>
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		<title>Analyzing Bicycle Accident Statistics</title>
        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[Bicycling is one of the best ways to enjoy lovely Southern California, and the combination of beaches, great weather and many bike paths make for a cyclist’s paradise. With other cyclists, motorists and pedestrians to worry about it certainly is not the safest hobby, but there are things you can do to minimize the risk....<br /> <a href="http://www.californiabicyclesafetyblog.com/2012/01/analyzing-bicycle-accident-statistics/">Read More &#187;</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.californiabicyclesafetyblog.com/2012/01/analyzing-bicycle-accident-statistics/</link>
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		<title>Arizona City Hazardous for Cyclists</title>
        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[The city of Payson, Arizona is particularly dangerous for bicyclists. According to the Payson Roundup, the bicycle accident rate for bike-motor vehicle crashes is five times above the national average. Typically the motorist is at fault in these accidents, but residents in Payson claim that cyclists often fail to yield to traffic. Chief Don Engler...<br /> <a href="http://www.californiabicyclesafetyblog.com/2012/01/arizona-city-hazardous-for-cyclists/">Read More &#187;</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.californiabicyclesafetyblog.com/2012/01/arizona-city-hazardous-for-cyclists/</link>
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