Huntington Beach Police Department
E-Bike Overview
May 16, 2023
Table of Contents
Recent Statistics
2022-YTD E-Bike Collision Analysis
Enforcement
Overview of Enforcement Efforts
Education
Bicycle Safety Programs
Social Media Campaign
Engineering
Collaboration with HB Traffic Engineering
Recent Statistics
Recent Statistics (2022-YTD)
Top 3 Primary Collisions Factors:
1. 21650.1 – Riding Against Traffic
2. 22107 – Unsafe Turning Movement
3. 22350 – Unsafe Speed
52% of all bicycle-related collisions involved an E-Bike (99/191) 46% of E-Bike collisions involved child under 18 (46/99) 13% of ALL collisions involve an E-Bike (290/2172)
Three E’s of Traffic Safety
Enforcement
Enforcement
Targeted Enforcement
Bike Path Speed Enforcement (Summer)
Rapid Deployment Response in Seacliff Center
Motor Officer Enforcement Bell Schedule
MyHB: 389 Traffic Enforcement (2022-YTD)
Enforcement
2022-23: 134 citation issued
Top 3 categories
Minor w/o Bike Helmet
Riding Against Traffic
Failure to Obey Speed Limit (Bike Path)
Grant funding used to conduct bike enforcement ops
Primary focus is education
Education
Education
California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) Grant
Bike Rodeos
Bicycle Safety Fairs
Bicycle Safety Course (bi-monthly)
Marina High School
Classroom Presentation (SRO)
Test
Registration Sticker
Over 600 children have participated in our bike safety programs YTD
Education
Short Video Clips
Collaboration with JLG
#TrafficTipTuesday
Over 10,000 “Likes” via Social Media
Bike Education Courses Correlate with School/JLG Sessions HBPD Website Update
Engineering
Engineering