Bicycle advocates are calling for immediate changes to local roads and bike infrastructure after 10 bicyclists have been killed on Sacramento-area roadways so far this year.
The Sacramento County Bicycle Advisory Committee presented a report to the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday highlighting areas advocates say are among the most dangerous for people who bike and walk.
The report includes a map showing bicycle crashes throughout the county. Purple dots represent bicycle crashes, while black dots represent the 158 people who were killed while walking or bicycling in Sacramento County over the past five years.
Evan Dudley, a member of the Bicycle Advisory Committee, said Sacramento’s relatively flat terrain makes it an ideal place for bicycling, but safety concerns can keep people off the roads…