Orange County      

Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2022

At 7 pm Local Time we will join other communities across the planet in having
 a unique ride which will bring increased awareness to the streets of our home towns -
focusing on the numbers of cyclists who are killed and injured
by motorists who do not safely share the road.

It will be a dusk ride, Sun set is at just before 8;
so wear your reflective & HiVis day glow,
& have plenty of reflectors & lights...

LIGHTS AND REFLECTORS - CVC 21201(d)
In case you don't know, California law requires bicycles to have lights
& reflectors after dusk - even on bike ways and sidewalks.
Many run extra lights for safety and
especially this night to draw even more attention to our rolling march...




HELMETS - CVC 21212
Helmets are required in California by all riders and passengers under 18
and on anyone operating a Type 3 28 mph eBike.
Helmets are strongly recommended for all riders.
Some Rides of Silence locations do require helmets for ALL riders.

ARM BANDS
Optional tradition: Many  wear an arm band; Black in solidarity -
or Red if you have been injured in an incident with a motorist.
(Inexpensive head / wrist band sets or cut up tube socks work well...)

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10 Bicyclists who died (that we know of*) in OC since last year's Ride of Silence... (see count by Calendar Year here) 6 so far in 2022 ... 5 in traffic Ivars Bornsteins, 58 (March 3, Fullerton) eBike or Moped?      Another Man, ? (Feb 21, Santa Ana) Another Man, ? (Feb 12, Santa Ana) Jason Aguilar, 25 (Feb 5, Laguna Open Space) Kelly Carrington,52 (Jan 20,Huntington Beach) Liem Bui, 71 (Jan 15, Fountain Valley) -2021- Norman Rest,73 (Nov 29, Laguna Beach) Justin Sanders, 24 (Oct 29, Santa Ana) Jenn Macy, 36 (Sep 25, San Juan Capistrano) Clinton Silverman, 75 (Aug 8, Huntington Beach) John Crouch, 68 (May 27, Huntington Beach) May 2021's list of 12 Ernest Adams, 88 (Mar 28, Newport Beach) Another Man, ? (Feb 12, Anaheim) -2020- Noel Bascon, 12 (Dec 6, Costa Mesa)   Joshua Pumphrey, 33 (Nov 23, Fullerton) Hannah Tran, 42 (Nov 15, Santiago Cnyn@Modjeska Grade) Ho Cheong 24 (Nov 15, La Palma) Wendy Cendejas,50 (Oct 17 {19}, Huntington Beach) James Blauer, 68 (Oct 2, Costa Mesa) Another Man, (Sep 30, Seal Beach) Another Boy, 3 (Sep 20, Orange) Barbora Kabatova, 26 (Jul  11, Irvine) Linda Smythe, 70 (May 25, Irvine) May 2020's list of 14 Another Person, (April 21, Fullerton)   Another Man, (April 1, Huntington Beach) Another Young Man, (March 15, Newport Beach) Hector Carrillo, 62 (March 6, Huntington Beach) Robert Calvin, 83 (March 5, Laguna Niguel)  Tyler Kanarr, 25 (February 25, Orange) Adam Nickelson, 30 (Jan 19 {23}, Huntington Beach) -2019- Carlos Bravo, 45 (Dec 9, Buena Park) Mario Gomez, 57 (Dec 6 {8}, Huntington Beach) Daniel Martinez, 52 (Nov 4, Santa Ana) Virgilio Lemus Garcia, 60 (Oct 13 {16}, Santa Ana) Chad Peterson, 44 (Sep 2 {3} Ortega Hwy) Pablo Valdez-Aguirre, 20 (Jul 22, LasFlores/Mission Viejo) Marcos Monzon, 40 (Jun 11, Santa Ana) May 2019's list of 17 all in traffic Jaxon Ortiz, 8 (May 13, Ladera Ranch) Mike Alcaraz, 60 (May 5, Santa Ana) Raymond Macdonald, 33  (Mar 30, Huntington Beach) Michael Tomlinson, 51 (Jan 30, Aliso Viejo)  Paul Smith, 64  (Jan 11, Seal Beach) -2018- Chandler Espinoza, 25 (Dec 15, Died Jan 1, Rancho Santa Margarita) Leslie Valdovinos, 33 (Dec 5, Santa Ana) Charles Kam, 78 (Nov 20, Huntington Beach) Konghao Wei, 19 (Nov 13, Irvine) Mike Kreza, 44 (Nov 3 - died Nov 5, Mission Viejo) Richard Mulfania Jr., 48 (Oct 21, Huntington Beach) Raymond William Jaso, 52 (Oct 8, Buena Park) Tam Nguyen, 79 (Oct 8, Stanton) Terri Ames, 54  (Aug 9, Cypress) Jesus Romero, 17 (July 20, Santa Ana) Arthur Kendrick, 84 (June 25, Lake Forest) Alexander Russell, 32 (Jun 8, Garden Grove) May 2018's list of 8 John Dolan  (Apr 26, Orange) 3 Jesus Cruiz-Ramirez, 38  (Mar 22, Santa Ana) Thomas Bucsko, 64 (Mar 21, San Juan Capistrano) -2017- John Smith, 56 (Sep 27, Orange) Gary Thomsen, 78 (Sep 26, Irvine) Bihn Ngo, 41 (Sep 13, Fountain Valley) Jose Vasquez-Perez, 41 (Jul 15, Newport Beach) Eliseo Benitez-Quiroz, 71 (Jul 3, Garden Grove) May 2017's list of 8 Encarnacion Salazar Munoz, 52 (Mar 19, Anaheim) David Garcia, 42 (Mar 13, La Palma) ? Paul Hurst, 38 (Jan 18, Stanton) -2016- Gilbert Gutierrez, 32 (Oct 28, Costa Mesa) 3 Deborah Gresham, 44 (Oct 14, Stanton)  Jonathan Petsas, 19 (Sep 30, Placentia) Jorge Leyva, 42 (May 29, Anaheim) Brock McCann, 8 (May 25, Newport Beach) May 2016's list of 15 Becky Sheehan, 35 (March 17, Buena Park) Ricardo Aguilar, 44 (March 12, Santa Ana) ? Thuc Van Nguyen, 71 (January 25, Santa Ana)? Angel Preciado, 52 (January 12, (2/15) Yorba Linda) 2,3? -2015- Kevin Jiang, 9 (November 20, 2015, Irvine) 2,3 Valente Vasquez, 29 (October 17, Huntington Beach)  1 Kathleen Walker,37 (September 27, Orange)  2,3, Rafael Romo, 51 (September 14, Placentia)  3 Nadia Silva, 31 (September 10, Huntington Beach)  ?1?3? Jonathon Wilson, 23 (August 2, Newport Beach)  1b,4 Man from Victorville, 58 (July 14, Garden Grove) 3 Priscilla Vallejo, 13 (July 13, Santa Ana) 2 Suzi Ramage,& dog Sonny,55 (June 23, Garden Grove) ?1 ! Jorge Covarrubias, 40  (June 16, Stanton) 3,?4 !! Michiko Day, 66 (May 30, 2015, Laguna Hills) 2,5 4x1, 3x2, 3x3, 4x4, 1x5, 4x?, 2x*, 1x! Drunk, 1x!! Hit&Run May 2015's list of 13 Robert Horton, 62 (May 4, 2015, Santa Ana) 2? Timothy Binau, 41 (April 1, 2015, Anaheim) 1, 3? -2014- Vihn Tran, 36 (December 27, 2014 Fountain Valley)  1 !  Cesar Labastida, 74 (November 15, Laguna Woods)  1,3? Hassan Davoodiaria, 69 (November 15, Santa Ana)  2 Daniella Palacios, 44 (November 1, Anaheim)   1,3? !! Shaun Eagleson, 30 ( October 19, Newport Coast)  1 !! William Rowland, 61 (September 5, Huntington Beach) 3? Michael Bastien, 55 (September 1, Huntington Beach) 1 !! Artemio Ortiz, 56 (August 1, Orange) 3 Rafael Correa, 19 (July 5, Fullerton) 2,5 John Colvin, 55 (June 17, Laguna Beach) 1 !! Jordan Ames, 21 (May 30, 2014, Santa Ana) 3 7x1, 3x2, 6x3, 1x4, 4x?, 1x*, 1x! Drunk, 4x!! Hit&Run May 2014's list of 17 Haitham Gamal, 39 (May 6, 2014, Dana Point)2? Kathy Sieberhein, 44 (April 16, Huntington Beach) Geneveve Hall, 34 (April 6, Huntington Beach) Sean Severson, 15 (March 21, Fountain Valley) Alfanso Franco, 52 (Feb 20, Santa Ana)   Matthew Liechty, 37 (Feb 19, Huntington Beach) Joey Robinson, 21 (Feb 2, 2014 Orange) 1 !! -2013- Pete Tomaino, 82 (Dec 24, 2013 Laguna Hills)1 Paul Lin, 41 (Nov 6, Newport Beach) Michelle Lounsbury, 44 (Nov 4, Costa Mesa) Manuel Morales Rodriguez, 19 (Oct 30, Anaheim) 1? ? Debra Deem, 58 (Aug 27, Newport Beach) Alberto Ramos, 40 (July 20, Stanton) Richard Paine, 19 (July 11, Fullerton) James Waller, 53 (June 28, Irvine/Laguna Beach) Chelsea Kashergen, 22 (June 20, Fullerton)  Susan Stripko, 56 (June 2,2013 Huntington Beach) "Victim Blaming" is a counterproductive impulse, but there may be aspects we can pull from reports that give clues a Savvy Cyclist can learn from to reducing risks in traffic. 1: Edge riding - shoulder riding- Bike Lane users; Rear ended 1a: Doored  1b: Hit parked car 2: Bikeway or side walk or Cross walk to Road conflicts 3: Failure to follow Rules of the Road / CVC / Control Device   : Missing legal lights & reflectors in dark 4: Solo crash in road - not traffic related !: Drunk / Impaired Driver !! Hit & Run motorist 5: Questionable road design hazards * If we have missed anyone, please let us know of any other cyclists killed in Orange County traffic Many others have been injured or disabled by incidents in traffic...

Please let us know of any other Rides of Silence
in Orange County so we can add them here
and send us comments & photos if you ride or see us...

Please bring friends & family out to participate in these events for all of Orange County... & Join the ORANGE COUNTY BICYCLE COALITION

Updated Nov 23, 2018