”On June 5, 2022, while riding in broad daylight on a designated bike route, I encountered a driver who suddenly turned left into my path at an intersection, leaving me no time to react. I struck his truck, suffering severe shoulder and knee injuries that required surgeries and a long, painful recovery. This followed a similar incident in 2019, when a driver behind me failed to see me, causing another serious crash.

Both crashes were entirely avoidable. In both instances, I was visible, obeying all laws, and riding where I was supposed to be. Yet, in both cases, the drivers failed to see me. These collisions were not “accidents.” They were preventable errors. Technology like SPOKE, which enables cars and bikes to communicate, could have prevented both of these crashes. This system is essential to reducing the number of collisions caused by driver error—like the ones I endured.”

”My brother was killed by a pickup truck driver on the wrong side of the road. The Alameda County DA had irrefutable evidence, but with no eyewitnesses and the assumption that jurors are drivers, the DA plea bargained the case to Misdemeanor Manslaughter with a $100 fine and 100 hours of community service.

The joy of cycling is indisputable, but as cyclists our greatest risk is that driver and rider can’t see one another. A V2X ecosystem that let’s drivers see riders and vice versa seems as inconceivable as driverless cars were ten years ago. However, the V2X ecosystem is available and now it is a question of how quickly automotive, bicycle and municipal groups can collaborate to enhance rider safety.”