ABC has conducted an analysis of the most dangerous intersections for bicyclists in the Bay Area. Many of these intersections, which see higher numbers of accidents involving bicycles and cars, are very familiar to San Francisco bicycle accident lawyers.

According to the report, there have been approximately 11,000 bicycle accidents across the Bay Area over the past four years, many of them occurring at these intersections.

The most dangerous intersections are.

• Telegraph Avenue and 42nd St. in Oakland
• Mendocino and Pacific Avenue in Santa Rosa
• Monument Boulevard and Detroit Avenue in Concorde
• College Avenue and Russell Boulevard in Berkeley
• Sir Francis Drake Blvd., and Baywood Canyon Road in Fairfax

These intersections are very often the scene of collisions involving cars and bicycles, many of them ending with fatalities. The MTA has limited funds available for a major overhaul of engineering work to make these intersections safer for bicycles. For now, the agency is concentrating on increasing bicycle safety awareness among the public. Drivers must know that they share the road with bicycles, and must look out for bicyclists. Motorists must look out for bicycles especially closely near intersections, because many accidents in California occur at intersections. Bicyclists are especially easy to miss when they are in a vehicle’s blind spots or during night time.

The need to protect bicyclists from such accidents is even stronger, because most collisions that involve a car and a bicycle end with the bicyclist suffering serious injuries, or even death. There is almost nothing preventing a bicyclist from devastating or fatal injuries in an accident. Even a bicyclist wearing a helmet may be at risk of suffering a brain injury that can leave him seriously impaired for the rest of his life, or dead.