‘People are dying on our roads’: San Jose gets dubious ranking as most unsafe for bicyclists

SAN JOSE TOPS the list of Silicon Valley cities with the most bicycle crashes, injuries and deaths, which is nothing to brag about.

San Jose ranks the worst in bike safety, tallying 2,803 bike crashes over a decade, resulting in 38 deaths and 2,752 injuries. Palo Alto ranks second with 787 bike crashes, resulting in three deaths and 795 injuries. That’s according to a study conducted by Walkup Law Firm, which collected data from 14,718 bicycle incidents from 2011 to 2021 in Silicon Valley. The study defines Silicon Valley as San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.