Bike crashes on Broad St, San Luis Obispo
- bike crashes, 2021–2025
- 17
- bike crashes, 2021–2025
- serious or fatal
- 2
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 0
- fatal
Is Broad St in San Luis Obispo safe to ride a bike?
We don't rate streets as safe or unsafe: crash counts can't say how risky a street is, and busy streets have more crashes partly because more people use them. This page covers traffic crashes, not crime. What the records show: 17 bike crashes were reported on Broad St in San Luis Obispo from 2021–2025, 2 of them serious or fatal. The most were at Broad St & South St (3). 41% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 29% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors).
How people on bikes get hit on Broad St
- 41% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across).
- 29% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors).
- 18% happened after dark.
- 18% were hit-and-run.
Where on Broad St crashes cluster
Broad St & South St
3 crashesA mix of crash types
Traffic is posted at about 40 mph.
- No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
- Traffic is fast here. A quieter parallel street is often worth the extra minutes.
Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.
When bike crashes happen on Broad St
The busiest hour was 7 a.m..
Bike crashes on Broad St by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 |
Common questions about Broad St
- Where on Broad St do the most bike crashes happen?
- Broad St & South St, with 3 reported bike crashes from 2021–2025.
- How do cyclists usually get hit on Broad St?
- 41% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 29% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors). 18% happened after dark. 18% were hit-and-run.
- How many bike crashes happen on Broad St each year?
- Reported bike crashes on Broad St in San Luis Obispo: 2021: 0, 2022: 3, 2023: 4, 2024: 5, 2025: 5. The latest year can rise as late reports come in.
- Where does this data come from?
- Police crash reports in the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), published by the state on data.ca.gov, counted by the street each report names first. Only crashes reported with map coordinates are counted, so the real totals are higher.
Other streets in San Luis Obispo
Source: California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), 2021–2025. Crashes are counted by the street each police report names first, so a crash at a corner counts toward one of its two streets. Only crashes reported with map coordinates are counted, so these numbers are lower than the real total. Long, busy streets show more crashes partly because more people use them. Data last rebuilt 2026-09-22. How the data works.