Motorcycle crash hotspots in Montebello, CA
- motorcycle crashes, 2021–2025
- 69
- motorcycle crashes, 2021–2025
- serious or fatal
- 11
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 2
- fatal
Is Montebello safe to ride a motorcycle?
We don't rate cities 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. What the records show: 69 motorcycle crashes were reported in Montebello from 2021–2025, 11 of them serious or fatal (2 fatal). The most were at Garfield Ave & Via Campo (6). 20% involved no other vehicle, usually running wide or losing grip. 17% involved a car turning left across the rider.
How motorcyclists crash in Montebello
- 20% involved no other vehicle, usually running wide or losing grip.
- 17% involved a car turning left across the rider.
- 41% happened after dark.
Where motorcycle crashes cluster
Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.
- 016 crashes
Garfield Ave & Via Campo
Riders hit from behind
3 of 6 crashes were rear-end: hit from behind. Traffic is posted at about 40 mph.
- Check your mirrors when slowing, flash your brake light, and leave an escape gap when you stop in traffic.
- Traffic is fast here: at this speed you cross a junction in about a second, so scan early.
- 023 crashes · 1 serious or fatal
Beverly Blvd & Hay St
Side-impact crashes at the junction
2 of 3 crashes were broadside: a vehicle hit at an angle, usually a driver pulling out of a side street or driveway, turning across, or running the signal. Traffic is posted at about 40 mph.
- Cover your brakes through the junction and watch the front wheels of cars waiting to pull out or turn left. Drivers misjudge how fast a motorcycle is coming.
- Traffic is fast here: at this speed you cross a junction in about a second, so scan early.
- 033 crashes
Beverly Blvd & Poplar Ave
Side-impact crashes at the junction
2 of 3 crashes were broadside: a vehicle hit at an angle, usually a driver pulling out of a side street or driveway, turning across, or running the signal.
- Cover your brakes through the junction and watch the front wheels of cars waiting to pull out or turn left. Drivers misjudge how fast a motorcycle is coming.
- 043 crashes
SR-60 (Pomona Freeway) & Findlay Ave
Falls and fixed objects
2 of 3 crashes were a fall or hitting an object, with no other vehicle involved. 67% happened after dark. Traffic is posted at about 65 mph.
- Enter slower than feels necessary and watch for gravel, sand and diesel. Look through the bend.
- Wear bright or reflective gear and use your high beam where you can.
- Traffic is fast here: at this speed you cross a junction in about a second, so scan early.
- 053 crashes
Garfield Ave & Repetto Ave
A mix of crash types
67% happened after dark.
- No single crash pattern stands out here. Ride within your sight distance and keep extra space.
- Wear bright or reflective gear and use your high beam where you can.
Motorcycle crashes in Montebello by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 20 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 20 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 19 | 3 |
Common questions about Montebello
- Where do the most motorcycle crashes happen in Montebello?
- The worst spot is Garfield Ave & Via Campo, with 6 reported motorcycle crashes from 2021–2025. Next are Beverly Blvd & Hay St (3) and Beverly Blvd & Poplar Ave (3).
- How many motorcyclists were killed in Montebello?
- 2 crashes killed someone in 69 reported motorcycle crashes in Montebello from 2021–2025, and 11 left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- How do motorcyclists usually crash in Montebello?
- 20% involved no other vehicle, usually running wide or losing grip. 17% involved a car turning left across the rider. 41% happened after dark.
- How many motorcycle crashes happen in Montebello each year?
- Reported motorcycle crashes with map locations: 2021: 4, 2022: 6, 2023: 20, 2024: 20, 2025: 19. 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. Only crashes reported with map coordinates are counted, so the real totals are higher.
Places to ride to near Montebello
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Source: California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), 2021–2025. Only crashes reported with map coordinates are counted, and many city police reports have none, so these numbers are lower than the real total. Freeway crashes are included: many motorcycle crashes in cities happen on them. Busy streets show more crashes partly because more people use them. Data last rebuilt 2026-09-22. How the data works.