Motorcycle crash hotspots in Twentynine Palms, CA
- motorcycle crashes, 2021–2025
- 26
- motorcycle crashes, 2021–2025
- serious or fatal
- 6
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 2
- fatal
Is Twentynine Palms 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: 26 motorcycle crashes were reported in Twentynine Palms from 2021–2025, 6 of them serious or fatal (2 fatal). The most were at Rt 62 & Cholla Av (3). 27% involved no other vehicle, usually running wide or losing grip. 12% involved a car turning left across the rider.
How motorcyclists crash in Twentynine Palms
- 27% involved no other vehicle, usually running wide or losing grip.
- 12% involved a car turning left across the rider.
- 27% happened after dark.
Where motorcycle crashes cluster
Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.
- 013 crashes · 2 serious or fatal
Rt 62 & Cholla Av
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.
Motorcycle crashes in Twentynine Palms by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 |
Common questions about Twentynine Palms
- Where do the most motorcycle crashes happen in Twentynine Palms?
- The worst spot is Rt 62 & Cholla Av, with 3 reported motorcycle crashes from 2021–2025, 2 of them serious or fatal.
- How many motorcyclists were killed in Twentynine Palms?
- 2 crashes killed someone in 26 reported motorcycle crashes in Twentynine Palms from 2021–2025, and 6 left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- How do motorcyclists usually crash in Twentynine Palms?
- 27% involved no other vehicle, usually running wide or losing grip. 12% involved a car turning left across the rider. 27% happened after dark.
- How many motorcycle crashes happen in Twentynine Palms each year?
- Reported motorcycle crashes with map locations: 2021: 8, 2022: 4, 2023: 4, 2024: 1, 2025: 9. 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.
Nearby cities
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.