trafficviolence

<p>Jennifer Lynn Chatman of Salinas died Nov 3, 2025 after her bicycle was struck by the trailer of a semi truck at the intersection of South Sanborn Road and Work Street, Salinas. </p><p>As we told Sara Rubin, <a href="/tags/montereycountynow/" rel="tag">#MontereyCountyNow</a> / <a href="/tags/montereycountyweekly/" rel="tag">#MontereyCountyWeekly</a> editor, infrastructure such as protected bike lanes with a physical barrier are what’s most needed to keep people who bike safer. In general, paint on pavement provides little to no real benefit in preventing fatalities.</p><p>Nevertheless, one “paint on pavement” practice we would like to see far more of — and which possibly could have saved Jennifer’s life — is bike boxes at intersections. </p><p> <a href="https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/opinion_blog/a-string-of-vehicle-collisions-in-salinas-ends-with-a-tragic-fatality-of-a-cyclist/article_074be0fe-e7dc-4924-920d-7a247d655514.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/opinion_blog/a-string-of-vehicle-collisions-in-salinas-ends-with-a-tragic-fatality-of-a-cyclist/article_074be0fe-e7dc-4924-920d-7a247d655514.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.montereycountynow.com/blog</span><span class="invisible">s/opinion_blog/a-string-of-vehicle-collisions-in-salinas-ends-with-a-tragic-fatality-of-a-cyclist/article_074be0fe-e7dc-4924-920d-7a247d655514.html</span></a></p><p>Report by Josh Copitch of KSBW: <a href="https://www.ksbw.com/article/person-struck-by-semi-truck-in-salinas/69244696" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.ksbw.com/article/person-struck-by-semi-truck-in-salinas/69244696"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.ksbw.com/article/person-st</span><span class="invisible">ruck-by-semi-truck-in-salinas/69244696</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/biketooter/" rel="tag">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="/tags/trafficviolence/" rel="tag">#TrafficViolence</a> <a href="/tags/trafficcollision/" rel="tag">#TrafficCollision</a> <a href="/tags/trucks/" rel="tag">#trucks</a> <a href="/tags/bicycles/" rel="tag">#bicycles</a> <a href="/tags/montereycounty/" rel="tag">#MontereyCounty</a> <a href="/tags/publicsafety/" rel="tag">#PublicSafety</a> <a href="/tags/activetransportation/" rel="tag">#ActiveTransportation</a> <a href="/tags/cycling/" rel="tag">#cycling</a> <a href="/tags/biking/" rel="tag">#biking</a></p>