Did you know that nearly 540,000 bicyclists make visits to the emergency room each year? Bicyclists are becoming more and more popular, from students, daily commuters, to the simple pleasure of riding a bike. Accidents happen, yet the majority of the time a driver may have been distracted. Know your rights, California Vehicle Code “requires that all drivers owe a duty to others sharing the roads with bicycles just as if the bicyclist was another car.”