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Hit on Your Bike at Dana Point Harbor and Capistrano Beach Bike Trail? Dana Point Bicycle Accident Lawyer Short answer: If you were struck while cycling at or near Dana Point Harbor and Capistrano Beach Bike Trail in Dana Point, you have strong California personal injury claims. Cyclists have the same rights as motorists under CVC §21200, and California’s pure comparative negligence rule ensures you can recover even with partial fault. Serious bicycle injury settlements in Orange County commonly run $75,000 to $2,000,000+, and specific causes (dooring, bike lane obstruction, right-hook crashes) have statutory negligence per se protections. You have two years to file (CCP §335.1). Call Sky Law Group at (844) 475-9529 — Hablamos Español. Dana Point Harbor and Capistrano Beach Bike Trail is a cycling-heavy corridor in Dana Point. Dana Point Harbor’s bike path and the Capistrano Beach bike trail are heavily used by road cyclists, triathletes training in groups, and recreational riders. The PCH access points and Harbor roundabout create specific crash hotspots. Combined with triathlon training group density, PCH high-speed through-traffic, Harbor roundabout confusion, and Doheny Beach access points, cyclists along this route face elevated crash risk — and insurance carriers routinely blame cyclists for crashes caused by driver error. California’s Dooring Statute — CVC §22517 One of the most powerful tools in a bicycle injury case is California Vehicle Code §22517, which states: “No person shall open the door of a vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless it is reasonably safe to […]