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Hit on Your Bike at Newport Beach Boardwalk and Peninsula? Newport Beach Bicycle Accident Lawyer Short answer: If you were struck while cycling at or near Newport Beach Boardwalk and Peninsula in Newport Beach, 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. Newport Beach Boardwalk and Peninsula is a cycling-heavy corridor in Newport Beach. The Newport Boardwalk between Balboa Peninsula and West Newport Beach is heavily used for cycling, especially in summer. The pedestrian-heavy mix, combined with the Lido Village traffic and PCH access, produces constant close calls. Combined with heavy pedestrian mix on the Boardwalk, cross-traffic from Balboa Blvd, and the narrow Peninsula side-street layout, 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 do so.” Violation of §22517 is negligence per se […]