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Hit on Your Bike at Santa Ana River Trail (Dana Point to Riverside)? Orange County Bicycle Accident Lawyer Short answer: If you were struck while cycling at or near Santa Ana River Trail (Dana Point to Riverside) in Orange County, 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 $2,500,000+, 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. Santa Ana River Trail (Dana Point to Riverside) is a cycling-heavy corridor in Orange County. The Santa Ana River Trail is Orange County’s premier bike corridor — 30+ miles from the Pacific Ocean at Huntington State Beach to Yorba Linda and beyond into Riverside. It passes under dozens of surface streets where cyclists meet cross-traffic. Combined with high-speed road cyclists sharing the trail with casual riders, dog walkers, pedestrians, and e-bikes; cross-street signalized and unsignalized intersections at every surface street; and construction detours, 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 […]