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Entitled “Get Educated and Ride Safe” (GEARS) VIII – countywide through Sept. 30
141 crashes, 29 major injuries, 5 fatalities involving motorcycles in Contra Costa in 2025
By Officer Daniel Gilmore, PIO, CHP Contra Costa Area
CONTRA COSTA, Calif. – In an effort to reduce the number of motorcycle crashes, California Highway Patrol (CHP) Contra Costa Area will deploy additional officers August 20, 2026, on Interstate 80, and unincorporated roadways in Contra Costa County. Officers will look for violations by both motorcycle riders and drivers that make roads dangerous for other traffic, including unsafe speed, following too closely, unsafe lane changes, and improper turning.
Motorcycle-involved crashes continue to be a major concern for the CHP Contra Costa Area. From January 2025 through December 2025, provisional statistical data revealed there were 141 crashes involving motorcycles within our jurisdiction. Of those crashes, 29 involved major injuries, and five resulted in fatalities.
Funding for these operations is provided by a grant from the Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Titled “Get Educated and Ride Safe (GEARS) VIII, the grant funding assists the CHP in reducing deadly and serious injury crashes involving motorcycles. The CHP Contra Costa Area will continue to deploy additional enforcement efforts through September 30, 2026.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Public Information Officer D. Gilmore, at (925) 586-1879.
The mission of the CHP is to provide the highest level of Safety, Service and Security.
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