Local drivers hit the roads each day for important trips like commutes to work, taking the kids to school, and making a grocery run.
If everyone pays attention to their speeds and the lanes ahead, rush hours can come and go with very few collisions to report. Unfortunately, drivers can get careless and aggressive, and increase the risk of a dangerous crash. They can veer from their own lanes on Chester Avenue to cause a sideswipe impact. They can lose control and cross yellow lines to initiate a dangerous head-on collision.
Some types of accidents lead to more damage and a higher chance of devastating injuries, even life-threatening harm.
These are just a few examples of the types of collisions local motorists are most vulnerable to around Bakersfield: