A Safety Corridor is an education and enforcement effort where safety personnel monitor rider behavior at high-traffic locations and alert riders to excessive speed and other unsafe practices.
Representatives from the UC Davis Police Department, Transportation Services and Student Affairs will set up temporary Safety Corridors across campus to share safety information and address prohibited riding behavior — starting with conversation and education.
When and where
First Fall Quarter Safety Corridor
Wednesday, Sept. 23
Silo Roundabout
Safety Corridors will continue multiple times each week throughout fall quarter, often at multiple campus locations in a single day.
Prohibited behaviors
Our safety teams are watching for unsafe behaviors that put riders and pedestrians at risk.
- Unsafe speed for conditions
- Exceeding the posted speed limit
- Failure to yield to people in a crosswalk
- Failure to stop at a stop sign or traffic signal
- Sidewalk riding, tandem riding, or wrong-way riding
- Unsafe passing
- Missing required lights and/or reflectors
- Improper headphone use
Who you’ll see and what they’ll do
- Two-person teams:
One Campus Safety Specialist from the UC Davis Police Department paired with one Transportation Services or Student Affairs representative. - Staff will wear high-visibility vests and be positioned in high-traffic locations.
- When staff observe unsafe behavior, they will ask the rider to stop for a brief, conversational safety reminder and provide a notice with rules and tips.
- No names or IDs will be collected and no citations will be issued.
Why this — and what’s next?
Travel on campus is changing rapidly with the growing use of e-bikes, e-scooters and other personal transportation devices. While these devices offer convenient transportation, they have also introduced new safety challenges.
Total crashes by calendar year
Across 2024 and 2025, UC Davis recorded 119 bicycle crashes and 112 e-bike and e-scooter crashes. Total crashes increased significantly in 2025, driven largely by e-scooter crashes.
2024 Crashes | 2025 Crashes |
|---|---|
81 | 150 |
E-Scooter crashes more than tripled
E-scooter crashes increased from 22 in 2024 to 79 in 2025 — more than tripling in a single year.
Speed is our biggest safety concern
Unsafe speed is the leading cause of collisions on campus - accounting for more crashes than all other causes combined.
After unsafe speed, the most common causes of crashes were failure to yield, unsafe turns and failure to stop.
The crash data reinforces the importance of slowing down, following traffic controls and making predictable moves when riding on campus.
Safety Corridors are working and expanding
Since February 2026, UC Davis has conducted 15 Safety Corridors across campus.
One thing has become clear: when riders see Safety Corridor staffers and highly visible safety reminders, they make safer choices.
We see riders slow down, stop at stop signs, yield more often and pay more attention to riding as they pass through a Safety Corridor.
This fall, UC Davis is significantly expanding the program, holding Safety Corridors multiple times each week and, on some days, at multiple high-traffic locations.
The university is also developing an enforcement program to address unsafe and illegal riding through citations. Riders who receive a citation can either pay the associated fine or complete an educational diversion program in lieu of payment.
Together, education and consistent enforcement can help make safe riding the norm across campus.
>> Higher speeds increase the likelihood and severity of injuries when accidents occur.
Top Tips for Riders
We need your help to make our campus safer. By following speed limits, staying alert and respecting all users of our shared spaces, you contribute to a healthier and safer UC Davis community.
15 mph speed limit throughout the restricted campus core and on all off-street bike paths.
If you don’t know how fast 15 mph is, simply don’t ride faster than a SPIN scooter. Those are limited to 15 mph on campus.
Wear a helmet. Get a free helmet through the Helmet Hair Don't Care program.
Put your phone away when you ride. Eyes up ahead, not down at your phone.
Don’t ride on sidewalks unless signage explicitly allows it.
Yield to pedestrians at crossings.
E-scooter riders: don’t ride tandem, and remember a driver’s license is required.
Headphones: one or none.
Ride safe, ride sober.
Questions or feedback
If you have questions about the events, suggestions for locations, or feedback based on what you observe, please contact Transportation Services.