Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycling

Penetrating the Myth of L.A.’s Safety

By Damien Newton | Jan 15, 2010 | 6 Comments

At City Watch and his personal blog Soap Box, Stephen Box punched an SUV sized hole in the Mayor and Police Chief Charlie Beck’s claim that the City of Los Angeles has become the “second safest big city in America, after New York.” Box’s contention is that because the city assumes that most traffic crashes […]

Councilman Dennis Zine: Southern California Car Culture Here to Stay

By Damien Newton | Jan 13, 2010 | 22 Comments

The above ABC News story on this Monday’s meeting of the Los Angeles City Council Public Safety Committee’s hearing on the anti-harassment ordinance for cyclist has a couple of jaw dropping moments. One bike messenger describes being the victim of a hit and run crash four times and Ted “Biking in L.A.” Rogers recounts the […]

If You Want to Know a Bicycle Law, Don’t Ask the California Highway Patrol (Part II)

By Damien Newton | Jan 12, 2010 | 68 Comments

If you hit these scofflaws with your car, it’s ok. Photo:CJC4454/Flickr Another Southern California newspaper has made the mistake of asking a member of the California Highway Patrol about a law regarding cycling. And as we’ve seen in the past, that means that misinformation has been published, unchallenged, in a local newspaper. Today’s victim is […]

L.A. County Holds First Bike Advisory Committee…But It’s Hidden from the Public

By Stephen Box | Jan 12, 2010 | 18 Comments

Riding in Marina del Rey, aka unincorporated L.A. County. Photo: Digable Soul/Flickr The County of Los Angeles is working on a Bike Plan and, under the guidance of Alta Planning, has embarked on the journey by convening a Bicycle Advisory Committee, complete with instructions that the public is not invited. In light of the fact […]

If L.A. Is Going to Invest in Bike Lanes, Then Do It Right!

By Enci Box | Jan 12, 2010 | 44 Comments

Bike Lanes are a deterrent for me to ride in and I oftentimes cringe when I hear people blindly supporting them without asking for enhanced safety standards and regulations. So when the LA Draft Bike Plan proposes Bike Lanes and Paths all over the city without taking into consideration what the people want, it upsets […]

LAPD Alerts Media to Their Confusion on Traffic Laws

By Damien Newton | Jan 12, 2010 | 11 Comments

Finally, the LAPD grabs the driver that knocked that bike over. What? They’re cuffing and searching the rider for nothing more than being in a group ride? Oh. Photo: Dr. Alex Thompson/Flickr (Updated, January 13, 2010: While the release was handed to Mr. Morales, it turns out it was not cleared by the central media […]

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