Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycling

Stephen Colbert’s Tips for Drivers and Cyclists

By Damien Newton | Aug 12, 2009 | 13 Comments

The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Stephen’s Driving Tips via Twitter Service www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Meryl Streep You know an issue has hit the mainstream when it’s mocked on the Daily Show or the Colbert Report. Colbert, on his mock-conservative talk show, took aim at the dangers created […]

DOT Working to Remove Reseda Blvd. Bike Lane

By Damien Newton | Aug 11, 2009 | 12 Comments

Photo of SUV parked in Reseda Blvd. bike lane via SoapBoxLA. Ted Rogers, who’s Biking In LA blog should be required reading for L.A. cyclists, has discovered a plot in the Valley to take out a Bike Lane on Resedal Blvd., along with street parking, to double the car-capacity of the road at rush hour. […]

Another DIY Story: Bike Coaltion Doing Their Own Bike Counts

By Damien Newton | Aug 10, 2009 | 7 Comments

Photo: Dr. Alex Thompson/Flickr In yet another example of our bike culture’s Do It Yourself ethic, the Los Angeles County Bike Coalition is planning to do its own bike counts to paint a clearer picture of how many people travel by bicycle in Los Angeles. Bike counts are a necessary feature of any well thought […]

Update From NC: Shooting a Cyclist in the Head Is Not Attempted Murder

By Brad Aaron | Aug 7, 2009 | 6 Comments

A grand jury in Asheville, North Carolina has reduced the charge against a motorist who allegedly shot a cyclist in the head from attempted first-degree murder to felony assault. Charles Diez According to reports, on July 26, Alan Simons was shot by Charles Diez after a confontation along a busy road. The shooting took place […]

Is It Time for California to Adopt the “3-Feet-Law?”

By Damien Newton | Aug 6, 2009 | 6 Comments

Image: 3FeetPlease.com More and more states are adopting laws that protect cyclists from passing cars by requiring that cyclists receive a three foot buffer on their left before any vehicle can pass them. According to a recent USA Today article, fourteen states and the District of Columbia have adopted the three-foot-law and it has already […]

BYO Bike Lanes Coming Soon

By Brad Aaron | Aug 6, 2009 | 2 Comments

Via Gizmodo: A laser device that allows cyclists to project their own bike lanes has gone from cool idea to prototype. Positive reponse to the concept from Alex Tee and Evan Gant of Altitude Inc. was significant enough to put LightLane into production. See the beta version in action above. Thoughts?

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