Recent Streetsblog LA posts about speed limits

As Leg. Season Closes for Now, a Review of the Season

By Damien Newton | Sep 9, 2011 | 4 Comments

While most California cyclists are thrilled that the Senate and Assembly agree that car drivers should give cyclists a three foot berth when speeding past them, the legislative session in Sacramento was mostly positive, but still somewhat mixed. As the Senate and Assembly prepare to go into recess, here’s where many important pieces of legislation […]

Newest Attempt to Give Cities Power Over Speed Limits Gains Ground in Sacramento

By Damien Newton | Jun 6, 2011 | 10 Comments

It’s hardly a state secret that California’s speed limit laws are designed to increase traffic speed at the expense of communities and urban design. AB 529, a hot piece of legislation by Assemblyman Mike Gatto that already quietly cleared the State Assembly, seeks to give communities a little more leeway in setting local speed limits. […]

Distraction and Speed

By Michael Cahn | Apr 27, 2011 | No Comments

The Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) is like a daughter of Caltrans. The mothership builds the roads, then Traffic Safety comes on the scene, addressing the safety deficits with education and enforcement efforts. The OTS conference, scheduled every other year, is a forum which unites local government, safety advocates, and a whole lot of police […]

Modern Family’s Streetsblog Episode

By Damien Newton | Mar 10, 2011 | 5 Comments

Last night, ABC’s sit-com Modern Family showed “Slow Down Your Neighbors,” a re-run of an episode that deals with both the joys of cycling and the danger that speeding drivers create on local streets. A show that takes place in Los Angeles that shows children biking to school to fit in with the cool crowd […]

New Year, New Laws: Slew of New Rules Aim to Make Streets Safer

By Damien Newton | Jan 6, 2011 | 2 Comments

Yesterday, we discussed how a change in the threshold for a crime to be considered “Grand Theft” could impact cyclists who find their bikes stolen. Today, we’ll look at how a series of new laws could make our streets safer and more sustainable. The biggest change is that local traffic officers now ticket scofflaw drivers […]

Road Safety, Speed Limit Increases on Schizophrenic T-Committee Agenda

By Damien Newton | Nov 8, 2010 | 12 Comments

View Speed Limit Increases, LA City Council 11/10/10 in a larger map At this point, you have to feel bad for the City Council when it comes to the issue of raising speed limits. Despite the pleas from community groups and road users, the Council feels stuck when the LAPD and state law are telling […]

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