Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Traffic Enforcement

Featured Headline: Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants Not About Immigration

By Damien Newton | Jun 3, 2013 | 6 Comments

I don’t think I’ve ever taken a tongue lashing in the comments section for any article or opinion piece as I did when I wrote in December of 2011 that it was past time for the State of California to license undocumented immigrants. The piece also supported LAPD Chief Charlie Beck’s position that cars shouldn’t […]

NBC 4 Interviews Psychopath Concerning Famous “Dead Man’s Curve” Crash

By Damien Newton | May 2, 2013 | 5 Comments

Last night, NBC 4 delivered the depressing news that despite video footage showing a motorcycle slamming into two cyclists from behind while speeding around a “blind” curve in Mullholland Valley, authorities have yet to charge anyone in the crash. To add insult to injury, NBC 4 managed to find a psychopath with a chip on […]

Victim of Hit and Run, Where Louis Deliz is 3 Years Later

By Sara Bond | Mar 29, 2013 | 2 Comments

In late 2009, Louis Deliz became the victim of the ever growing hit and run epidemic in Los Angeles. Louis spent eleven days in the I.C.U. and was kept alive by machines as he was out in a chemically induced coma for approximately 8 days, living at the hospital for a total of 49 days. […]

Reviewing the Media Reviews of Los Angeles’ Dangerous Streets

By Damien Newton | Oct 3, 2012 | 9 Comments

Yesterday, the Los Angeles Times got the scoop on all of us with by publishing the findings of a University of Michigan study that showed that both New York and Los Angeles are more dangerous places to walk than an average American city. Among the study’s findings: Pedestrians in Los Angeles account for about a […]

In Long Beach, Some Lights Rest Unless Drivers Follow Speed Limits

By Brian Addison | Oct 2, 2012 | 6 Comments

In an effort to control drivers who speed along one of Long Beach’s most at-risk stretches of asphalt—East Wardlow Road—the City has installed an innovative speed detection system that will halt those going too fast. Dubbed “Operation Rest in Red,” the 6,000-foot stretch of Wardlow between Studebaker Road and Claremore Avenue now has a traffic […]

At Pro Walk Pro Bike, Activsts and Police Officers Talk About Working Together

By Damien Newton | Sep 13, 2012 | No Comments

On Tuesday, I was honored to be featured on a panel at the Pro Walk Pro Bike Conference entitled, “Crash Reduction through Advocacy, Enforcement, and Support Programs.” In addition to myself, I was joined by Peter Flucke and Rebecca Resman. Since we know most Streetsblog readers don’t get to go to conferences such as Pro Walk […]

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