Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Traffic Enforcement

Editorial: It’s Time for the State to Offer Drivers Licenses to Undocumented Workers

By Damien Newton | Dec 14, 2011 | 57 Comments

As the year draws to a close, the a debate is popping up between LAPD leadership and the Los Angeles Police Protective League over how to handle unlicensed drivers. Yesterday, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck announced that the City of Los Angeles would allow unlicensed drivers pulled over by the police to call a friend or […]

Lance and Tony Have Message for Gov. Brown: Give Us 3

By Damien Newton | Oct 3, 2011 | 8 Comments

CicLAvia ride buddies Lance Armstrong and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa have joined forces again. Their target: Governor Jerry Brown. Their message: sign S.B. 910, the state’s three foot passing law that would protect cyclists from drivers who pass too close and too fast. “Gov. Brown can help make our roads safer for everyone by […]

First-of-its-kind Cyclist Anti-harassment Becomes Law in Los Angeles

By Ross Hirsch Esq. | Sep 27, 2011 | 23 Comments

(It’s clear there were still some questions about the bicycling anti-harassment ordinance and the new law continues to provide fodder for a media that isn’t interested in getting the facts straight. Spread this one far and wide. Ross Hirsch Esq. writes what is the definitive explanation of the bicycling anti-harassment ordinance in the City of […]

Attorney Howard Krepack Answers Your Bike Law Questions

By Damien Newton | Sep 26, 2011 | 12 Comments

I’d like to take a second to thank Howard Krepack, a principle of the firm of Gordon, Edlestein, Krepack, Grant, Felton & Goldstein (known as GEK-Law, after their website) for taking the time to answer our questions about bike safety, the law, and your legal rights. After the jump are what will probably be the […]

Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority Responds to LAT Article on Stop Sign Cameras

By Streetsblog | Aug 24, 2011 | 30 Comments

On Monday, the Los Angeles Times printed an eye-rolling article about the use of stop sign cameras to enforce safe street laws in the state parks surrounding the Santa Monica Mountains. In response, the Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority’s executive director, Joseph T. Edmiston wrote the following letter to the staff and board of the Authority. It’s […]

Alex Romero’s Accused Killers Behind Bars, But Don’t Forget Dangerous Desoto

By Damien Newton | Aug 10, 2011 | 1 Comment

Yesterday, the LAPD announced the arrest of Dominque and Steven Rush for the hit and run killing of Alex Romero on April 20th. Romero and his friend Peter Arias were bicycling along DeSoto Avenue in the Valley when Dominique Rush allegedly hit Romero’s bicycle from behind and just kept on driving while Romero lay dieing […]

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