Recent Streetsblog LA posts about “Accidents”

CBS2: Cyclist Killed after “Running Into” Car

By Damien Newton | Sep 24, 2008 | 13 Comments

(editor’s note: This story has been updated with the text of the police report here.) CBS 2 news reported earlier today that a cyclist was struck and killed after a crash with a 1989 Honda Civic that was traveling in the same lane as him. However, despite the completely unlikely possibility that the cyclist raced […]

CNN Reports on Christopher Thompson and Mandeville Incidents

By Damien Newton | Aug 19, 2008 | 6 Comments

Over the weekend, CNN reported on the Mandeville Canyon "Road Rage" bike crash and the perils of bicycling in Los Angeles. The report features not only the first public picture of Christopher Thompson since the crash. CNN cameras grabbed a shot of the doctor fleeing the court house after pleading not guilty last month. In […]

Mandeville Canyon Driver Has Day in Court. Out in Time for Breakfast.

By Damien Newton | Aug 1, 2008 | 12 Comments

Via LAist: Dr. Christopher Thompson, the driver in the alleged "Road Rage Crash" on July 4th in Mandeville Canyon, had his day in court today. The good doctor pleaded innocent at 8:30 A.M., the moment the courts opened and got permission to not attend any of the future hearings after pleading innocent because the crash […]

Seattle Critical Mass Assault a Flashpoint in Bike v Car Culture

By Damien Newton | Jul 29, 2008 | 17 Comments

Riders from This May’s Seattle Critical Mass Last Friday, during Seattle’s Critical Mass ride, a Subaru station wagon ran over some cyclists. The reasons for the incident are up for debate as cyclists claim the driver acted irrationally and plowed into the cyclists without provocation. The driver claims that cyclists were attacking his car and […]

Inside the Mandeville Canyon Task Force

By Damien Newton | Jul 15, 2008 | 20 Comments

Last night, Councilman Rosendahl’s Task Force on bicycle safety issues a in Mandeville Canyon met for the first time. Occasional Streetsblog contributer Kent Strumpell was there, and offers these notes from the meeting. Some of the highlights include many points of agreement between the community and the cyclists and that there will be a public […]

Rosendahl Announces Meeting on Mandeville Road Bike Issues

By Damien Newton | Jul 9, 2008 | 7 Comments

I’ll have a full report on the Transportation Committee’s big bike meeting earlier today, but one piece of quick news that doesn’t require an in-depth report is an announcement by Councilman Bill Rosendahl that he will be holding a community meeting about the state of cycling within Mandeville Canyon Road. The Councilmember hopes to bring […]

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