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Long Beach PD harassing cyclists

Long Beach PD harassing cyclists

If you watch the following video you’ll see an all too familiar situation to cyclists – petulant police officers detaining a cyclist in a Long Beach as, essentially, retaliation for him trying to clarify the vehicle code: This time it’s Long Beach Police Department, a little outside Bikeside’s typical territory, but it’s so egregious that [...]

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It’s here: Life Before License!

It’s here: Life Before License!

When a father and son are struck and left for dead, it’s time to do something about hit and run.  When a judge sentences a hit and run convict to 90 days community service for nearly destroying someone’s life, it’s time to do something about hit and run.  When 32% of all collisions are hit [...]

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Photos: CicLAvia 10/10/10

Photos: CicLAvia 10/10/10

CicLAvia was great.  Here’s my write up, in photos (full set on Facebook and Bikeside):

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LAPD officer William J. Skett convicted of Felony Hit and Run

As if the problem with hit and run wasn’t bad enough, the LA Times reports that LAPD officer William J. Skett was convicted of felony hit and run: A Los Angeles police officer was convicted Thursday of leaving the scene of an accident and causing great bodily injury in a June 2008 hit-and-run in which [...]

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The top 11 Things I want to do at CicLAvia

The top 11 Things I want to do at CicLAvia

CicLAvia is Sunday.  The organizers of the event capitalized on a setback (“if you push a negative hard enough it becomes a positive” paraphrase of Saul Alinsky) and rescheduled the event for the numerically alliterative date of 10/10/10.  Apart from the obvious conclusion that they will be forced to organize events for 11/11/11, 12/12/12, 20/20/2020 [...]

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Pot Kettle Black – LADOT chides USC

Pot Kettle Black – LADOT chides USC

Bike activists have been hearing murmurings of a bike ban on USC campus for a while now.  This morning we learned through various channels that indeed, Associate Senior Vice President for Career and Protective Services Dr. Charles E Lane banned bikes in some areas of USC. A lot of people learned this from LADOT, in [...]

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Life Before License: 3rd meeting, this Sunday, 1-3pm

Life Before License: 3rd meeting, this Sunday, 1-3pm

Life Before License will have it’s 3rd organizing meeting this Sunday afternoon – details below.  We’re almost ready to roll out this campaign, so this is the best time to get in on what’s destined to be a great campaign to change state law.  If you’d like to participate, but can’t make the meetings – [...]

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VLOG: Week In Review, 8/23-8/29

VLOG: Week In Review, 8/23-8/29

I thought I’d give you a run down of some of what I was up to, and what others were up to last week, vlog style, 10 minutes! I’ve never done a vlog (video blog) before, so I welcome your input.  There’s so many things in a week of bike work that I would love [...]

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Life Before License: 2nd meeting, Sunday, 1-3pm & Take the Survey.

Life Before License: 2nd meeting, Sunday, 1-3pm & Take the Survey.

Life Before License is kicking off by surveying you about your opinions on hit and run laws, and driving privileges.  Please take the survey, and please share this link widely: http://bit.ly/LB4Lsurv Share it on your twitter account, share it on Facebook, and ask your friends, family, and community to take the survey.  This survey will [...]

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LA Streetsblog Re-Launch, Wednesday, 7pm

LA Streetsblog Re-Launch, Wednesday, 7pm

Come out to the LA Streetsblog Re-Launch party this Wednesday (RSVP on Facebook), from 7 pm – 11:30 pm, in Mar Vista at 11555 National Blvd.  It’s $20 admission to support LA’s finest land use and transportation blog. Damien Newton, founder of LA Streetsblog, thought he would have to shutter his operation when funds dried [...]

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