Comments on: Hit and Run hits everyone http://www.bikesidela.org/hit-and-run-hits-everyone/ Cyclists have the right to travel safely and free of fear. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:16:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Registered nurse http://www.bikesidela.org/hit-and-run-hits-everyone/comment-page-1/#comment-8671 Registered nurse Sun, 21 Nov 2010 15:08:41 +0000 http://www.bikesidela.org/?p=1530#comment-8671 this post is very usefull thx! this post is very usefull thx!

]]> By: Alex Thompson http://www.bikesidela.org/hit-and-run-hits-everyone/comment-page-1/#comment-6123 Alex Thompson Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:39:19 +0000 http://www.bikesidela.org/?p=1530#comment-6123 LA is something new man - it's not a standard big city. It's SPRAWLtropolis. How do you create community in an infinite sea of near urbanness? I don't think we really know how. The geography of LA destroys communities . . . we can take that as a a given OR we can rise up, get creative, and find new ways to connect, create, and foster community. LA is something new man – it’s not a standard big city. It’s SPRAWLtropolis. How do you create community in an infinite sea of near urbanness? I don’t think we really know how. The geography of LA destroys communities . . . we can take that as a a given

OR

we can rise up, get creative, and find new ways to connect, create, and foster community.

]]> By: Mihai http://www.bikesidela.org/hit-and-run-hits-everyone/comment-page-1/#comment-6122 Mihai Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:23:41 +0000 http://www.bikesidela.org/?p=1530#comment-6122 "He drives a Jaguar, and he’ll be driving it past your kid’s school, your mother’s church, and your house." "(Mahdavi) will be driving (her dad's SUV) to work on your streets, past your kid’s school, you mother’s church, and your house." LA is a cold place to live, I don't give a damn about the weather. People are so caught up in the rat race, trying to get rich or famous or find "security" for their family that they stop caring about everyone but themselves. Until someone they know is indirectly affected by their actions, or lack of action. In some cases, they still don't get it even after it hits close to home. And that's when you know you're in Los Angeles. “He drives a Jaguar, and he’ll be driving it past your kid’s school, your mother’s church, and your house.”

“(Mahdavi) will be driving (her dad’s SUV) to work on your streets, past your kid’s school, you mother’s church, and your house.”

LA is a cold place to live, I don’t give a damn about the weather. People are so caught up in the rat race, trying to get rich or famous or find “security” for their family that they stop caring about everyone but themselves.

Until someone they know is indirectly affected by their actions, or lack of action. In some cases, they still don’t get it even after it hits close to home.

And that’s when you know you’re in Los Angeles.

]]> By: Alex Thompson http://www.bikesidela.org/hit-and-run-hits-everyone/comment-page-1/#comment-6105 Alex Thompson Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:39:24 +0000 http://www.bikesidela.org/?p=1530#comment-6105 I don't know Michael. I know that Tom Ammiano, an SF based state senator submitted a bill for stiffer penalties for hitting cyclists, and that lost, but apart from that I don't know. Definitely something to research! I don’t know Michael. I know that Tom Ammiano, an SF based state senator submitted a bill for stiffer penalties for hitting cyclists, and that lost, but apart from that I don’t know. Definitely something to research!

]]> By: Michael http://www.bikesidela.org/hit-and-run-hits-everyone/comment-page-1/#comment-6103 Michael Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:23:36 +0000 http://www.bikesidela.org/?p=1530#comment-6103 Could not agree more. The DMV, as the regulatory agency responsible, needs to take a more proactive role in removing dangerous drivers from the streets by revoking licenses. Yes, we already know that will not solve the problem, people drive without a license now just as they drive without insurance, but it is another weapon that law enforcement can use to put dangerous drivers behind bars. Just curious, do you know if legislative measures for this have been attempted in the past? Could not agree more. The DMV, as the regulatory agency responsible, needs to take a more proactive role in removing dangerous drivers from the streets by revoking licenses. Yes, we already know that will not solve the problem, people drive without a license now just as they drive without insurance, but it is another weapon that law enforcement can use to put dangerous drivers behind bars. Just curious, do you know if legislative measures for this have been attempted in the past?

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