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(Previous posts on Bikeside about the Culver City Crash – #1, #2, #3 – and a nice comprehensive post at LA Streetsblog. UPDATE: added a section below about Felony DUI and whether Dahab can be charged with it.) An update on the Culver City Crash (CCC) which injured eleven cyclists and left six hospitalized is [...]

Stephen Box made a sarcastic remark in Room 721 of City Hall that the June 7th meeting was “The Last BPIT.”  He was referring to his encounter with security, who allegedly violated the Brown Act in the lobby, leaving the meeting subject to being re-agendized.  I’m not sure that anything like that will actually happen, [...]

The speed limit on Jefferson just west of the crash is 40mph (it is 35mph 50 feet east of the crash scene). According to a stopping distance calculator, at 40mph, stopping distance is 76 feet. The video above was shot last night at 10:30pm. In the video: my top speed driving was 40mph. 3 people [...]

(there is a ride to visit and support the victims – the Justice Ride.  It meets at Media Park AKA CRANK MOB Park in Culver City, which is at the corner of Venice Bl and Canfield.  2:30pm to 5:30pm tomorrow, Friday.  I’m sure there will be rides to come, but if you can make it [...]

Christine Dahab, a 27-year-old motorist, slammed into 11 cyclists on a night time group ride Wednesday night. According to police, the driver is facing felony DUI charges. UPDATE: Alex T. posted more details, including some explanations on how LAPD tried to shift blame onto the riders. Facebook photo set by Magnus ABC 7 coverage: People [...]

This is an oldie, but a goodie. The interviewee rambles at times, but does make some coherent points, as outlined in the list of timestamps below. Memorable quotables included. Topic timestamps 0:00 – LA Critical Mass escort: LAPD’s role, corking “Come out and ride before you criticize” 1:45 – How to minimize motorist aggression during [...]

Since late 2010, Danny Jimenez has been kept us in the loop on the Shawn Fields hit and run case, which ended the life of Danny Marin, a 17-year old Kennedy High School student. Details and recent developments below, as written by Danny Jimenez.

Bikeside is proud to endorse Secretary of State Debra Bowen in her run for Congress in California’s 36th District, encompassing West LA and Southbay.  We urge cyclists and their friends and families in the 36th to vote for Bowen this Tuesday, May 17th, in the 16 way primary. Bowen is the shrewdest, most experienced candidate [...]

Two Tuesdays ago, I headed to City Hall knowing that the parties at the Bike Plan Implementation Team were in disagreement.  In fact, in my last article, I did my fair share to stir the pot.  I called out City agencies for neglecting to take input from the community when determining which cycling projects would [...]

Bikesiders! The final results from Bikeside’s CA-36 Congressional Candidate Survey are in!  In total, we got nine of the sixteen candidates to respond, including the major frontrunners Debra Bowen, Janice Hahn, Marcy Winograd and Mike Gin.  That’s not bad for a scrappy bike org!  Now the Bikeside Steering Committee is deliberating on who to endorse, but [...]