Bikeside LA

(Better late than never?  Writers block plagues me, so I’m sorry if this is a bit dense.) Are you free Friday?  Ride with us to support the Cyclists’ Bill of Rights.  The Los Angeles City Council Transportation Committee will review the progress of the Cyclists’ Bill of Rights this Friday at 1pm (Facebook event listing.)  [...]

****Rosendahl’s Office has cancelled this meeting**** On July 4th Stephen Box called me up and told me that two cyclists had just been assaulted by a motorist. The motorist had slammed on his brakes in front of them, intentionally, while they were descending Mandeville Canyon Rd at 30 mph. One cyclist had to have his [...]

While everybody was out drinking themselves into a green oblivion Monday night, seven members of the Bike Writers Collective (BWC) were having “wholesome sober” fun attending the East Hollywood Neighborhood Council. The Council adopted the Cyclists’ Bill of Rights in full, leaving the bloggers of the Bike Writers Collective giddy.

(bikers totally love the constitution, which is why we electronically deface it, if that makes any sense) Bikers across LA loved the idea of a Bicyclist Bill of Rights, so a draft for the community’s consideration has been whipped up by some folks from the Bike Writers Collective:

Stephen Box speaks activist fire, so when he stands to deliver, I sit to listen. When he pitched me the idea of a Bicyclist Bill of Rights for Los Angeles County, he didn’t need his fire speak, the idea itself blazed. (Midnight Rida “Sexy” speaks to the Santa Monica City Council in support of Santa [...]