Bikeside LA

Have wished you knew how safe each street is for cycling? Bikeside is proud to bring the community one step closer to that goal. Above we have displayed all the collision data from 2008 recorded by LAPD (involving cyclists.)

LAPD Sergeant David Krumer and Commander David Doan sorted through massive collision data for 2008, and found that in 2008, 23% of bike involved traffic collisions are Hit & Run – 3% were misdemeanor and 20% were felony.  This was just one statistic of many in a report on bike collisions in LA in 2008.  [...]

It’s been a month since I broke the news that LAPD is still citing and cuffing of cyclists for not having a bike license.  By pressing from several angles we have achieved partial victory.  Three days after the incident Captain Eric Davis, commander of Wilshire Division (where the incident occured), sent this email to Glenn [...]

At 11:30 on Monday night I was riding home from a Yaysayers meeting.  When my riding partner passed LAB, she turned south, and as Venice Blvd tipped downward I dropped two cogs and accelerated toward home.  It was fast riding – I was eating up territory – till I got hung up at Lincoln Blvd.
When [...]

After I was grilled and upbraided by a Culver City cop who doesn’t like children, I hustled to catch C.R.A.N.K. MOB at it’s next stop.  As the fastest man on the Westside, this was easy, and I caught the group at in a Von’s parking lot only slightly short of breath.  And just then they [...]

July 2nd, 2008 – Above, Paul Bringetto is about to be released from handcuffs by LAPD Officer Corona. After spending over a half an hour in cuffs, and having his belongings thoroughly searched, Paul was let off with a “no front light”, $10 fix-it ticket.
Or so it would seem. In fact the ticket [...]