Bikeside LA

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 [...]

You heard it here first – LAPD is still issuing tickets for not having a bike license.

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 and [...]

The West Hollywood Sheriff’s Department has thrice now harassed and intimidated cyclists. In the most outrageous of the three incidents, a deputy first instructed one hundred cyclists to clear the left most lane on threat of taking their bicycles. They then responded with twelve cars and twenty officers, shoved one witness, and shined floodlights in [...]