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Riverside County cyclist killed on Friday; bike rider injured in Van Nuys hit-and-run 27 Aug 2013 | 11:42 am
Sometimes, news seems to take a long time to file in from the Inland Empire. I’m just now learning about the collision that took the life of a Riverside County bike rider on Friday. Although the liab...
Monday morning meditations from a muddled mind — hit-and-runs, Bob Filner and podium girls 26 Aug 2013 | 11:58 pm
Sometimes there’s just too much swirling around my head to focus on any one thing. And not enough coffee in all the Starbucks in all of LA to clarify things. Which is exactly where I am this morning....
Fiesta La Ballona, Pasadena Complete Streets, Active Streets LA, and Kidical and Clitoral Masses 24 Aug 2013 | 12:26 pm
Bike Talk airs every Saturday at 10 am; listen to it live or download the podcast from KPFK. Bike Long Beach hosts Bike Saturdays every weekend; ride your bike to participating local shops and busine...
Malibu study suggests PCH safety improvements; a NELA paranoid bike lane conspiracy theory 23 Aug 2013 | 12:22 pm
Lots of news to wrap up the work week. No, seriously, don’t take note of the perfect summer weather that finally arrived in LA this week. You’ve got important things to do. And you can live without r...
Bike rider injured in Tarzana collision earlier this month has died; 11th LA bike death this year 23 Aug 2013 | 04:35 am
More bad news. Earlier this month I reported on a collision in Tarzana in which several people passing by saw a bike rider down with severe head injuries. Now I’ve gotten word from the LAPD that the ...
Stupid human tricks: Hit-and-run triathlete, assault on a cyclist, and confused SF and NYC cops and DAs 22 Aug 2013 | 01:37 pm
Maybe it’s just me, but there seems to be a common theme to much of this week’s news. ……… A Chicago cyclist is injured in a deliberate assault, as a passenger in a passing SUV reaches out and grabs ...
Good news and bad news 21 Aug 2013 | 10:23 pm
Okay, so the bad news is that I didn’t get to write today’s post last night. And since I’m guest editing LA Streetsblog today, I won’t have a chance to make up for it this morning. The good news is, ...
A look at Camp Pendleton collision site; a killer driver may be back on the streets three years early 20 Aug 2013 | 10:58 pm
Our anonymous South Bay correspondent took a trip down to San Diego County in the wake of the Camp Pendleton collision that killed Udo Heinz and left fellow rider John Edwards critically injured. Did...
Friday’s ride, in which I met another bike rider the hard way 20 Aug 2013 | 04:15 am
Okay, so I’m moving a little slow today. August just hasn’t been my month as far as bike riding is concerned. Normally, I try to put in 100 to 150 miles a week this time of year, when increased fitne...
Bike classes, SaMo MANGo meeting, Bike Learn & Celebrate in Watts, and 5th Annual Tour de Arts 17 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
Bike Talk airs every Saturday at 10 am; listen to it live or download the podcast from KPFK. Bike Long Beach hosts Bike Saturdays every weekend; ride your bike to participating local shops and busine...
