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AlexT

  • Name: Alex Thompson
  • Location: Los Angeles
  • Job: Mathematician
  • Tell us about yourself: I'm a 27 year old Math grad student at UCLA, turned bike activist. Midnight RIDAZZ!!
On August 12, 2008 7:08 PM in Midnight Movie: Legally Causing Traffic in Santa Monica, they said:

You all act as if this is occurring in a vacuum. The fact is that SMPD has harassed and ticketed Santa Monica Critical Mass for 14 months. Cyclists have met with SMPD twice, communicated with city s...

On July 16, 2008 12:09 PM in Can Bicycles Run Red Lights Legally?, they said:

In case anyone made it this far, I'm the author of the original piece. All the lights I ran are sensor operated and will not change late at night without a car over the sensors. I ran each light onl...

On July 8, 2008 3:00 PM in LADOT's Michael May to Violate Brown Act, they said:

#4, Karsrule FTW!!! Is it humor? OR is it Trolling? Or is it both? You decide!...

On July 7, 2008 3:19 PM in Road Rage Motorist vs. Cyclists on Mandeville Canyon Road, they said:

My best well wishes to these Ron & Christian. Sorry you guys had to be the victim of this maniac - atrocious luck....

On June 7, 2008 11:36 PM in To Live and Have No Sex in LA, they said:

Well, I have trouble wrapping my head around this post. I guess this is a glipse into how some of the other half thinks. I'm picky, but those times when I'm not, I still find it tough to work up the...

On May 16, 2008 7:09 PM in Bike to Work Week is over! 'Get the F@%& off the road!', they said:

Y'all need better cameras! Lets write a grant....

On May 14, 2008 10:34 AM in Photos from Friday's Freeway Ride, they said:

Oh, I see. We did have a pickup drive who insisted that we explain ourselves and that he was a cop. He seemed pretty mad. I'd be mad as hell if I was in that mess too . . . ...

On May 14, 2008 10:22 AM in Photos from Friday's Freeway Ride, they said:

WagonMonster - we're not lucky we didn't get killed. We were overtaking traffic, and studies show this is the safest situation for cyclists because they are able to avoid collisions ahead of them by ...

On May 8, 2008 4:44 PM in Found in LA: The Future of Parking, they said:

Where will I park my bike?...

On April 23, 2008 12:58 AM in Video of the Day: Bicycle Riding on the 10, 405, they said:

Don't ask me how I know this, but there were more like 18 people....

On March 29, 2008 9:11 PM in New Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Set To Hit Congress, they said:

Carrie, I don't know anyone who smokes MJ. No one. Not one person. For reals. AT...

On February 20, 2008 2:43 AM in AMGEN Tour of California finishes in Pasadena on Sunday, they said:

Hi Carrie. Tom, Where did I say Amgen masterminded riders deaths? Where did I blame Amgen for the drugs undetectability? That's a somewhat liberal interpretation of my comments. Please save the h...

On February 19, 2008 4:02 PM in AMGEN Tour of California finishes in Pasadena on Sunday, they said:

Sorry - that should read "Are you kidding me? I can't think of a more explicit reference to EPO in cycling short of handing out booster shots to athletes." I can't think!!...

On February 19, 2008 4:01 PM in AMGEN Tour of California finishes in Pasadena on Sunday, they said:

Tom, I realize that EPO is primarily used to treat kidney disease, and in cancer treatment. I'm not suggesting that it be removed from the market = it's an essential drug. I am suggesting Amgen sho...

On February 19, 2008 2:36 PM in AMGEN Tour of California finishes in Pasadena on Sunday, they said:

Who doesn't love a bike race put on by the company which manufactures EPO, the #1 most abused performance enhancing drug in cycling? Oh, that's right, ME! I don't love it. Amgen = blatant supporter...

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