bikinginla
- Name: bikinginla
- Location: West Los Angeles
- Job: Writer
Recent Comments
Sorry Scott, you're way off base on this one. Stephen Box fought for the rights of bicyclists and pedestrians long before he was ever eligible to run for City County. While his remarks on the Mayor's...
And the winner for Best Headline in a blog or forum goes to...Lindsay William Ross, for When I Think About You, I Text Myself....
Riding with headphones is already illegal under CVC 27400, though I can't say I've heard of a riding being ticketed for it unless the police conclude it contributed to a collision....
Actually, the current law — CVC 23123 — specifically bans hand held cell phone use while driving a motor vehicle, so bikes have been exempted until now. I do agree with those who say hand held texting...
Don't forget France, which has a consulate just east of the 405 at Santa Monica and Beverly Glen — http://www.consulfrance-losangeles.org/spip.php?article422...
I was pretty livid this morning when I read the detective citing a non-existent state law to justify splitting responsibility for the collision — and then finding out, as Will points out, that it may ...
This is the only location that really makes sense. Roski's site is accessible only by car, and located an hour or more from many parts of the city. The Staples site is centrally located near the junc...
My favorite part of the Westside? Uh, my living room?...
This is a total non-issue. As Gary pointed out, this is just a resolution saying the city supports the proposal, so their reps in DC can ask if there's any money available. As it stands right now, th...
I concur. I think the cycling community would get a lot more use from bike stations scattered around the city at key locations than the limited benefit from bike sharing. On the other hand, I have n...
This is just another example of LADOT's repeated failure to effectively manage this process — starting with limited input from the riding community and extending through a foreshortened review process...
Drivers stop behind the crosswalk in Long Beach? Really? Bike boxes are a great improvement, but the only thing they do is indicate to cyclists and drivers where bikes should be stopping anyway. And ...
The Times' strategy seems pretty clear — keep letting people go and reducing the quality of the paper until sales go it. Brilliant....
The sign appears to say City of Los Angeles at the bottom. Isn't it a crime to post false signs purporting to be from an official government agency? ...
Here on the Westside, this long-awaited plan turns out to be much ado about nothing. With the exception of the promised Expo Bikeway, almost every proposed Class II (on road) bike lane on the map come...

