Comments on: With Thompson Behind Bars, What’s Next for “Street Justice” in Los Angeles

By: Slee

Slee — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:18:59 +0000

So now there is 1 down out of how many psychotic drivers out there?

Thankfully, the incredible majority of drivers are courteous. It’s still doggone scary to think about.

By: Gary Kavanagh

Gary Kavanagh — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:48:42 +0000

Apart from some extraordinarily steep hills, think going down something like Fargo with turns in it, I cannot think of a road being inherently too dangerous for cycling (assuming a decent level of riding experience and good bike in working order with duel brakes). The presence of reckless drivers is what makes roads dangerous. People who say a road is too dangerous for cycling are almost always A) people over the age of 30 who have hadn’t ridden a bicycle since they were a teenager and B) people who don’t believe bicycles belong on the road period, and want them out of their way so they can go about their flying over the speed limit.

The gps cycle computers the cyclists were using confirmed their speed was just under the posted limit. People who say cyclists are the danger and in the way must be oblivious to that little dial with numbers on it in their dashboard.

By: joe

joe — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:26:39 +0000

Listening to the radio yesterday I heard several Mandiville residents complain that the road in question was far to dangerous with its curves and blind sections for cyclists. I think this is a good reason for the city to lower the posted speedlimits, Enforce speedlimits with speed traps (for both cyclists and Cars) and install speed bumps. It is the only way to be sure that the people that use that road are truly safe from the unpredictable nature of that street. If its that unsafe for cyclists, what about pedestrians?

By: Jose

Jose — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:42:15 +0000

Let’s put up speed bumps where the accident happened!

By: robert

robert — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:54:15 +0000

It’s not even a couple minutes of inconvenience… Maybe over the course of a month, but it costs less than a few seconds each time you wait for cyclists at an intersection or to switch lanes and pass.

By: rhode bloch

rhode bloch — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:50:25 +0000

here here!

whats incredible is the short sightedness of this attitude that a driver is being inconvenienced by a cyclist at all. ONE freeking trip to the Netherlands instantly clears up all doubts that the more people choose to commute by bicycle the LESS traffic jams are an issue. A recent trip to the Netherlands reaffirmed this fact. Downtown Amsterdam has streets filled with bicycle riders – sexy healthy ones at that – and not a peep of traffic jams…. better yet? in the midst of all the hustle and bustle of people moving from A to B one could hear people talking in the streets. You practically have to shout to be heard on the busiest streets in Los Angeles due to the noise pollution factor of so many cars. In other words, the quality of life is far greater in so many aspects when people use bicycles, mass transit, and simply walk to their destination rather than mill about in a traffic jam of giant loud road hogging automobiles.

Experience freedom. Ride a bicycle.