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Join Damian Kevitt to Finish the Ride on April 27
By Damien Newton |
– There is no way following that crash that I wan’t going to get back on my bike – Damian Kevitt has become something of a folk hero to Los Angeles cyclists. Just last February, a driver struck him with his vehicle while Kevitt was bicycling to meet his wife for lunch. The driver drug […]
KTLA Shocked at Suggestion to Bike or Take Transit to Marathon Finish
By Damien Newton |
About half way through the above video, KTLA’s Eric Spillman talks to the L.A. Marathon’s Peter Abraham about the transportation plan for people wishing to be at the end of the marathon. Under KTLA’s banner of "Parking Problems," Abraham rationally explains that you should probably bike (free bike valet!) or take transit to the end […]
Taking a Ride, with a Couple Thousand Friends, by the LA River
By Damien Newton |
The Arc of Tires Marked the Stop and Start for Many Riders Yesterday marked the 8th Los Angeles River Ride. Thousands of cyclists, riders and even some Ridazz gathered at Griffith Park to go on organized rides of 10, 50, 70 or 100 miles. The first ride started at 7:00 A.M., and by the time […]
Bottle Thrower in Cuffs: This Time I Was the Cyclist Who Got Attacked
By Roger Rudick |
Wednesday night I attended the vigil for Milton Olin, a cyclist who was run down and killed by a distracted Sheriff’s Deputy. The next morning, I decided to do something I haven’t done in a long time: go for a purely recreational ride. As I get older, and my number of close-calls gets larger, the […]
Eyes on the Street: Hit and Run PSA Appears on Pasadena Billboard
By Damien Newton |
If you’re traveling through Pasadena, you may note a new “Public Service Announcement” billboard from Finish the Ride and Assemblyman Mike Gatto urging people to stop and give aide if they are involved in a traffic crash. It’s no secret that both Finish the Ride (FtR) and Gatto are champions of reforming hit and run […]
The Real Lesson from The Source’s “Why You Ride” Series: People Have No Idea How Much Their Car is Costing Them
By Damien Newton |
(Note: I’m not using names in this piece because the people filling out The Source’s survey didn’t sign up to be critiqued elsewhere. If you’re really curious, you can certainly get the names to go with the story.) Last week, DC Streetsblog ran an excellent story on how people don’t realize how much their car […]