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Breaking: Governor Jerry Brown Sides with AAA and CHP, Vetoes SB 910
SB 910 Veto Message
October 7, 2011
The Saga Continues: Push for Bike Safety on the PCH Inches Forward
Bicyclists in Malibu, and bicyclists who drive here to ride on Pacific Coast Highway, have reason to be cautiously optimistic about a few recent developments. Tempers at City Hall are cooler, the cops’ attitudes on PCH have changed subtly, and there is some progress to report on safety improvements. But watch out!
September 6, 2011
Road Safety, Speed Limit Increases on Schizophrenic T-Committee Agenda
View Speed Limit Increases, LA City Council 11/10/10 in a larger map
November 8, 2010
CHP Officer Perez Reponds to Criticism from Last Week’s Column. Still Hands Out Misinformation.
Maybe the Whittier Daily News and other newspapers that syndicate Officer Al Perez's column, "Ask a Cop," ought to consider changing the name to something else. Maybe "Ask a Cop, but not about bicycle laws." Or, "Ask a cop, but be prepared to do your own fact checking."
January 29, 2010
If You Want to Know a Bicycle Law, Don’t Ask the California Highway Patrol (Part II)
Another Southern California newspaper has made the mistake of asking a member of the California Highway Patrol about a law regarding cycling. And as we've seen in the past, that means that misinformation has been published, unchallenged, in a local newspaper.
January 12, 2010
Is It Time for California to Adopt the “3-Feet-Law?”
More and more states are adopting laws that protect cyclists from passing cars by requiring that cyclists receive a three foot buffer on their left before any vehicle can pass them. According to a recent USA Today article, fourteen states and the District of Columbia have adopted the three-foot-law and it has already passed one legislative body in New Jersey.
August 6, 2009