Recent Streetsblog LA posts about California Highway Patrol

Ad Nauseum: Really? Zombies?

By Damien Newton | Apr 3, 2012 | 1 Comment

Last week, the California Highway Patrol and California Office of Traffic Safety unveiled their newest Public Service Announcement Campaign encouraging drivers not to drive while distracted. Using zombies as the protagonist, the ads attempt to link unsafe driving practices to the driving dead. The ad-campaign is based around research showing that talking on a […]

Breaking: Governor Jerry Brown Sides with AAA and CHP, Vetoes SB 910

By Damien Newton | Oct 7, 2011 | 49 Comments

SB 910 Veto Message Supporting vague driving standards that endanger California’s cyclists is no longer a partisan issue. S.B. 910, which would have mandated a three foot passing cushion when drivers pass cyclists at speeds over 15 miles per hour was universally supported by Democrats in the Assembly and Senate. But that didn’t stop Governor […]

The Saga Continues: Push for Bike Safety on the PCH Inches Forward

By Hans Laetz | Sep 6, 2011 | 1 Comment

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! Last year, we had […]

A Truly Offensive Traffic Stop

By Damien Newton | Nov 22, 2010 | 6 Comments

Over the past several weeks, it seems YouTube videos of police behaving badly in Southern California are dominating our discourse. The now famous “don’t touch my junk” video in San Diego has become a national sensation, and a national headache for the Transit Security Administration. But over two nights last week, I twice saw local […]

Road Safety, Speed Limit Increases on Schizophrenic T-Committee Agenda

By Damien Newton | Nov 8, 2010 | 12 Comments

View Speed Limit Increases, LA City Council 11/10/10 in a larger map At this point, you have to feel bad for the City Council when it comes to the issue of raising speed limits. Despite the pleas from community groups and road users, the Council feels stuck when the LAPD and state law are telling […]

CHP Officer Perez Reponds to Criticism from Last Week’s Column. Still Hands Out Misinformation.

By Damien Newton | Jan 29, 2010 | 23 Comments

I took this picture while going the "wrong way" in a crosswalk. 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 […]

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