Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Finish the Ride

Damian Kevitt speaking in 2015. Photo: Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Damian Kevitt on Hit-and-Run, Backlash, and World Day of Remembrance

By Joe Linton | Nov 16, 2017 | 1 Comment

Streetsblog L.A. recently caught up with Damien Kevitt of Finish the Ride and Streets Are For Everyone (SAFE). Kevitt spoke about his background, Finish the Ride, L.A.’s hit-and-run epidemic, and this week’s World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. The interview took place on October 31, 2017. SBLA: Tell Streetsblog readers your story; how […]

Finish the Ride Rolls on While Hit-and-Runs Make Headlines

By Damien Newton | Apr 20, 2015 | 1 Comment

Yesterday, Finish the Ride held its second annual self-titled bike ride to raise awareness of traffic safety issues. Damian Kevitt, the hit-and-run survivor who lost a leg and founded a movement around creating safer roads, was front and center, offering both a frank statement on the safety of our roads and optimism and encouragement for those […]

LA City Council Gets Tough on Hit-and-Run Crimes: New Rewards and Alerts

By Joe Linton | Feb 10, 2015 | 8 Comments

Today, the Los Angeles City Council voted to approve two new city programs that aim to stem the tide of hit-and-run crimes. According to Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitch Englander, hit-and-run crashes killed 27 people in Los Angeles in 2014, and 80 percent of recent hit-and-run crimes remain unsolved. The city’s hit-and-run efforts were previewed […]

Governor Vetoes One of Four Hit-and-Run Bills; Deadline for Others: Today

By Melanie Curry | Sep 29, 2014 | 12 Comments

Governor Jerry Brown vetoed one of four hit-and-run bills passed by the California Senate and Assembly. A.B. 2337, by Assemblymember Eric Linder (R-Corona), would have increased the automatic driver’s license suspension for a hit-and-run conviction from one to two years. Despite near unanimous support in both houses of the legislature, Brown vetoed the bill on […]

Gatto and Englander Stump State Legislation for Hit-and-Run Alert System

By Joe Linton | Jul 24, 2014

At a press conference on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall yesterday, state and local legislators joined forces with local non-profits to draw attention to efforts to stem the tide of hit-and-run crimes. The press conference focused on A.B. 47 – a proposal to create a new emergency alert system to notify the public […]

Addressing the Hit-and-Run Epidemic: When “Finishing the Ride” Acts as the Launch of a Movement

By Sahra Sulaiman | Apr 28, 2014 | 2 Comments

So, this is what it takes to make people angry enough to care, I thought as I looked out over the sea of elected officials, journalists, cameras, and cyclists gathering at the start point for Damian Kevitt’s Finish the Ride event Sunday morning. It apparently takes someone like Kevitt being dragged under a van onto […]

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