Maybe they should try reading BikinginLA first.
Or working weekends, anyway.
Last week, we reported on the tragic death of 80-year old Ernest Adams, who lost his life a day after he was run down by an allegedly intoxicated driver while riding his bike in Newport Beach.
No other media outlets reported his death at the time, other than a local Newport Beach blog.
That changed Monday, when a number of LA-area news outlets breathlessly reported that the Orange County Coroner had released the name of the 80-year old victim of the crash.
Except the coroner had posted Adam’s name online last Wednesday — the same day Tom Johnson’s Stu News Newport reported on his death, as well as the arrest of the 20-year old driver.
But maybe those other media outlets don’t have this site’s network of loyal readers to keep them on top of the latest news.
So we can do the same for you.
Thanks again to Bill Sellin and Lois for the heads-up, and giving us a nearly full week head start on nearly everyone else.
We’ll do our best to stay on top of the story, long after the rest have forgotten it.
And by we, I mean me.
And a year-old corgi who needs to start pulling her weight around here.
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Nice to see NACTO gets it.
Under today's #MUTCD, someone crossing a street is less important than the fast-flowing movement of cars.
Here's how we fix it:https://t.co/I1MDWNLSDA
And here's what *you* can do to press for change:https://t.co/P1w8j6vFg2 pic.twitter.com/wgz2Po4JAs
— NACTO (@NACTO) April 5, 2021
As their tweet suggests, current federal rules require 100 people per day to cross an intersection before a crossing signal can go in.
Except many people won’t cross dangerous intersections precisely because they don’t have signals.
Chicken, meet egg.
It’s long past time to rewrite the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, aka MUTCD, to eliminate such dangerously ridiculous requirements.
And the Federal Highway Administration needs to hear from us — all of us — that people matter more than cars.
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Streetsblog’s weekly listing of livable streets-related events includes this notation about a walk/ride to honor Frederick “Woon” Frazier this Saturday; Woon’s alleged killer has yet to face justice for the hit-and-run that took his life.
Saturday 4/10 – On this date in 2018, 22-year-old Frederick “Woon” Frazier was killed in a horrific hit-and-run at Manchester and Normandie. Though the driver was ultimately apprehended, the case is still making its way through the court system. In the meanwhile, little has changed in the way of safety in that area; cars seem to be driving faster than ever along both busy corridors. To continue to push for both justice and safer streets, friends and family ask you to join them on a bike/walk for justice in honor of his memory. Meet up at 51st and Harvard at 11 a.m.
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Sarcasm is a powerful tool.
Although there’s always a few tools who don’t get it.
This Week's Editorial Cartoon: 'Bum Rush Hour' https://t.co/4X0PNk9qnx pic.twitter.com/f5C5Ks9uYL
— The Onion (@TheOnion) April 2, 2021
Although this is just a truncated version of the Onion’s cartoon. So be sure to click through to get the full effect.
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GCN wants you to take better care of your bike tools.
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The war on cars may be a myth, but the war on bikes just keeps on going.
Nice guy. Portland, Oregon police busted a man who shot paintballs at a passing bike rider, then threatened park rangers with an ax.
Sometimes, it’s the people on two wheels behaving badly.
Tallahassee police are looking for a would-be thief who rode his bike up to a bank patron using an ATM, then shot him in a botched robbery attempt; the victim was hospitalized in serious condition.
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Local
LA County Sheriff’s deputies report two men were killed in separate collisions around on PCH near Busch Drive in Malibu, at 10:35 pm Sunday. However, it’s possible that one or both of the victims may have been riding bikes.
State
Huntington Beach considers allowing ebikes on the beachfront bike path.
Sad news from San Jose, where a man was killed when he was run down by a motorist while riding his bike across the street; police stress that he was “outside of a marked crosswalk” when he was killed. Never mind that bike riders are neither required nor expected to use a crosswalk — and often blamed when they do.
National
Grist credits investments in bicycling infrastructure during the pandemic for the surge in ridership.
Forbes says ebikes are the growing choice for summer transportation.
No surprise here, as my bike-friendly hometown is one of Colorado’s top ebike adaptors.
A second-generation Vietnamese-American woman explains how bicycles are a tool for upward mobility, while addressing the anti-Asian racism she experiences riding in Denver.
The Houston Chronicle says the new bike plan for the city’s East End is every bicyclist’s dream, adding a total of 50 miles of bike lanes connecting the community.
Howard Hughes was one of us as a kid, building his own motorized bicycle as a 12-year old growing up in Texas.
A Chicago broadcaster looks back at the history of bicycling in the city, and the city’s role in it.
An op-ed in the New York Daily News makes the case for legalizing jaywalking; a bill under consideration in California would do exactly that.
A report from the New York mayor’s office says the pandemic was a disaster for Vision Zero.
A Pennsylvania man got a well-deserved one to nine years behind bars for a hit-and-run crash while driving with a suspended license, which critically injured a toddler being pulled behind her mother’s bicycle; the judge wisely added a request not to release him after serving the minimum sentence.
International
Mountain bikers in Windsor, Ontario are engaged in an ongoing battle with the city, which rudely insists on removing the DIY jump tracks they keep rebuilding.
An Ontario, Canada lawyer says the province needs to go back to the drawing board and clarify the new regulations for ped-assist cargo bikes, which are needlessly vague and confusing.
Cycling Weekly looks back over a hundred years to legendary Black cyclist Major Taylor’s journey to London; Taylor repeatedly won despite the racism and discrimination he faced.
Jason Statham is one of us, going for a London tandem ebike ride with his actress-model fiancé. And yes, the bike has pedals, even if it looks more like an e-motorcycle.
A British photographer spent his pandemic lockdown taking some remarkably evocative self-portraits riding through the English countryside.
Inspired by legendary bike-riding women, a woman from the UK defies convention by continuing to ride through France during her pregnancy.
Smart bikeshare is booming in Nigeria’s Oyo State.
Singapore bike riders will be required to pass a theory test before they’re allowed to ride a ped-assist bicycle, under proposed amendments being considered in the parliament.
Competitive Cycling
Native Frenchman and former French road cycling champion Nacer Bouhanni hits back against racist online comments since he was DQ’d for bodychecking British cyclist Jake Stewart in last week’s Cholet-Pays de Loire. Seriously, he may ride like a jerk, but there’s no excuse for that crap. Ever.
Finally…
A bicycle for people with far more dollars than sense. Don’t blame motorists for driving on a bike trail, they’re just confused and misunderstood.
And I love this, which translates to “Long live freedom on wheels.”
Amen to that.
Viva la libertad en ruedas. pic.twitter.com/weMa6iqIfG
— Om (@Obligameperr0) April 1, 2021
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Be safe, and stay healthy. And wear a mask.
