They got one of them, anyway.
KABC-7 reports a 19-year old Whittier man has been arrested for allegedly pistol whipping a prominent Beverly Hills doctor after demanding $150 dollars, and claiming he had somehow damaged his bicycle.
Jerome Ingram was booked on charges of attempted robbery, battery, assault, and false imprisonment by violence.
No word on whether police are closing in on the woman and another man suspected of involvement in the attack.
The Hollywood Reporter offers the definitive story on the assault.
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Both KPCC and Curbed report on last week’s city council vote to removed Westwood Blvd and Central Ave from the LA Mobility Plan, shunting riders off onto problematic side streets.
The best way to guarantee the failure of any bikeway is to put it where others want people ride, instead of where the people on bikes want to.
Or already do.
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You’re invited to ride with East LA’s own four-time national road race champ “Fast Freddie” Rodriguez in the free Powered by Pink Taco Event this Sunday; Compton’s national crit champ Rahsaan Bahati will be there as well, along with LA native Justin Williams, a two-time national champ.
Thanks to David Huntsman for the heads-up.
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Cycling Weekly offers five things they learned from this year’s Vuelta a España.
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Local
A great Op-Ed in the Times says traffic crashes disproportionately affect people walking or biking, and LA can no longer afford to prioritize the movement of vehicles at the expense of safety.
Santa Monica Spoke is hosting a return of their popular Ice Cream Ride on the 24th.
CicLAvia is hosting a Play Day in LA this Saturday to raise funds for the city’s iconic open streets event.
State
A bike riding San Francisco mugger grabbed a woman by the hair and dragged her before riding off with her cellphone and ID.
Streetsblog asks if San Francisco cyclists are guilty until proven innocent, after a bike rider is blamed for the crash that left him seriously injured, based strictly on the testimony of the motorists that hit him, even though that would have been physically impossible. In other words, just like cyclists everywhere else.
The rich get richer, as San Francisco is about to get still more protected bike lanes; meanwhile, Calbike reminds cities that protected lanes are not only legal, but actually encouraged.
National
Business Insider looks at 13 “amazing” bike accessories it says will make your ride smarter and safer. Amazing being a relative term, of course.
A Las Vegas cyclist was the victim of a drunk driver, even though he was riding on the sidewalk when the driver jumped the curb, fatally striking him before crashing through a wall and fleeing the scene on foot; the driver was taken into custody at his home, still showing signs of impairment.
Inspirational story, as a Denver lawyer has walked or biked up 58 of Colorado’s 14,000 foot high mountains and 47 peaks over 13,800 feet, as well as riding or walking from one climb to the next — despite being told as a teenager his severe asthma would confine him to an oxygen tank by the time he was 30.
A Chicago protected bike lane has helped improve the appeal of surrounding neighborhoods, leading to new construction that blocks the bike lane.
Chicago’s Streetsblog responds to the latest anti-bike diatribe from a Tribune columnist.
A Kentucky driver says the sun was in her eyes after plowing into five cyclists; fortunately, no one was seriously hurt.
New York sets a new record by building 18 miles of fully protected bike lanes, beating the city’s goal of 15 miles.
The best part of the Wall Street Journal’s story about a 57-year old female bodybuilder who balances working out in the ring with long distance bike rides is the headline.
Actor Damian Lewis is one of us, as he rides his mountain bike through the streets of Gotham.
No bias here. A black Brooklyn bike rider says the road raging passenger of a passing car called him a racial slur and spat on him, before he was intentionally doored by the driver after catching up to the car, then repeatedly punched and his bike run over. Yet somehow he was the one who spent a night in jail.
Atlanta is building a 22 mile rail-to-trail bike and pedestrian beltline around the city.
International
The head of a Canadian truck association says trucks are bigger than bikes and should have the right-of-way, dammit. And bikes should be forced to stop prior to an intersection so we won’t interfere with turning trucks by making them run over us.
A Montreal website asks what it will take to make it bike friendly, saying they just want the city on their side so they can get to their destination safely. Which is pretty much what bike riders everywhere want, and seldom get.
A new line of women’s bikewear currently raising funds on Kickstarter includes reflective patches to improve visibility at night; they have just 17 days to raise another $14,000.
Visit London’s Bamboo Bicycle Club for your very own bespoke bamboo bicycle.
The UK’s Cyclist magazine offers advice on how to beat back pain caused by bicycling.
A British paper talks with the TV sports personality who nearly died after contracting malaria on a 3,000 mile bike ride to the Rio Olympics.
Finally…
Now that’s what I call a fast woman. If you’re going to break a man’s glasses in a road rage altercation, don’t brag about it online.
And workers score a waterlogged bike along with the scum at Echo Park Lake.
