AAA hosted a press event promoting the new three-foot passing law Wednesday morning, even though, as Streetblog’s Joe Linton notes, the auto club fought earlier versions of the bill.
Which is why I’m no longer a AAA member; I got tired of my dues being used to oppose bills designed to protect my safety.
Meanwhile, public radio station KPCC says get out your yardstick because it’s taking effect on Tuesday. And here’s a nice video from an LA cyclist explaining the new law.
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LocalCurbed offers 10 underrated locations for possible bike share locations.
Metro sponsors the Glendale: The Jewel City Tour led by CICLE and Walk Bike Glendale on Saturday, Sept. 27th.
Moving story from Pasadena City College about a woman biking across the country to raise awareness for victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse. Just ignore the inappropriate, victim-blaming headline.
Santa Clarita kids can get a free ice cream just for wearing their helmet when they ride a bike.
A crazed driver in a Range Rover speeds up and crosses onto the wrong side of the street just to try — and fail — to spit at Cycling in the South Bay’s Seth Davidson as he rode to the Milt Olin protest ride; he encourages everyone to write the DA to protest the decision not to file charges in the Olin case. And too bad he didn’t get video of the other jackass.
State
Governor Brown signs a bill allowing triple bike racks on Metro and other transit buses.
This is why you don’t respond physically to dangerous drivers. A Newport Beach rider faces a felony vandalism charge after allegedly throwing a water bottle at a woman’s car.
The Thousand Oaks Acorn says distracted driving laws should apply to everyone — including sheriff’s deputies.
The CHP issues a $50,000 arrest warrant for a Solano County driver who hasn’t been seen since she killed a 72-year old cyclist last march.
The birth of mountain biking in Marin County.
National
He gets it. US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx says a new bike/pedestrian initiative is critical for the future of the country.
Heartbreaking letter from the mother of a fallen Seattle area cyclist who did everything right — yet the driver who killed him was fined just $175 for a crosswalk violation.
Clearly, he doesn’t get it. A road raging Seattle driver shoots a bike rider in the arm as he tried to ride away following a traffic dispute; if the driver had just run him down with his truck instead, he probably wouldn’t face charges.
Continuing our Seattle theme, the city is evidently plagued by scofflaw cyclists with world class speed.
Oklahoma City approves an eight mile, $13.8 million bike path.
Caught on video: How to steal a New York bike in less than 25 seconds.
International
Cyclists are bullied by motor vehicles in Trinidad and Tobago as riders push for safer roads.
Is deadly force appropriate for salmon cycling? Quebec police reportedly pinned a badly injured bike rider to the ground after they ran him over attempting to make a traffic stop; he died later at a hospital.
The guitarist for the band Pendulum offers his five favorite places to ride in the UK.
A secret Manchester cyclist posts helmet cam video of bad driver behavior online.
Clearly, hit-and-run is not just an LA, or even an American, problem, as an Irish driver gets three years for fleeing the scene after running down a cyclist — without ever taking his foot off the accelerator.
When cycling is unpleasant, people will continue to pay to park their cars regardless of the cost.
Pretty funny, alright. Aussie pipe bomb makers joked about running down a cyclist while on a local bombing spree.
Finally…
No. Just, no. A Brit cyclist punches out a 75-year old man after exchanging words while riding on the sidewalk, leaving the victim with fractures to his face and collarbone. And an Ottawa driver is lucky to get off with a stern talking to after dooring the deputy police chief.
