@bikinginla
Lifelong bicyclist, editor of BikinginLA.com, and notorious pro-biking advocate. Type 2 diabetic with a debilitating form of neuropathy, husband and corgi dad. I admire, not the ones who have never fallen, but those who always get up.
I remember when the Crash ride was a race. 1st year was awesome, 2nd way too many people, 3rd when it became a ride was still cool.
Not many chances to ride East to West with minimal traffic in LA.
ICYMI Marathon crash ride rolls early this Sunday, LA blocks the will of 2/3 of city voters on Measure HLA, and US Bicycle Leadership Conference comes to Dana Point this month: bikinginla.com/2026/03/06/m... #bikeLA
Marathon crash ride rolls early this Sunday, LA blocks the will of 2/3 of city voters on Measure HLA, and US Bicycle Leadership Conference comes to Dana Point this month: bikinginla.com/2026/03/06/m... #bikeLA
Ya got me. But there are always people who will do it. If you get an e-roadie that looks like a regular bike, I won't tell anyone.
ICYMI WaPo op-ed argues draconian ebike laws are "tyranny on wheels," Orange County dad faces charges after illegally modifying son's ebike to do 60 mph, and Palm Spring bike rider critically injured by driver: bikinginla.com/2026/03/05/o... #bikeLA
And yes, I know the UVC are just guidelines, that have been adopted in whole or in part by every state in the Union. And yes, I know that every state has made their own modifications. Why do you seem to assume I have no idea what I'm talking about, when I have clearly demonstrated otherwise?
I believe I addressed that way, way up there by saying "virtually every state." Your state may be the rare exception. Yay for you. However, that does not make it untrue for California, which I was writing about, and which has such a law on the books. Nor for most other states.
WaPo op-ed argues draconian ebike laws are "tyranny on wheels," Orange County dad faces charges after illegally modifying son's ebike to do 60 mph, and Palm Spring bike rider critically injured by driver: bikinginla.com/2026/03/05/o... #bikeLA
Are you sure about that? The Uniform Vehicle Code, which forms the basis for traffic regulations in every state in the Union, specifically profits opening a car door unless it is reasonably safe to do without interfering with other traffic.
ICYMI San Francisco judge retires after elderly driver who killed an entire family walks, most US bike lanes offer just paint for protection, and LA drivers kill record number of animals last year: bikinginla.com/2026/03/04/s... #bikeLA
San Francisco judge retires after elderly driver who killed an entire family walks, most US bike lanes offer just paint for protection, and LA drivers kill record number of animals last year: bikinginla.com/2026/03/04/s... #bikeLA
This is getting real old. 52-year old man dies 19 days after February 10 ebike crash in Oceanside; 17th SoCal bike death already this year: bikinginla.com/2026/03/03/5... #bikeSD
Actually, virtually every state has the same law. And no, that is not a legal exception.
Drivers should always open their door with the opposite hand. But there have been enough attempts to encourage it that it's pretty clear most drivers won't. The best solution seems to be requiring warning systems in motor vehicles to prevent opening the door if anyone is in the door zone.
Not true. California law requires that drivers only open their door when it is safe to do so, without interfering with any other traffic. Because of that, unless there is evidence that the bike rider was breaking the law, which he was not in this case, the driver is always at fault for dooring.
ICYMI Bike-riding hit-and-run victim left in Boyle Heights street, Westchester Playa del Rey Neighborhood Council talks Pershing Drive safety tonight, and CA legislature talks DUI laws: bikinginla.com/2026/03/03/h... #bikeLA
Bike-riding hit-and-run victim left in Boyle Heights street, Westchester Playa del Rey Neighborhood Council talks Pershing Drive safety tonight, and CA legislature talks DUI laws: bikinginla.com/2026/03/03/h... #bikeLA
Um.
"Caddo District Judge Ramona Emanuel sentenced Harris to nine years in prison for the hit-and-run charge, which will be served consecutively with a six-month jail sentence for the DWI, to be served concurrently." www.ktalnews.com/news/crime/c...
You'd think with such a dominant car culture and the prevalence of parallel parking, people here would look before they throw their doors open. But they don't. Not even when other cars are coming. It's wild!
Drivers don't like it when we ride 5 ft from cars to avoid the doorzone, but then we are blamed if they hit us with a door.
I wanna live there.
I almost got doored in WeHo & the driver laughed at me as they still got out of their car.
ICYMI Bike rider gets doored — and blamed — in West Hollywood, CicLAvia unveils new West LA route, and South Pas passes on protection: bikinginla.com/2026/03/02/b... #bikeLA
Bike rider gets doored — and blamed — in West Hollywood, CicLAvia unveils new West LA route, and South Pas passes on protection: bikinginla.com/2026/03/02/b... #bikeLA
ICYMI Retired nurse and cop honored for saving PVE bicyclist; bill to rein in the worst speeders and reckless drivers; and LA Critical Mass to honor fallen mom Regan Cole-Graham and her unborn baby Ophelia: bikinginla.com/2026/02/27/n... #bikeLA
Retired nurse and cop honored for saving PVE bicyclist; bill to rein in the worst speeders and reckless drivers; and LA Critical Mass to honor fallen mom Regan Cole-Graham and her unborn baby Ophelia: bikinginla.com/2026/02/27/n... #bikeLA
Update: The victim in last weekend's fatal bicycling collision in Hesperia has been identified as a 48-year old Victorville resident: bikinginla.com/2026/02/21/m...
I'd add pedestrians in beach cities nearly getting run down by kids in their early teens on overpowered machines. But yeah.
ICYMI Why people keep dying our streets — Drunk Georgia driver kills bike rider while out on bond for previous DUI, and stoned driver with 5 earlier DUIs pleads for parole after killing a 13-year old boy: bikinginla.com/2026/02/25/w... #bikeLA
Why people keep dying our streets — Drunk Georgia driver kills bike rider while out on bond for previous DUI, and stoned driver with 5 earlier DUIs pleads for parole after killing a 13-year old boy: bikinginla.com/2026/02/25/w... #bikeLA