BikinginLA
banner
bikinginla.bsky.social
BikinginLA
@bikinginla.bsky.social
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.
Reposted by BikinginLA
This is brilliant.
November 16, 2025 at 6:01 AM
ICYMI LA Public Works pulls fast one on HLA, privately funded group examines CA ebike safety, and bike events on a rainy weekend: bikinginla.com/2025/11/14/l... #bikeLA
LA Public Works pulls fast one on HLA, private group examines CA ebike safety, and bike events on a rainy weekend - BikinginLA
Is the Board of Public Works trying to pull a fast one? And I mean that literally. Because the city's ordinance implementing Measure HLA...
bikinginla.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
ICYMI LA Public Works pulls fast one on HLA, privately funded group examines CA ebike safety, and bike events on a rainy weekend: bikinginla.com/2025/11/14/l... #bikeLA
LA Public Works pulls fast one on HLA, private group examines CA ebike safety, and bike events on a rainy weekend - BikinginLA
Is the Board of Public Works trying to pull a fast one? And I mean that literally. Because the city's ordinance implementing Measure HLA...
bikinginla.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
LA Public Works pulls fast one on HLA, privately funded group examines CA ebike safety, and bike events on a rainy weekend: bikinginla.com/2025/11/14/l... #bikeLA
LA Public Works pulls fast one on HLA, private group examines CA ebike safety, and bike events on a rainy weekend - BikinginLA
Is the Board of Public Works trying to pull a fast one? And I mean that literally. Because the city's ordinance implementing Measure HLA...
bikinginla.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:51 AM
37-year old homeless man riding bicycle killed by motorcyclist in South LA hit-and-run Wednesday night; more than 1/3 of fatal SoCal bike crashes have been hit-and-runs: bikinginla.com/2025/11/13/3... #bikeLA #hitandrun
37-year old man riding bicycle killed by motorcyclist in South LA hit-and-run; over 1/3 of fatal SoCal bike crashes hit-and-run - BikinginLA
Multiple sources reported that someone riding a bicycle was killed by a motorcyclist in a South Los Angeles hit-and-run Wednesday night.
bikinginla.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Reposted by BikinginLA
Now that we seem to be entering California's winter monsoon, allow me to remind Bay Area cyclists that my automated trail flooding status gizmo for Santa Clara County California is still in operation.

www.cyclelicio.us/trails/santa...
Santa Clara County trail flooding status
Flood status for select bicycle trails in Santa Clara County California
www.cyclelicio.us
November 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
ICYMI Breaking: Bike rider killed by motorcyclist in South LA hit-and-run, Calbike calls for LA River path completion by 2028, and bizarre CA Ebike Incentive apologia from Pedal Ahead: bikinginla.com/2025/11/13/b...
Bike rider killed in South LA hit-and-run, Calbike calls for LA River path completion, and bizarre Pedal Ahead apologia - BikinginLA
KNBC-4 reported late last night that someone riding a bicycle was killed by a motorcyclist in a South LA hit-and-run. According to the...
bikinginla.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Breaking: Bike rider killed by motorcyclist in South LA hit-and-run, Calbike calls for LA River path completion by 2028, and bizarre CA Ebike Incentive apologia from Pedal Ahead: bikinginla.com/2025/11/13/b...
Bike rider killed in South LA hit-and-run, Calbike calls for LA River path completion, and bizarre Pedal Ahead apologia - BikinginLA
KNBC-4 reported late last night that someone riding a bicycle was killed by a motorcyclist in a South LA hit-and-run. According to the...
bikinginla.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Breaking News: Nothing online yet, but KNBC-4 is reporting that a bike rider was killed by a motorcyclist in South LA Wednesday night.
November 13, 2025 at 7:13 AM
A new California news site founded by former longterm LA Times journalists launched today. Read it and subscribe to the daily newsletter to help ensure the survival of honest, unbiased and insightful local and regional journalism. www.golden-state.org
Golden State
Fearless, informed, independent opinion journalism from California.
www.golden-state.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Reposted by BikinginLA
What a horrible story. I feel terrible for Thao Tran. It should be safe to walk your dog on the street. It should be safe to be on the street and be a person.
November 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
ICYMI Judge dismisses bid to drop PCH mass murder counts, felony hit-and-run charges in Koreatown crash that injured CD5 staffer and killed her dog, and Ohio Bike Lawyer Steve Magas responds to yesterday's critique of incoherent US bike death report: bikinginla.com/2025/11/12/j...
Judge dismisses bid to drop PCH murder counts; and felony hit-and-run charges in crash that injured CD5 staffer, killed dog - BikinginLA
Let's start with the alleged Malibu mass murder, as a speeding driver is accused of using a weapon of mass destruction. A car in other words.
bikinginla.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Judge dismisses bid to drop high-speed PCH mass murder counts, felony hit-and-run charges in Koreatown crash that injured CD5 staffer and killed her dog, and Ohio Bike Lawyer Steve Magas responds to yesterday's critique of incoherent US bike death report: bikinginla.com/2025/11/12/j...
Judge dismisses bid to drop PCH murder counts; and felony hit-and-run charges in crash that injured CD5 staffer, killed dog - BikinginLA
Let's start with the alleged Malibu mass murder, as a speeding driver is accused of using a weapon of mass destruction. A car in other words.
bikinginla.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Wednesday's BikinginLA is shaping up to be another epic post, packed with important bike and traffic safety news. Just saying.
November 12, 2025 at 8:56 AM
ICYMI Report on bike deaths appears prepared by trained monkeys, more details on road rage stabbing of Sausalito bike rider, and @heybikela Bike Fest this weekend: bikinginla.com/2025/11/11/r... #bikeLA
Report on bike deaths appears prepared by trained monkeys, and more details on road rage stabbing of Sausalito bike rider - BikinginLA
A new report on bicycling deaths from a legal group professes to list the safest and most dangerous states for people riding bicycles.
bikinginla.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Report on bike deaths appears prepared by trained monkeys, more details on road rage stabbing of Sausalito bike rider, and @heybikela Bike Fest this weekend: bikinginla.com/2025/11/11/r... #bikeLA
Report on bike deaths appears prepared by trained monkeys, and more details on road rage stabbing of Sausalito bike rider - BikinginLA
A new report on bicycling deaths from a legal group professes to list the safest and most dangerous states for people riding bicycles.
bikinginla.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
ICYMI Haralson murder trial delayed again, how to succeed in Hollywood without a car, Florida weapon of mass destruction kills four, and a very close call in the UK: bikinginla.com/2025/11/10/h... #bikeLA
Haralson murder trial delayed again, how to succeed in Hollywood without a car, and a Florida weapon of mass destruction - BikinginLA
Day 314 of LA’s Vision Zero failure to end traffic deaths by 2025.  ……… No surprise here. An update from Edward indicates that the trial of 37-year old LA resident Zachary Thomas Haralson for the — al...
bikinginla.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Haralson murder trial delayed again, how to succeed in Hollywood without a car, Florida weapon of mass destruction kills four, and a very close call in the UK: bikinginla.com/2025/11/10/h... #bikeLA
Haralson murder trial delayed again, how to succeed in Hollywood without a car, and a Florida weapon of mass destruction - BikinginLA
Day 314 of LA’s Vision Zero failure to end traffic deaths by 2025.  ……… No surprise here. An update from Edward indicates that the trial of 37-year old LA resident Zachary Thomas Haralson for the — al...
bikinginla.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Google AI gets me. I mean, they really get me.
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Reposted by BikinginLA
Why is the guy charged with vehicular assault allowed to decide anything about road safety???

"Councilmember Luke Shaffer said he would like to go further than what Alternative B proposed, and eliminate both of the two separated bike lanes, thus creating more street parking"

#sandiego #safestreets
November 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
ICYMI Bike lanes slowing fire trucks is an urban myth, bike ride to celebrate SciFi author Octavia Butler in Pasadena tomorrow, and just give Egan his damn bike back, already: bikinginla.com/2025/11/07/b... #bikeLA
Bike lanes slowing fire trucks is an urban myth, celebrate SciFi author Octavia Butler tomorrow & give Egan his damn bike back - BikinginLA
Firefighters in San Antonio, Texas trotted out the persistent urban myth that a proposed road diet and bike lanes will slow down their trucks.
bikinginla.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Bike lanes slowing fire trucks is an urban myth, bike ride to celebrate SciFi author Octavia Butler in Pasadena tomorrow, and just give Egan his damn bike back, already: bikinginla.com/2025/11/07/b... #bikeLA
Bike lanes slowing fire trucks is an urban myth, celebrate SciFi author Octavia Butler tomorrow & give Egan his damn bike back - BikinginLA
Firefighters in San Antonio, Texas trotted out the persistent urban myth that a proposed road diet and bike lanes will slow down their trucks.
bikinginla.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:21 AM
ICYMI Malibu approves somewhat watered-down PCH safety plan, cougar stalks OC mountain bikers, and Calbike finally fights back on death of CA Ebike Incentive Program: bikinginla.com/2025/11/06/m... #bikeLA
Malibu approves watered-down PCH plan, cougar stalks OC mountain bikers, and Calbike fights back on CA ebike incentives - BikinginLA
We won. Less than a week after urgent calls for support, Malibu commissioners voted to approve desperately needed safety improvements on PCH.
bikinginla.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Malibu approves somewhat watered-down PCH safety plan, cougar stalks OC mountain bikers, and Calbike finally fights back on death of CA Ebike Incentive Program: bikinginla.com/2025/11/06/m... #bikeLA
Malibu approves watered-down PCH plan, cougar stalks OC mountain bikers, and Calbike fights back on CA ebike incentives - BikinginLA
We won. Less than a week after urgent calls for support, Malibu commissioners voted to approve desperately needed safety improvements on PCH.
bikinginla.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:42 AM
ICYMI Better bikeability comes to Whittier and Pomona, planned Utah bike network puts 95% of state residents near paved paths, and study show bike lanes reduce near-misses: bikinginla.com/2025/11/05/b... #bikeLA
Better bikeability in Whittier and Pomona, Utah puts 95% of residents near paved paths, and bike lanes reduce near-misses - BikinginLA
It looks like things are getting better in the far reaches of Los Angeles County. First up are new Complete Streets coming to South Whittier,
bikinginla.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM