News and Events

As an educational tool to help ensure the safety of all people riding bicycles in LA County, we’re proud to announce the release of the LACBC “Bike Safe” Rules of the Road pocket guide (just in time for CicLAvia and Bike Month). Crash data shows that when there are collisions involving motor vehicles and people riding bikes, motor vehicle drivers are typically at fault 50% of the time and people riding bicycles are usually at fault the other 50%. Simply knowing the rules for bicyclists and then following those rules means that every person riding a bike can reduce the risk of a collision by 50%. We believe that’s valuable information to know and to keep on-hand.

The Bike Safe guide is designed as a simple reference tool. Key features include:

• Compact size that riders can carry in their pocket, wallet, saddle bag, etc.
• Summary of key California vehicle codes for bicyclists with vehicle code numbers that users can look up on the California DMV website.
• Bilingual with English on one side and Spanish on the other side.

Look for copies of the Bike Safe pocket guide in your membership packet and at events where LACBC is at.  The online version includes PDFs that can be downloaded or printed, as well as the guide content with links directly to the California DMV website and an alphabetical list of LA County cities with their rules for sidewalk riding (the main rules that vary from city to city).

LACBC would like to thank Marcy Rye and Wire Media for designing the guide and Aaron Salinger for the Spanish translation. For the first edition print run, we thank Metro as well as Pocrass & De Los Reyes LLP for their sponsorship.  We welcome future sponsorship inquiries which can be directed to Colin Bogart, LACBC Education Director, at colin@la-bike.org.

Councilman Joe Buscaino (CD15) announced this week that he is taking his Public Works Committee on a series of hearings around the City to gather public feedback on his proposal for a $3 billion general obligation bond to reconstruct the 8,700 lane-miles of streets that are in failed or near failed condition. When the idea was first floated in January, LA Walks and LACBC, along with over 20 other advocates and organizations, responded swiftly, calling for any new revenue to be put toward complete streets, not just rebuilding our 20th century infrastructure.

The downtown one of this new series of hearings was last night and LA Walks and LACBC were again represented, reminding Councilmember Buscaino of our recommendations to incorporate complete streets, sidewalks, and multimodal performance measures into the program. Now it's your turn to call for complete streets when the hearings reach your neighborhood. You can read our policy brief or jump straight to some talking points to use at your local hearing.

Please email eric@la-bike.org for more information.

Public Works Committee Special Meeting Schedule

Harbor
When: Monday, April 8; 6 PM
Where: Port of Los Angeles Administration Building - 425 S Palos Verdes St., San Pedro, 90731

Valley
When: Tuesday, April 16; 6 PM
Where: Van Nuys City Hall - 14410 Sylvan St., Van Nuys, 91401
 
West
When: Tuesday, April 23; 6 PM
Where: West Los Angeles Municipal Bldg. - 1645 Corinth Ave., Los Angeles, 90025

South
When: Thursday, April 25; 6 PM
Where: Location TBD
 
East
When: Tuesday, April 30; 6 PM
Where: Location TBD