Founded in 1998, Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC) works to build a better, more bike-able Los Angeles County. LACBC is the only membership-based nonprofit organization working exclusively for the millions of people who ride bikes in Los Angeles County. Through advocacy, education and outreach, Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition brings together the diverse bicycling community in a united mission to make the entire L.A. region a safe and enjoyable place to ride.
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Thursday May 17, 2012 is Bike to Work Day in Los Angeles County. If you are planning to bike to work for the first time, that’s great! Here’s a few tips to help make your ride better. Read about it on our blog.
All to often, we hear about a person biking or walking in Los Angeles who has been injured or worse, killed by a car that fled the scene of the crash. Hit-and-runs make up roughly a 1/3 of all traffic collisions in Los Angeles and affect all Angelenos no matter what mode of transportation we use. In 2011 alone, there were over 18,800 hit-and-run collisions in the city. Five hundred and fourteen involved a person riding a bicycle, and another 759 involved pedestrians; over 12,880 involved another motor vehicle. Hit-and-run collisions resulted in the deaths of 36 Angelenos in 2011; 72% of those were people who were walking or riding their bicycles on the streets of Los Angeles at the moment they were hit. Hit-and-runs destroy peoples' lives and property. Currently the LAPD does not know how many of those 18,800+ hit-and-run collisions were solved or how many were prosecuted. (all statistics from LAPD)
We are working with others in the bicycle community, most notably Don "Roadblock" Ward and partner organizations like Los Angeles Walks, to call attention to this issue. And we want to work with you to share your stories with LAPD leadership and city leadership. We've created a form to collect your hit and run experience and how it was handled.
Help us make sure LAPD and the City of Los Angeles respond to and fully investigate all cases where a person walking or bicycling is hit no matter the type or severity of injury, collect data and report on the number of investigations leading to the identification of a driver and the number of cases that lead to legal action, and introduce legislation in Sacramento that will strengthen penalties for people caught committing a hit-and-run. We'll help keep you posted about upcoming Police Commission, City Council, and other meetings where you can share your experience. Together we can help curb the hit-and-run epidemic in the City of Los Angeles.
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In February we included an Action Alert in this newsletter regarding getting legislation introduced in Sacramento to make it possible for transit agencies across the state to install triple bike racks on buses of all sizes. Unfortunately legislation was not introduced, but we are not giving up hope. We are working with the Transit Coalition to draw attention to how important this issue to people who bicycle and use transit in Los Angeles County.
We need your help! Please email Assemblymembers Bonnie Lowenthal and Bob Blumenfield with this simple form. They both represent communities is LA County and are on the Assembly Transportation Committee. Take a moment to contact them today and let's increase bike capacity on our buses!
Background: Bike racks on buses are filling up, but current state law prohibits objects that extend too far from the front of a bus. Although several bus agencies already have triple bike racks, these are technically in violation of the law. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and the California Highway Patrol have come up with a legislative solution that would maintain safety while allowing triple bike racks on buses. Now is the time our elected representatives need to step up and introduce Metro's bill so that stakeholders can discuss it and enable it to get passed.
CicLAvia is just days away!! Last week we posted information about making sure your bike is in good working condition before the big day. Now we want to give you some simple tips to ensure everyone who rides a bike at CicLAvia has a blast while riding safely. Read about it on our blog.
In response to the near fatal hit-and-run collision between an unknown motorist and Susanna Schick last Friday night that has been widely reported in the media, we are calling for the City of Los Angeles & the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to dedicate resources to the rampant hit-and-run epidemic in the City of Los Angeles.
In particular, we ask for LAPD and the City of Los Angeles to:
- Create a division of crash detectives/inspectors specialized in bicycle and pedestrian crashes and standardize procedures for reporting collisions between emergency responders and LAPD.
- Fully investigate all cases where a person walking or bicycling is hit no matter the type or severity of injury.
- Collect data and report on the number of investigations leading to the identification of a driver and the number of cases that lead to legal action.
- Introduce legislation in Sacramento that will strengthen penalties for people caught committing a hit- and- run
While the LAPD has improved it’s investigation and reporting of traffic crashes, improvement is still greatly needed and it’s time for our City leaders to make this a priority and for all Angelenos to help end the hit-and-run epidemic. Hit-and-runs are an issue that affects everyone who bikes, walks or drives in the City of Los Angeles. Continue reading....
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