Comments on: LA’s Got a Cycling Movement! http://illuminatela.com/las-got-a-cycling-movement/ Culture, Community, and the Ride that takes you there. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:15:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: A quantum leap in L.A.’s cycling culture « BikingInLA http://illuminatela.com/las-got-a-cycling-movement/comment-page-1/#comment-15352 A quantum leap in L.A.’s cycling culture « BikingInLA Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:09:18 +0000 http://illuminatela.com/las-got-a-cycling-movement/#comment-15352 [...] around here. Maybe it was the Mandeville Canyon case that finally made cyclists mad enough to coalesce around a cause. Maybe it was the LAPD’s tepid response to the infamous Hummer Incident that caused riders to [...] [...] around here. Maybe it was the Mandeville Canyon case that finally made cyclists mad enough to coalesce around a cause. Maybe it was the LAPD’s tepid response to the infamous Hummer Incident that caused riders to [...]

]]> By: Looking at the big picture « BikingInLA http://illuminatela.com/las-got-a-cycling-movement/comment-page-1/#comment-3400 Looking at the big picture « BikingInLA Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:58:04 +0000 http://illuminatela.com/las-got-a-cycling-movement/#comment-3400 [...] despite what Enci had to say following the good doctor’s Mandeville Canyon brake check, I really didn’t believe this city [...] [...] despite what Enci had to say following the good doctor’s Mandeville Canyon brake check, I really didn’t believe this city [...]

]]> By: The ugly side of an ugly incident « Bikinginla’s Weblog http://illuminatela.com/las-got-a-cycling-movement/comment-page-1/#comment-1269 The ugly side of an ugly incident « Bikinginla’s Weblog Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:52:19 +0000 http://illuminatela.com/las-got-a-cycling-movement/#comment-1269 [...] But surprisingly, some good has come out of the good doctor’s Mandeville Canyon brake test. The Cyclist’s Bill of Rights has gained some traction as a result, in the hope that we can keep things like this from happening in the future. A real dialogue has finally begun between cyclists and Canyon residents. And for the first time, we saw an overwhelming response from our new-found biking community. [...] [...] But surprisingly, some good has come out of the good doctor’s Mandeville Canyon brake test. The Cyclist’s Bill of Rights has gained some traction as a result, in the hope that we can keep things like this from happening in the future. A real dialogue has finally begun between cyclists and Canyon residents. And for the first time, we saw an overwhelming response from our new-found biking community. [...]

]]> By: Google Maps ‘Bike There’ | BikeBlogs.org: The Bicycle Blog Network http://illuminatela.com/las-got-a-cycling-movement/comment-page-1/#comment-1263 Google Maps ‘Bike There’ | BikeBlogs.org: The Bicycle Blog Network Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:52:24 +0000 http://illuminatela.com/las-got-a-cycling-movement/#comment-1263 [...] Well, we’re finally going to start addressing the “virtual” half of this equation, with what we hope will become a worldwide bike blog network, BikeBlogs.org. The first blog in the network is San Francisco, at sf.bikeblogs.org. News and information at the main URL, bikeblogs.org, will be restricted to news about the operation of the network (e.g. new city/town announcements), and possibly national and international bike news. If a local bike blog, like sf.bikeblogs.org, covers a national news story, it will do so by relating it back to the local community. This makes sense for various reasons, but it goes particularly well with our mission of helping to build up the self-sufficiency and vibrancy of the local bike community in each city and town we operate. We want to be able to mobilize when we need to. [...] [...] Well, we’re finally going to start addressing the “virtual” half of this equation, with what we hope will become a worldwide bike blog network, BikeBlogs.org. The first blog in the network is San Francisco, at sf.bikeblogs.org. News and information at the main URL, bikeblogs.org, will be restricted to news about the operation of the network (e.g. new city/town announcements), and possibly national and international bike news. If a local bike blog, like sf.bikeblogs.org, covers a national news story, it will do so by relating it back to the local community. This makes sense for various reasons, but it goes particularly well with our mission of helping to build up the self-sufficiency and vibrancy of the local bike community in each city and town we operate. We want to be able to mobilize when we need to. [...]

]]> By: Call your publicist. Because we have an image problem. « Bikinginla’s Weblog http://illuminatela.com/las-got-a-cycling-movement/comment-page-1/#comment-1203 Call your publicist. Because we have an image problem. « Bikinginla’s Weblog Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:21:27 +0000 http://illuminatela.com/las-got-a-cycling-movement/#comment-1203 [...] July 9th, Illuminate LA featured an excellent recap of how the local bike community sprang into action following the July 4th Mandeville Canyon incident. But what caught my attention was the comment [...] [...] July 9th, Illuminate LA featured an excellent recap of how the local bike community sprang into action following the July 4th Mandeville Canyon incident. But what caught my attention was the comment [...]

]]> By: SoapBoxLA http://illuminatela.com/las-got-a-cycling-movement/comment-page-1/#comment-1187 SoapBoxLA Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:15:34 +0000 http://illuminatela.com/las-got-a-cycling-movement/#comment-1187 LATimes - Comment section to the July 9, 2008 article - Opinions expressed by people who were not defending the cyclists. The following is a list of opinions expressed and how often: Cyclists break the law (27) Cyclists are arrogant, have feelings of entitlement (27) Cyclists should not be on the road; the road is for vehicles only (23) Cyclists shouldn't ride two abreast; should always ride single file (18) Cyclists are not part of traffic (16) Cyclists don't give cars enough room to pass (15) Cyclists shouldn't be in the street because it is dangerous (13) If a vehicle/bike altercation happens, the cyclist must be at fault in some way (12) It is against the law to ride two-abreast (9) Cyclists must always ride to right and not in the lane (9) Cyclists incite harassment fromn vehicles by not following the law (8) Recreational use of the roads by cyclists should not be allowed (6) Cyclists should only use streets that aren't busy or dangerous (5) Cyclists have bad manners and shouldn't incite bad vehicular behavior (4) Cyclists shouldn't be on road because they don't pay for them (3) Cyclists should be licensed/insured (3) Cyclists should not have a right to the road if they do not follow the laws (2) Doesn't matter what vehicular law is; nobody drives that way anyhow (1) Who cares what rights cyclists have under the law (1) Cars are bigger and therefore have more rights (1) LATimes – Comment section to the July 9, 2008 article – Opinions expressed by people who were not defending the cyclists. The following is a list of opinions expressed and how often:

Cyclists break the law (27)
Cyclists are arrogant, have feelings of entitlement (27)
Cyclists should not be on the road; the road is for vehicles only (23)
Cyclists shouldn’t ride two abreast; should always ride single file (18)
Cyclists are not part of traffic (16)
Cyclists don’t give cars enough room to pass (15)
Cyclists shouldn’t be in the street because it is dangerous (13)
If a vehicle/bike altercation happens, the cyclist must be at fault in some way (12)
It is against the law to ride two-abreast (9)
Cyclists must always ride to right and not in the lane (9)
Cyclists incite harassment fromn vehicles by not following the law (8)
Recreational use of the roads by cyclists should not be allowed (6)
Cyclists should only use streets that aren’t busy or dangerous (5)
Cyclists have bad manners and shouldn’t incite bad vehicular behavior (4)
Cyclists shouldn’t be on road because they don’t pay for them (3)
Cyclists should be licensed/insured (3)
Cyclists should not have a right to the road if they do not follow the laws (2)
Doesn’t matter what vehicular law is; nobody drives that way anyhow (1)
Who cares what rights cyclists have under the law (1)
Cars are bigger and therefore have more rights (1)

]]> By: Enci http://illuminatela.com/las-got-a-cycling-movement/comment-page-1/#comment-1181 Enci Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:30:57 +0000 http://illuminatela.com/las-got-a-cycling-movement/#comment-1181 Good point, Ben. I posted a bunch of links into the article. :-) Good point, Ben. I posted a bunch of links into the article. :-)

]]> By: Ben http://illuminatela.com/las-got-a-cycling-movement/comment-page-1/#comment-1180 Ben Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:22:48 +0000 http://illuminatela.com/las-got-a-cycling-movement/#comment-1180 Nice wrapup of the situation. How about some links to the articles you mentioned? Nice wrapup of the situation. How about some links to the articles you mentioned?

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