A hummer drove over three bicycles in Hollywood Friday morning, crushing the bikes and injuring at least one rider, who was taken to the ER. According to some of the people at the scene, the officer who pulled over the driver made the comment, “I would have done the same thing.” The driver was not charged or cited. Krista, Sarah, and Tarsis, who were there, talk about it on Bike Talk 4/25. You can hear it by downloading at: https://download.yousendit.com/WnBSVWRwQk5waFJMWEE9PQ at 21:55 and at www.kpfk.org tomorrow after it's uploaded.
Alex Thompson writes about it here: http://www.westsidebikeside.com/hummer-hits-cyclist-officer-cho-sympathizes-...
The Midnight Ridazz thread: http://midnightridazz.com/forums.php?topicId=9064
There will be a police commission SPECIAL MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2009 9:00 A.M. PARKER CENTER, ROOM 146 150 NORTH LOS ANGELES STREET LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 http://www.lapdonline.org/assets/pdf/042809SpecialBoardMeetingAgenda%5B1%5D.pdf There will be a ride to the meeting. Read about it here: http://midnightridazz.com/viewStory.php?storyId=2803 The board meeting format is here: http://www.lapdonline.org/ assets/pdf/042809SpecialBoardMeetingAgenda%5B1%5D.pdf
And from bike activist Stephen Box:
Friday - STORM the BASTILLE! We ride to City Hall to call on the City Council of Los Angeles, the largest City in the most populated State in the most powerful Country in the World, to make safety on the streets a priority! Join us for the Call to Action!
The ride http://midnightridazz.com/viewStory.php?storyId=2804
The discussion http://midnightridazz.com/forums.php?topicId=9082&pgnum=1
Of the two events, if you have to choose, please join us for the Storm the Bastille, it will be big, it will be public, it will be televised, it will be powerful!
Stephen Box 323-962-6540 office 323-864-7586 cell http://twitter.com/BikeWriters http://tinyurl.com/ck9uvc http://BikeWritersCollective.com http://www.bikewriterscollective.com/
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