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:
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-with-the-driver-adding-and-i-carry-a-gun-in-my-car/
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
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!
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