Lifelong bicyclist, editor of BikinginLA.com, and notorious pro-biking advocate. Type 2 diabetic with a debilitating form of neuropathy, husband and corgi dad. I admire, not the ones who have never fallen, but those who always get up.https://bsky.app/profile/bikinginla.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bikinginla.bsky.social/post/3mvpajx4iqk2m68-year old Long Beach man killed by semi driver in apparent right-hook hit-and-run 2 weeks ago, public not told until now: https://bikinginla.com/2026/09/17/68-year-old-long-beach-man-killed-by-semi-driver-in-apparent-right-hook-hit-and-run-2-weeks-ago-public-not-told-until-now/17 Sep 2026 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:44mtskhcs6sprztyghtwkqde/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpajx4iqk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bikinginla.bsky.social/post/3mvpeiw3zss2m13-year old boy killed riding ebike in Menifee Monday, collateral damage in a police chase for a non-violent property crime: https://bikinginla.com/2026/09/17/13-year-old-boy-killed-riding-ebike-in-menifee-monday-collateral-damage-in-a-police-chase-for-a-non-violent-property-crime/17 Sep 2026 09:43 +0000at://did:plc:44mtskhcs6sprztyghtwkqde/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpeiw3zss2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bikinginla.bsky.social/post/3mvpeiw3zss2m13-year old boy killed riding ebike in Menifee Monday, collateral damage in a police chase for a non-violent property crime: https://bikinginla.com/2026/09/17/13-year-old-boy-killed-riding-ebike-in-menifee-monday-collateral-damage-in-a-police-chase-for-a-non-violent-property-crime/17 Sep 2026 09:43 +0000at://did:plc:44mtskhcs6sprztyghtwkqde/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpeiw3zss2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bikinginla.bsky.social/post/3mvpajx4iqk2m68-year old Long Beach man killed by semi driver in apparent right-hook hit-and-run 2 weeks ago, public not told until now: https://bikinginla.com/2026/09/17/68-year-old-long-beach-man-killed-by-semi-driver-in-apparent-right-hook-hit-and-run-2-weeks-ago-public-not-told-until-now/17 Sep 2026 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:44mtskhcs6sprztyghtwkqde/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpajx4iqk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bikinginla.bsky.social/post/3mvpahrrfys2m68-year old Long Beach man killed by semi driver in apparent right-hook hit-and-run 2 weeks ago, public not told until now: https://bikinginla.com/2026/09/17/68-year-old-long-beach-man-killed-by-semi-driver-in-apparent-right-hook-hit-and-run-2-weeks-ago-public-not-told-until-now/17 Sep 2026 08:31 +0000at://did:plc:44mtskhcs6sprztyghtwkqde/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpahrrfys2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bikinginla.bsky.social/post/3mvozrpgym22mThe news is just...I don't even know what to say. I'm trying to work on a story about a bike rider killed in a semi right hook hit-and-run in Long Beach, followed by a kid killed by a fleeing driver in Menifee. Then this news just popped up. https://ktla.com/news/local-news/man-dies-hit-by-3-cars-long-beach/17 Sep 2026 06:31 +0000at://did:plc:44mtskhcs6sprztyghtwkqde/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvozrpgym22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bikinginla.bsky.social/post/3mvmur3tkdk2hMy apologies. No morning links today. I'm really out of it after taking migraine medication. But I didn't want to go to bed without posting this story, after waiting all day for clarification on what happened. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2026 09:56 +0000at://did:plc:44mtskhcs6sprztyghtwkqde/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmur3tkdk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bikinginla.bsky.social/post/3mvmujy6uxk2h48-year old father and grandfather Esteban "Steve" Martinez killed by driver in apparent El Monte ebike crash; at least the 15th LA County bike death this year: https://bikinginla.com/2026/09/16/48-year-old-father-and-grandfather-esteban-steve-martinez-killed-by-driver-in-el-monte-ebike-crash/ #bikeLA16 Sep 2026 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:44mtskhcs6sprztyghtwkqde/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmujy6uxk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bikinginla.bsky.social/post/3mvlfeuahwk2aICYMI Demand a Traffic Violence State of Emergency at today's LA City Council Meeting, a call to stop LA's nonexistent "war on cars," and those damn lefties want to kill your palm trees: https://bikinginla.com/2026/09/15/demand-a-traffic-violence-state-of-emergency-stop-las-nonexistent-war-on-cars-and-lefties-want-to-kill-your-palm-trees/ #bikeLA15 Sep 2026 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:44mtskhcs6sprztyghtwkqde/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlfeuahwk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/bikinginla.bsky.social/post/3mvkhftpsz22aDemand a Traffic Violence State of Emergency at today's LA City Council Meeting, a call to stop LA's nonexistent "war on cars," and those damn lefties want to kill your palm trees: https://bikinginla.com/2026/09/15/demand-a-traffic-violence-state-of-emergency-stop-las-nonexistent-war-on-cars-and-lefties-want-to-kill-your-palm-trees/ #bikeLA15 Sep 2026 10:52 +0000at://did:plc:44mtskhcs6sprztyghtwkqde/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkhftpsz22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/bikinginla.bsky.social/post/3mvjxeaeuxs2aSeriously? San Diego TV station describes 14-year old as the kindest bottom of a shoe. https://www.cbs8.com/video/news/local/the-kindest-sole-friend-describes-pacific-beach-middle-schooler-killed-in-e-bike-crash/509-9ce51ec4-7c14-4c0e-b1f0-4c4ba880aeb815 Sep 2026 06:04 +0000at://did:plc:44mtskhcs6sprztyghtwkqde/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjxeaeuxs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/bikinginla.bsky.social/post/3mvhz56elhk2kRider of unidentified ebike killed in Arleta crash, demand a State of Emergency on Traffic Violence at LA city council tomorrow, and Nithya Raman announces shade & parks plan: https://bikinginla.com/2026/09/14/ebike-rider-killed-in-arleta-crash-and-demand-a-state-of-emergency-on-traffic-violence-at-la-council-tomorrow/14 Sep 2026 11:31 +0000at://did:plc:44mtskhcs6sprztyghtwkqde/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhz56elhk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/bikinginla.bsky.social/post/3mvhlyrun2s2t14-year old San Diego boy killed by driver while riding ostensibly legal Class 2 ebike in Pacific Beach Saturday night: https://bikinginla.com/2026/09/14/14-year-old-san-diego-boy-killed-by-driver-while-riding-class-2-ebike-in-pacific-beach-saturday-night/ #bikeSD14 Sep 2026 07:36 +0000at://did:plc:44mtskhcs6sprztyghtwkqde/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhlyrun2s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/bikinginla.bsky.social/post/3mvacsx6fbk2dToday's post, in which I go on a fucking rant over traffic violence and the abject failure of our basic system of transportation: https://bikinginla.com/2026/09/11/todays-post-in-which-i-go-on-a-fucking-rant-over-traffic-violence-and-the-abject-failure-of-our-basic-system-of-transportation/ #bikeLA11 Sep 2026 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:44mtskhcs6sprztyghtwkqde/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvacsx6fbk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/bikinginla.bsky.social/post/3mvacsx6fbk2dToday's post, in which I go on a fucking rant over traffic violence and the abject failure of our basic system of transportation: https://bikinginla.com/2026/09/11/todays-post-in-which-i-go-on-a-fucking-rant-over-traffic-violence-and-the-abject-failure-of-our-basic-system-of-transportation/ #bikeLA11 Sep 2026 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:44mtskhcs6sprztyghtwkqde/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvacsx6fbk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/bikinginla.bsky.social/post/3mva3zpsozs2rThe damn Union-Tribune couldn't be bothered to devote more than three sentences to the story, or even spell the victim's name right. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Sep 2026 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:44mtskhcs6sprztyghtwkqde/app.bsky.feed.post/3mva3zpsozs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bikinginla.bsky.social/post/3mva3uqb5422y31-year old Oceanside man killed by driver in Tuesday collision; no word on whether the driver even stayed after the crash: https://bikinginla.com/2026/09/11/31-year-old-oceanside-man-killed-by-driver-in-tuesday-collision-no-word-on-whether-the-driver-even-stayed-after-the-crash/ #bikeSD11 Sep 2026 07:59 +0000at://did:plc:44mtskhcs6sprztyghtwkqde/app.bsky.feed.post/3mva3uqb5422yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bikinginla.bsky.social/post/3mv7wjfb7b22qI am so effing tired of writing about people killed in collisions just because they were riding bicycles. Every one of them was someone's mother, father, son, daughter, sister or brother. And every single death leaves a hole in someone's heart and life that can never be filled.11 Sep 2026 06:23 +0000at://did:plc:44mtskhcs6sprztyghtwkqde/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv7wjfb7b22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/bikinginla.bsky.social/post/3mv7w5qkkw22yUpdate: The victim in last week's fatal Santa Ana bicycling collision has been identified as a 72-year old grandfather. https://bikinginla.com/2026/09/06/72-year-old-man-riding-bicycle-killed-by-driver-in-santa-ana-friday-as-cops-watched-5th-fatal-santa-ana-bike-crash-in-4-months/11 Sep 2026 06:16 +0000at://did:plc:44mtskhcs6sprztyghtwkqde/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv7w5qkkw22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bikinginla.bsky.social/post/3mv4d7gtthc2oICYMI Assembly candidate Colin Hernandez calls for better safety on Forest Lawn Drive, website whacks out over SaMo bike lanes, and Caltrans talks safety later this month: https://bikinginla.com/2026/09/09/assembly-candidate-calls-for-safety-on-forest-lawn-drive-whacking-out-over-samo-bike-lanes-and-caltrans-talks-safety/ #bikeLA09 Sep 2026 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:44mtskhcs6sprztyghtwkqde/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4d7gtthc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/bikinginla.bsky.social/post/3mv3fo7uag22oAssembly candidate Colin Hernandez calls for better safety on Forest Lawn Drive, website whacks out over SaMo bike lanes, and Caltrans talks safety later this month: https://bikinginla.com/2026/09/09/assembly-candidate-calls-for-safety-on-forest-lawn-drive-whacking-out-over-samo-bike-lanes-and-caltrans-talks-safety/ #bikeLA09 Sep 2026 11:11 +0000at://did:plc:44mtskhcs6sprztyghtwkqde/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3fo7uag22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/bikinginla.bsky.social/post/3muzt63tals25ICYMI Woman riding ebike killed in Colton crash, asking Assembly Member Zbur's rival Colin Hernandez for Forest Lawn Drive stance, and body found on Ballona bike path: https://bikinginla.com/2026/09/08/woman-riding-ebike-killed-in-colton-asking-zbur-rival-for-forest-lawn-stance-and-body-on-ballona-bike-path/ #bikeLA08 Sep 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:44mtskhcs6sprztyghtwkqde/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzt63tals25https://bsky.app/profile/bikinginla.bsky.social/post/3muyti25ez225Woman riding ebike killed in Colton crash, asking Assembly Member Zbur's rival Colin Hernandez for Forest Lawn Drive stance, and body found on Ballona bike path: https://bikinginla.com/2026/09/08/woman-riding-ebike-killed-in-colton-asking-zbur-rival-for-forest-lawn-stance-and-body-on-ballona-bike-path/ #bikeLA08 Sep 2026 10:40 +0000at://did:plc:44mtskhcs6sprztyghtwkqde/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyti25ez225https://bsky.app/profile/bikinginla.bsky.social/post/3mutjnidtvk2jIn addition to Friday's bicycling death in Santa Ana, a 38-year old woman was killed in a collision while riding an ebike in Colton on Friday; however, it's not clear if that was a ped-assist bike or an electric motorbike. https://ktla.com/news/inland-empire/woman-on-e-bike-hit-killed-in-inland-empire/06 Sep 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:44mtskhcs6sprztyghtwkqde/app.bsky.feed.post/3mutjnidtvk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/bikinginla.bsky.social/post/3mutjaqjwak2j72-year old man riding bicycle killed by driver in Santa Ana as cops watched Friday evening, 5th fatal Santa Ana bike crash in 4 months: https://bikinginla.com/2026/09/06/72-year-old-man-riding-bicycle-killed-by-driver-in-santa-ana-friday-as-cops-watched-5th-fatal-santa-ana-bike-crash-in-4-months/ #bikeOC06 Sep 2026 07:53 +0000at://did:plc:44mtskhcs6sprztyghtwkqde/app.bsky.feed.post/3mutjaqjwak2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/bikinginla.bsky.social/post/3mupphifvh22qICYMI Another mass casualty crash by elderly driver, in Los Angeles Trader Joe's parking lot; WeHo denies all blame in Blake Ackerman hit-and-run death; and take action on the already infamous Forest Lawn backdoor deal: https://bikinginla.com/2026/09/04/another-mass-casualty-crash-by-elderly-driver-weho-denies-all-blame-in-ackerman-death-and-more-on-forest-lawn-backdoor-deal/ #bikeLA04 Sep 2026 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:44mtskhcs6sprztyghtwkqde/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupphifvh22q