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http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Woman-struck-and-killed-by-truck-while-riding-6102035.php 
A woman who was struck and killed by a pickup truck while riding a bike in East Oakland was identified Wednesday as 60-year-old Barbara Burns.
Burns, who lived in Oakland, was pedaling west on San Leandro Street when she was hit by the truck as it headed north on Prune Street, just east of 98th Avenue, at 4:37 p.m. Tuesday, police said.
Burns died despite efforts to revive her at the scene, authorities said.
The driver stopped after the collision and cooperated with police, investigators said.
A woman who was struck and killed by a pickup truck while riding a bike in East Oakland was identified Wednesday as 60-year-old Barbara Burns.
Burns, who lived in Oakland, was pedaling west on San Leandro Street when she was hit by the truck as it headed north on Prune Street, just east of 98th Avenue, at 4:37 p.m. Tuesday, police said.
Burns died despite efforts to revive her at the scene, authorities said.
The driver stopped after the collision and cooperated with police, investigators said.
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http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/02/28/19/57/dramatic-footage-emerges-of-cycling-fatality
Footage has emerged of the frightening moment a woman opened her car door and hit a cyclist just before he was killed by an oncoming truck in Melbourne.
Tributes have flowed for the Italian-born man, while the tragedy has prompted calls to ban parking altogether on Sydney Road in Brunswick.
The 25-year-old man was thrown from his bike and under a truck after he hit the woman’s car door.
Bystanders, including a police officer, ran to help the 25-year-old and performed CPR.
However, the young man died on the road where moments before he had been riding towards the city with his girlfriend just ahead of him.
A man believed to be the truck driver involved left flowers at the scene this morning.
Read more at http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/02/28/19/57/dramatic-footage-emerges-of-cycling-fatality#SDPp2iIBrPFxUXAt.99
Footage has emerged of the frightening moment a woman opened her car door and hit a cyclist just before he was killed by an oncoming truck in Melbourne.
Tributes have flowed for the Italian-born man, while the tragedy has prompted calls to ban parking altogether on Sydney Road in Brunswick.
The 25-year-old man was thrown from his bike and under a truck after he hit the woman’s car door.
Bystanders, including a police officer, ran to help the 25-year-old and performed CPR.
However, the young man died on the road where moments before he had been riding towards the city with his girlfriend just ahead of him.
A man believed to be the truck driver involved left flowers at the scene this morning.
Read more at http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/02/28/19/57/dramatic-footage-emerges-of-cycling-fatality#SDPp2iIBrPFxUXAt.99
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http://www.smdailyjournal.com/artic...o-scene-of-bicyclist-crash/1776425139286.htmlThe Daily Journal said:
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http://www.hometownlife.com/story/n...ham-bike-festival-killed-bike-crash/24263395/
Jeff C. Surnow, a passionate cycling enthusiast and founder of the Birmingham Bike Festival, was killed Sunday during a bike ride in Hawaii.
Surnow, 63, owner of the Surnow Real Estate Co., was struck by an on-duty police officer on Waikoloa Road in the South Kohala District of Hawaii, according to an article published in Hawaii 24/7. The two were traveling in the same direction and the story was initially reported as a hit-and-run.
The crash occurred about 6:25 a.m. Sunday and Surnow was pronounced dead several hours later at North Kohala Community Hospital.
"It's hard to talk about it right now," said Cullen Watkins, vice president of racing for the Wolverine Sports Club, one of the premier cycling clubs in Michigan. "He was a doer in life. He was not a guy who would just talk about stuff – he'd make it happen. Whether it was putting together the bike festival in Birmingham or doing something crazy, that's the way it was for Jeff. He didn't hold back."
Jody Buddemeyer, the 30-year-old officer who struck Surnow, was arrested on suspicion of negligent homicide and was placed on administrative leave, Hawaii 24/7 reported. Several comments posted with the article indicate there have been a string of dangerous cycling crashes on Waikoloa Road in the past.
Surnow also played a role in redeveloping several major buildings in Birmingham. In 2010, he renovated the 1940 former post office on Martin Street. He later purchased and remodeled the old administrative building on Merrill Street and recently had acquired the Wachler Building, at the southwest corner of Maple and Old Woodward.
He purchased the building in July and renamed it the Woodward Building. He planned to remodel the facade to give the building a more contemporary look.
"It's going to be spectacular," Surnow said in an interview with the Birmingham Eccentric in December. "We're using the best materials and we've already done some preliminary design work. I can tell you it's going to be an out-of-the-park home run when everything is completed."
City Manager Joe Valentine said the Birmingham community lost a true friend and supporter.
"It was very shocking and saddening to learn of the passing of Jeff Surnow," Valentine said Monday. "He was a strong supporter of the Birmingham community, through his downtown developments to his annual cycling event to his seat on the city's Multi-Modal Transportation Board, Jeff's contributions to this city are many and he will be truly be missed."
Watkins said he met Surnow about a decade ago and enjoyed many bike rides with him.
"Jeff has been so supportive of the club over the years," he said. "I've done so many crazy things with him – he wouldn't just talk about it. He'd say, 'We're meeting at this time ...' and we'd do it."
Funeral service arrangements are pending.
jgrossman@hometownlife.com | 586-826-7030 Twitter: @BhmEccentric
Jeff C. Surnow, a passionate cycling enthusiast and founder of the Birmingham Bike Festival, was killed Sunday during a bike ride in Hawaii.
Surnow, 63, owner of the Surnow Real Estate Co., was struck by an on-duty police officer on Waikoloa Road in the South Kohala District of Hawaii, according to an article published in Hawaii 24/7. The two were traveling in the same direction and the story was initially reported as a hit-and-run.
The crash occurred about 6:25 a.m. Sunday and Surnow was pronounced dead several hours later at North Kohala Community Hospital.
"It's hard to talk about it right now," said Cullen Watkins, vice president of racing for the Wolverine Sports Club, one of the premier cycling clubs in Michigan. "He was a doer in life. He was not a guy who would just talk about stuff – he'd make it happen. Whether it was putting together the bike festival in Birmingham or doing something crazy, that's the way it was for Jeff. He didn't hold back."
Jody Buddemeyer, the 30-year-old officer who struck Surnow, was arrested on suspicion of negligent homicide and was placed on administrative leave, Hawaii 24/7 reported. Several comments posted with the article indicate there have been a string of dangerous cycling crashes on Waikoloa Road in the past.
Surnow also played a role in redeveloping several major buildings in Birmingham. In 2010, he renovated the 1940 former post office on Martin Street. He later purchased and remodeled the old administrative building on Merrill Street and recently had acquired the Wachler Building, at the southwest corner of Maple and Old Woodward.
He purchased the building in July and renamed it the Woodward Building. He planned to remodel the facade to give the building a more contemporary look.
"It's going to be spectacular," Surnow said in an interview with the Birmingham Eccentric in December. "We're using the best materials and we've already done some preliminary design work. I can tell you it's going to be an out-of-the-park home run when everything is completed."
City Manager Joe Valentine said the Birmingham community lost a true friend and supporter.
"It was very shocking and saddening to learn of the passing of Jeff Surnow," Valentine said Monday. "He was a strong supporter of the Birmingham community, through his downtown developments to his annual cycling event to his seat on the city's Multi-Modal Transportation Board, Jeff's contributions to this city are many and he will be truly be missed."
Watkins said he met Surnow about a decade ago and enjoyed many bike rides with him.
"Jeff has been so supportive of the club over the years," he said. "I've done so many crazy things with him – he wouldn't just talk about it. He'd say, 'We're meeting at this time ...' and we'd do it."
Funeral service arrangements are pending.
jgrossman@hometownlife.com | 586-826-7030 Twitter: @BhmEccentric
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http://www.wwltv.com/story/news/loc...nes-light-on-dangerous-intersection/24299949/
NEW ORLEANS -- It's called a ghost bike.
"Any time we ride by this, any time you drive by this, you're going to notice it," said Steven "J.P." Pool of the Bad News Bike Club.
The Bad News Bike Club's name describes its purpose. It delivers bad news by posting ghost bikes where cyclists are killed.
The latest deadly bike accident took place near the intersection of Canal Street and Jefferson Davis Parkway.
Investigators say the cyclist was riding eastbound on Jefferson Davis when he tried to cross Canal. The driver of a blue Buick, heading lakebound on Canal, hit the bike.
Paramedics tried to revive the 45-year-old cyclist, but he died at the scene.
Police wouldn't say who had the green light at the intersection. The crash is under investigation.
"I can try and look and anticipate cars turning, but sometimes cars come so fast. They can be coming around taking that left turn, and I'm crossing at the same time, so it's definitely a dangerous intersection," said Sam Steinmetz of Bike Easy.
It's a dangerous but popular intersection. Jeff Davis and Canal is a confluence of traffic, mixing streetcars with regular vehicles, and pedestrians and bikers, including the youngest of them.
But where the bike and running path meets the road, there's nothing marking it.
"The bike path needs to be at least marked," said cyclist Tyler Black Hernandez. "Driver's don't even know they're crossing one. That's how stuff like this happens."
Hernandez said he's had some close calls and now wears a camera on his helmet in case he gets into a wreck.
"I stop at stop signs, I stop at stoplights, I cross when I'm supposed to," he said. "And there will be a record if I'm gone that I was not a reckless cyclist."
But helmet cams won't make riders safer at this intersection.
Steinmetz said some simple signage could dramatically improve the situation.
"What we'd like to see at these intersections are high-visibility, crosswalk-painted lanes as well as stop signs for pedestrians and cyclists, rather than yield signs further down the intersections," he said.
Both drivers and riders have laws to follow, but in most cases, using some common sense and common courtesy could save lives.
"We know what's right and we know what's wrong," Pool said. "Take care of one another. Share the road. You're not the only person out there."
NEW ORLEANS -- It's called a ghost bike.
"Any time we ride by this, any time you drive by this, you're going to notice it," said Steven "J.P." Pool of the Bad News Bike Club.
The Bad News Bike Club's name describes its purpose. It delivers bad news by posting ghost bikes where cyclists are killed.
The latest deadly bike accident took place near the intersection of Canal Street and Jefferson Davis Parkway.
Investigators say the cyclist was riding eastbound on Jefferson Davis when he tried to cross Canal. The driver of a blue Buick, heading lakebound on Canal, hit the bike.
Paramedics tried to revive the 45-year-old cyclist, but he died at the scene.
Police wouldn't say who had the green light at the intersection. The crash is under investigation.
"I can try and look and anticipate cars turning, but sometimes cars come so fast. They can be coming around taking that left turn, and I'm crossing at the same time, so it's definitely a dangerous intersection," said Sam Steinmetz of Bike Easy.
It's a dangerous but popular intersection. Jeff Davis and Canal is a confluence of traffic, mixing streetcars with regular vehicles, and pedestrians and bikers, including the youngest of them.
But where the bike and running path meets the road, there's nothing marking it.
"The bike path needs to be at least marked," said cyclist Tyler Black Hernandez. "Driver's don't even know they're crossing one. That's how stuff like this happens."
Hernandez said he's had some close calls and now wears a camera on his helmet in case he gets into a wreck.
"I stop at stop signs, I stop at stoplights, I cross when I'm supposed to," he said. "And there will be a record if I'm gone that I was not a reckless cyclist."
But helmet cams won't make riders safer at this intersection.
Steinmetz said some simple signage could dramatically improve the situation.
"What we'd like to see at these intersections are high-visibility, crosswalk-painted lanes as well as stop signs for pedestrians and cyclists, rather than yield signs further down the intersections," he said.
Both drivers and riders have laws to follow, but in most cases, using some common sense and common courtesy could save lives.
"We know what's right and we know what's wrong," Pool said. "Take care of one another. Share the road. You're not the only person out there."
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http://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/ne...ke-four-year-old-s-bike-in-grantham-1-6618917
The parents of a four-year-old were shocked when a policeman threatened to confiscate their daughter’s bike as she was riding on the pavement.
On Monday morning Sophie Lindley, 4, was riding her bike with stabilisers on a lead held by her father Dale, as they made their way along Trent Road as they regularly do on the journey from their home on Wilks Road to The West Grantham Academy St John’s.
Mr Lindley said: “A police car pulled over and told me she had to get off her bike as it is against the law to ride on the footpath.
“He then drove off but said he’d be checking his mirrors, and if he saw her riding the bike again he would confiscate it.”
Mr Lindley complied, despite then having to carry his crying daughter, her bike, and various other possessions.
On returning home, both his wife, Emma, and mother-in-law, Margaret Stephenson, were shocked by the events, and after looking into the law themselves rang up Grantham police station only to get contradictory responses.
Mrs Stephenson said: “One said the law applied to everyone – no-one can ride a bike on the pavement. But another said it shouldn’t have happened, as it’s different with children.”
Mrs Lindley, 34, said: “You can’t expect a four-year-old to ride in the road, it’s not exactly safe. And she has the lead and wears a helmet.”
Mr Lindley, 35, added: “We don’t have a car, and it’s almost two miles to the school. She can’t walk that with her little legs, which is why she’s always had the bike.”
Lincolnshire Police have not yet identified any police officer involved, but said they are investigating. A Lincolnshire Police spokesman said: “Safety is our priority and cycling on the pavement is illegal. However, common sense obviously prevails and in the case of young children, officers would use their discretion and offer the most appropriate advice for the circumstances.”
The parents of a four-year-old were shocked when a policeman threatened to confiscate their daughter’s bike as she was riding on the pavement.
On Monday morning Sophie Lindley, 4, was riding her bike with stabilisers on a lead held by her father Dale, as they made their way along Trent Road as they regularly do on the journey from their home on Wilks Road to The West Grantham Academy St John’s.
Mr Lindley said: “A police car pulled over and told me she had to get off her bike as it is against the law to ride on the footpath.
“He then drove off but said he’d be checking his mirrors, and if he saw her riding the bike again he would confiscate it.”
Mr Lindley complied, despite then having to carry his crying daughter, her bike, and various other possessions.
On returning home, both his wife, Emma, and mother-in-law, Margaret Stephenson, were shocked by the events, and after looking into the law themselves rang up Grantham police station only to get contradictory responses.
Mrs Stephenson said: “One said the law applied to everyone – no-one can ride a bike on the pavement. But another said it shouldn’t have happened, as it’s different with children.”
Mrs Lindley, 34, said: “You can’t expect a four-year-old to ride in the road, it’s not exactly safe. And she has the lead and wears a helmet.”
Mr Lindley, 35, added: “We don’t have a car, and it’s almost two miles to the school. She can’t walk that with her little legs, which is why she’s always had the bike.”
Lincolnshire Police have not yet identified any police officer involved, but said they are investigating. A Lincolnshire Police spokesman said: “Safety is our priority and cycling on the pavement is illegal. However, common sense obviously prevails and in the case of young children, officers would use their discretion and offer the most appropriate advice for the circumstances.”
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http://www.desertdispatch.com/article/20150309/NEWS/150309959/12962/NEWS 
SACRAMENTO — California's jump into the nation’s top 10 bicycle-friendly states and creation of the nation’s largest active transportation program are two achievements highlighted in Caltrans’ annual Non-Motorized Transportation Facilities Report. But while officials lauded the advances, some locals still wonder if the Golden State is doing enough for cyclists.
The state’s jump from 19th to ninth in the nation in The League of American Bicyclists' latest annual report is due to progress in legislation, funding and policy that will make it easier to build bike lanes and mandate drivers to give cyclists 3 feet of space when they pass. One law, The Protected Bikeways Act of 2014, provides for a new class of bikeway — a cycle track or separated bikeway — that has some type of physical separation between the bicycle path and vehicular traffic.
Still, No. 1 Washington and seven other states, including cold-weather locales like Wisconsin and Minnesota, ranked higher in bike friendliness. The report's categories are bike policies/programs, legislation/enforcement, education/encouragement, infrastructure/funding and evaluation/planning. The state's lowest score on the report card was a 3 out of a possible 5 in the infrastructure/funding category.
"I have no idea how The League of American Bicyclists are collecting their data that has us at No. 9 but I would dispute that," Greg Keyes commented on the local cycling-focused Facebook group Victor Valley Vello. "We need to enforce the laws that are already in place that are supposed to protect cyclists. We need more bicycle lanes on busy streets. We need to make drivers more aware that we as cyclists have rights on the road and if they infringe on those rights that there will be consequences that could cost them their license."
Kevin Bilbee was more positive, stating that "California has come a long way since I started cycling on the road," but he added that law enforcement officers and cyclists alike "need better training in cycling law."
"I saw some idiot riding in the dark with no lights riding the wrong direction on Apple Valley Road last night," Bilbee wrote.
The Caltrans report provides an overview on the state’s Active Transportation Program and an in-depth look at the agency's successes that emphasize the department’s mission to provide a safe, sustainable, integrated and efficient transportation system to enhance California’s economy and livability.
“Caltrans’ has historically been known as a highways agency, but we are shifting our focus to creating a California transportation system that links communities and is safe for all travelers, including those who choose to travel by biking and walking,” Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty said. “We couldn’t accomplish this without our partners at all levels, from the federal government to grassroots organizations and the public.”
High Desert municipalities are following suit.
"Victorville created a non-motorized transportation plan to provide a network for pedestrians and bicyclists that will link neighborhoods to retail establishments, employment centers, public facilities, etc.," said Senior Planner Mike Szarzynski, with the city's Planning Division. "This plan will guide for the development of trails and bikeways to serve the recreation and non-motorized travel needs of existing and future residents. The city of Victorville continues to actively explore for means to implement this plan."
In Apple Valley, the plan includes travel on horseback.
"Options to get around on bike, foot or horse are important to our Healthy Apple Valley efforts," town spokeswoman Kathie Martin said. "Anytime roads are improved that are designated for bike lanes in the General Plan, those lanes are installed. This has allowed us to create a network of 40 miles so far.
"And in 2015 we have grant funding to do upgrade signage and striping on bike lanes townwide. Plus design standards in residential areas zoned for equestrian use ensures that multipurpose trails are built along main roads in the neighborhood, suitable for horses or pedestrians."
In Barstow, a recent update to the General Plan addressed bicycling.
"The revised General Plan Circulation Element includes a map of designated pedestrian and bicycle routes that did not exist in the previous plan," Economic Development and Planning Director Gaither Loewenstein said. "The city is actively seeking grant funding to develop these designated bicycle routes."
In its first call for projects in May, Caltrans received 771 project applications requesting more than $1 billion. The California Transportation Commission adopted the first program of projects for the ATP, which includes 265 projects using $368 million in ATP funds. Of this amount, $311 million is dedicated to 220 projects that benefit disadvantaged communities, but no High Desert communities landed one. Other related programs have been available, however.
"Over the past several years, the city has received over $2 million in state and federal grant monies to fund bike paths as part of our non-motorized transportation fund," Hesperia spokeswoman Rachel Molina said. "This includes monies for the Eighth Avenue Paseo from a Safe Routes to School Grant, a federal grant for the Willow Street Paseo and a state grant for the Sequoia Street bike lanes. The city recognizes that this grant funding helps make these improvements possible for communities across the state of California."
The report also highlights program activities and completed projects, as well as other state and federal partnering programs to establish and improve bicycle and pedestrian facilities. Southern California saw its first “Bicycle Boulevard” in the city of Pasadena, an area with a high concentration of cyclists. The project improved bicycle safety and advanced the vision of commuting in Pasadena without a car.
As part of its effort to streamline construction of multimodal local streets and roads, Caltrans in April became the third state transportation agency to endorse National Association of City Transportation Officials guidelines that include innovations such as buffered bike lanes and improved pedestrian walkways.
Caltrans also released its 2010–12 California Household Travel Survey Final Report that showed residents used walking, biking, transit and other non-motorized sources for 23 percent of trips, which was more than double the amount in the 2000 survey. To read the full report, go to http://www.dot.ca.gov/docs/Non-Motorized_Transportation_Facilities_Report_FY_2013-14.pdf.
To read more about The League of American Bicyclists' report cards, go to bikeleague.org/content/report-cards. Though California ranked behind Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Delaware, Oregon, Colorado, Maryland and Utah, officials touted the state's 10-spot leap year-over-year.
“California has always been a transportation leader, and this report reinforces that hard-earned reputation,” Dougherty said. “Transportation is a vital part of our daily lives, and increasing the diversity of travel options is something the public wants. We are committed to making walking and biking safer.”
SACRAMENTO — California's jump into the nation’s top 10 bicycle-friendly states and creation of the nation’s largest active transportation program are two achievements highlighted in Caltrans’ annual Non-Motorized Transportation Facilities Report. But while officials lauded the advances, some locals still wonder if the Golden State is doing enough for cyclists.
The state’s jump from 19th to ninth in the nation in The League of American Bicyclists' latest annual report is due to progress in legislation, funding and policy that will make it easier to build bike lanes and mandate drivers to give cyclists 3 feet of space when they pass. One law, The Protected Bikeways Act of 2014, provides for a new class of bikeway — a cycle track or separated bikeway — that has some type of physical separation between the bicycle path and vehicular traffic.
Still, No. 1 Washington and seven other states, including cold-weather locales like Wisconsin and Minnesota, ranked higher in bike friendliness. The report's categories are bike policies/programs, legislation/enforcement, education/encouragement, infrastructure/funding and evaluation/planning. The state's lowest score on the report card was a 3 out of a possible 5 in the infrastructure/funding category.
"I have no idea how The League of American Bicyclists are collecting their data that has us at No. 9 but I would dispute that," Greg Keyes commented on the local cycling-focused Facebook group Victor Valley Vello. "We need to enforce the laws that are already in place that are supposed to protect cyclists. We need more bicycle lanes on busy streets. We need to make drivers more aware that we as cyclists have rights on the road and if they infringe on those rights that there will be consequences that could cost them their license."
Kevin Bilbee was more positive, stating that "California has come a long way since I started cycling on the road," but he added that law enforcement officers and cyclists alike "need better training in cycling law."
"I saw some idiot riding in the dark with no lights riding the wrong direction on Apple Valley Road last night," Bilbee wrote.
The Caltrans report provides an overview on the state’s Active Transportation Program and an in-depth look at the agency's successes that emphasize the department’s mission to provide a safe, sustainable, integrated and efficient transportation system to enhance California’s economy and livability.
“Caltrans’ has historically been known as a highways agency, but we are shifting our focus to creating a California transportation system that links communities and is safe for all travelers, including those who choose to travel by biking and walking,” Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty said. “We couldn’t accomplish this without our partners at all levels, from the federal government to grassroots organizations and the public.”
High Desert municipalities are following suit.
"Victorville created a non-motorized transportation plan to provide a network for pedestrians and bicyclists that will link neighborhoods to retail establishments, employment centers, public facilities, etc.," said Senior Planner Mike Szarzynski, with the city's Planning Division. "This plan will guide for the development of trails and bikeways to serve the recreation and non-motorized travel needs of existing and future residents. The city of Victorville continues to actively explore for means to implement this plan."
In Apple Valley, the plan includes travel on horseback.
"Options to get around on bike, foot or horse are important to our Healthy Apple Valley efforts," town spokeswoman Kathie Martin said. "Anytime roads are improved that are designated for bike lanes in the General Plan, those lanes are installed. This has allowed us to create a network of 40 miles so far.
"And in 2015 we have grant funding to do upgrade signage and striping on bike lanes townwide. Plus design standards in residential areas zoned for equestrian use ensures that multipurpose trails are built along main roads in the neighborhood, suitable for horses or pedestrians."
In Barstow, a recent update to the General Plan addressed bicycling.
"The revised General Plan Circulation Element includes a map of designated pedestrian and bicycle routes that did not exist in the previous plan," Economic Development and Planning Director Gaither Loewenstein said. "The city is actively seeking grant funding to develop these designated bicycle routes."
In its first call for projects in May, Caltrans received 771 project applications requesting more than $1 billion. The California Transportation Commission adopted the first program of projects for the ATP, which includes 265 projects using $368 million in ATP funds. Of this amount, $311 million is dedicated to 220 projects that benefit disadvantaged communities, but no High Desert communities landed one. Other related programs have been available, however.
"Over the past several years, the city has received over $2 million in state and federal grant monies to fund bike paths as part of our non-motorized transportation fund," Hesperia spokeswoman Rachel Molina said. "This includes monies for the Eighth Avenue Paseo from a Safe Routes to School Grant, a federal grant for the Willow Street Paseo and a state grant for the Sequoia Street bike lanes. The city recognizes that this grant funding helps make these improvements possible for communities across the state of California."
The report also highlights program activities and completed projects, as well as other state and federal partnering programs to establish and improve bicycle and pedestrian facilities. Southern California saw its first “Bicycle Boulevard” in the city of Pasadena, an area with a high concentration of cyclists. The project improved bicycle safety and advanced the vision of commuting in Pasadena without a car.
As part of its effort to streamline construction of multimodal local streets and roads, Caltrans in April became the third state transportation agency to endorse National Association of City Transportation Officials guidelines that include innovations such as buffered bike lanes and improved pedestrian walkways.
Caltrans also released its 2010–12 California Household Travel Survey Final Report that showed residents used walking, biking, transit and other non-motorized sources for 23 percent of trips, which was more than double the amount in the 2000 survey. To read the full report, go to http://www.dot.ca.gov/docs/Non-Motorized_Transportation_Facilities_Report_FY_2013-14.pdf.
To read more about The League of American Bicyclists' report cards, go to bikeleague.org/content/report-cards. Though California ranked behind Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Delaware, Oregon, Colorado, Maryland and Utah, officials touted the state's 10-spot leap year-over-year.
“California has always been a transportation leader, and this report reinforces that hard-earned reputation,” Dougherty said. “Transportation is a vital part of our daily lives, and increasing the diversity of travel options is something the public wants. We are committed to making walking and biking safer.”
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http://www.marinij.com/general-news...l-member-suggests-capping-rental-bike-traffic
One member of the Sausalito City Council wants to look at capping the number of bicycles that swarm into the community every summer during tourist season.
Over the past several years San Francisco bike rental companies have developed a market for tourists who pedal across the Golden Gate Bridge and then into Sausalito, where they hop on Golden Gate or Blue and Gold Fleet ferries and ride back into San Francisco.
The season is at its busiest between April and October. On a busy summer day, more than 1,000 bikes pour into Sausalito and mix with cars and pedestrians, at times creating congestion.
And the numbers are growing.
In August 2014, 30,024 people with bikes used ferries to get to San Francisco. In August 2013 that number was 22,318, in 2012 it was 14,960, according to figures in a city staff report on the issue.
That has raised concerns on how the city of 7,200 will continue to deal with the growing numbers.
“I’m not sure why we are not looking and researching and capping the number of rental bikes,” said Councilwoman Linda Pfeifer at a meeting last week. “It’s an unsustainable model.”
It is unclear if officials have the legal standing to limit the number of bikes that come into the city, but Pfeifer said she will look into the issue. Last year Sausalito was successful at steering tour buses to exit the city at its north end, rather than the south where the large vehicles roared loudly while climbing Alexander Avenue, raising the ire of residents.
In the meantime the city will once again take steps to deal with the thousands of bicyclists this year, or “making order out of chaos,” as police Chief Jennifer Tejada put it.
“We want to make sure it’s a safe environment for everyone to enjoy,” Tejada said. “We have limited real estate and many, many users.”
The ferry service had been on a first come, first served basis and tourists anxious about getting back to San Francisco would form lines that snake in and around the ferry terminal; the bicyclists at times wait for more than an hour to get on the boats.
Now a kiosk at the terminal issues a coupon for a designated ferry time and that will continue this year.
Also — as occurred last year — Tracy Way will be closed to create a bicycle parking zone to address the influx of bicycles to keep them from being left on sidewalks and other public areas. El Portal will then become a two-way street with a turnaround at its end.
Tejada said the city, along with the bike operators and ferry providers, continue to look at ways to ease congestion downtown.
“It’s a work in progress every year,” she said.
One member of the Sausalito City Council wants to look at capping the number of bicycles that swarm into the community every summer during tourist season.
Over the past several years San Francisco bike rental companies have developed a market for tourists who pedal across the Golden Gate Bridge and then into Sausalito, where they hop on Golden Gate or Blue and Gold Fleet ferries and ride back into San Francisco.
The season is at its busiest between April and October. On a busy summer day, more than 1,000 bikes pour into Sausalito and mix with cars and pedestrians, at times creating congestion.
And the numbers are growing.
In August 2014, 30,024 people with bikes used ferries to get to San Francisco. In August 2013 that number was 22,318, in 2012 it was 14,960, according to figures in a city staff report on the issue.
That has raised concerns on how the city of 7,200 will continue to deal with the growing numbers.
“I’m not sure why we are not looking and researching and capping the number of rental bikes,” said Councilwoman Linda Pfeifer at a meeting last week. “It’s an unsustainable model.”
It is unclear if officials have the legal standing to limit the number of bikes that come into the city, but Pfeifer said she will look into the issue. Last year Sausalito was successful at steering tour buses to exit the city at its north end, rather than the south where the large vehicles roared loudly while climbing Alexander Avenue, raising the ire of residents.
In the meantime the city will once again take steps to deal with the thousands of bicyclists this year, or “making order out of chaos,” as police Chief Jennifer Tejada put it.
“We want to make sure it’s a safe environment for everyone to enjoy,” Tejada said. “We have limited real estate and many, many users.”
The ferry service had been on a first come, first served basis and tourists anxious about getting back to San Francisco would form lines that snake in and around the ferry terminal; the bicyclists at times wait for more than an hour to get on the boats.
Now a kiosk at the terminal issues a coupon for a designated ferry time and that will continue this year.
Also — as occurred last year — Tracy Way will be closed to create a bicycle parking zone to address the influx of bicycles to keep them from being left on sidewalks and other public areas. El Portal will then become a two-way street with a turnaround at its end.
Tejada said the city, along with the bike operators and ferry providers, continue to look at ways to ease congestion downtown.
“It’s a work in progress every year,” she said.
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BOYLE HEIGHTS (CBSLA.com) — A 13-year-old boy was fatally struck Monday night by a vehicle in Boyle Heights.
A car slammed into the boy around 7:50 p.m. at Cummings and Sheridan streets, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office.
The driver remained at the scene.
The boy died at approximately 11:45 p.m.
Officials have not said whether the driver was cited or taken into custody.
http://www.laopinion.com/boyle-heights-muerte-menor-atropellamiento-fatal
A car slammed into the boy around 7:50 p.m. at Cummings and Sheridan streets, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office.
The driver remained at the scene.
The boy died at approximately 11:45 p.m.
Officials have not said whether the driver was cited or taken into custody.
http://www.laopinion.com/boyle-heights-muerte-menor-atropellamiento-fatal
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that is so sad. the driver never got a chance to finish texting his homey because this irresponsible and reckless kid got in his way.
what a shame he had to stand around and be interviewed by police before racing off.
another kid who will never grow up to ride a bike on the streets any more and get in the way of progress.
what a shame he had to stand around and be interviewed by police before racing off.
another kid who will never grow up to ride a bike on the streets any more and get in the way of progress.
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http://road.cc/content/news/145835-...d-after-wire-found-stretched-across-bike-path 
Police in Suffolk have warned cyclists and pedestrians to be on their guard after wire was found stretched across a cycle path at head height.
The wire was found by a member of the public at Mead Drive, Kesgrave, just to the east of Ipswich, on the evening of Sunday 15 March at around 8.30pm, say police, and two other pieces of wire were subsequently found.
PC Simon Mortimer of the Kesgrave and District Safer Neighbourhood Team said: “This is an extremely dangerous and irresponsible thing to do, stretching wire across the paths at head height could cause serious injury to cyclists and pedestrians.
"We are appealing for anyone who has information about this mindless act to contact us to prevent further incidents and someone being injured.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Kesgrave and District Safer Neighbourhood Team on 101 quoting reference WO/15/472, or the charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
Sadly, wire being strung across a cycle path is a relatively common occurrence, and we have reported on a number of such incidents in the past.
In 2011 a cyclist on the Bristol & Bath Railway Path was left unconscious and had his bike stolen when he crashed due to a clothes line being strung across the route, the busiest off-road cycle path in Britain.
In late 2013, a cyclist in Edinburgh was left “bleeding and dazed” when he came off his bike due to a clothes line placed across the city’s Roseburn path at head height.
A second cyclist narrowly avoided been brought down by a similar trap nearby, which was placed lower, with her boyfriend saying that the perpetrators had carried out “the equivalent of attempted murder.”
Police in Suffolk have warned cyclists and pedestrians to be on their guard after wire was found stretched across a cycle path at head height.
The wire was found by a member of the public at Mead Drive, Kesgrave, just to the east of Ipswich, on the evening of Sunday 15 March at around 8.30pm, say police, and two other pieces of wire were subsequently found.
PC Simon Mortimer of the Kesgrave and District Safer Neighbourhood Team said: “This is an extremely dangerous and irresponsible thing to do, stretching wire across the paths at head height could cause serious injury to cyclists and pedestrians.
"We are appealing for anyone who has information about this mindless act to contact us to prevent further incidents and someone being injured.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Kesgrave and District Safer Neighbourhood Team on 101 quoting reference WO/15/472, or the charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
Sadly, wire being strung across a cycle path is a relatively common occurrence, and we have reported on a number of such incidents in the past.
In 2011 a cyclist on the Bristol & Bath Railway Path was left unconscious and had his bike stolen when he crashed due to a clothes line being strung across the route, the busiest off-road cycle path in Britain.
In late 2013, a cyclist in Edinburgh was left “bleeding and dazed” when he came off his bike due to a clothes line placed across the city’s Roseburn path at head height.
A second cyclist narrowly avoided been brought down by a similar trap nearby, which was placed lower, with her boyfriend saying that the perpetrators had carried out “the equivalent of attempted murder.”
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http://www.news-press.com/story/new...n-cyclist-death-returns-court-today/24957265/
No fine for Lee deputy in teen cyclist's death
Lee County sheriff's Cpl. Douglas Hood was cleared Wednesday in the Aug. 22 crash in Cape Coral that killed 15-year-old bicyclist Austin Dukette.
There was only one count to consider: a moving violation for failure to stay in a single lane.
"First and foremost, everyone can agree that this was a tragic accident," said Judge J. Frank Porter.
Porter went on to say that the evidence is "insufficient" to establish that Hood failed to stay in a single traffic lane at the time his patrol car struck the cyclist around 6 a.m. on Kismet Parkway.
Failure to stay in a single lane was the only infraction considered at Wednesday's trial at Lee County Justice Center.
How could Hood have missed seeing and avoiding Austin, a teen who was an avid reader and who liked to amuse his classmates by playing ukulele or guitar before or after class?
Cape Coral police investigated the crash, and in October found Hood to be at fault, noting he'd been distracted by the laptop in his patrol car.
During a sheriff's office internal affairs investigation, however, Hood denied being on his laptop. He further denied telling Cape Coral police Cpl. Andrew Satterlee that he'd been using the laptop. There were no witnesses or recordings of the conversation that occurred prior to Hood giving a sworn statement on the crash.
Following that, the Cape Coral traffic officer, Nicholas Green, changed the ticket charge from careless driving to failure to maintain a single lane.
Porter heard testimony from several people, including Cape Coral officers on the scene and a forensic engineer who investigaged the crash on behalf of Hood's legal counsel, the Ringsmuth, Day & O'Halloran law firm.
"It's significant to me that the debris and the initial skid marks are all within the inside single lane," the judge said.
Porter's "not guilty" ruling means Hood will not pay a fine of up to $1,000 nor run the risk of having his driver's license suspended because of the crash.
Austin's mother, Stephanie Diersing, and his step dad, Greg Diersing, held hands during the hearing. A framed picture of Austin rested on her lap, facing the judge's bench.
The Diersings will sue Hood in civil court, said their counsel, Andrew Abel of the Spivey law firm.
A prepared statement on behalf of Austin's family said they believe Hood was distracted by his laptop, and left his lane of travel.
It concludes: "Hopefully, the family's mission to promote safety will prevent another family from going through the anguish they now suffer because of the loss of their child."
No fine for Lee deputy in teen cyclist's death
Lee County sheriff's Cpl. Douglas Hood was cleared Wednesday in the Aug. 22 crash in Cape Coral that killed 15-year-old bicyclist Austin Dukette.
There was only one count to consider: a moving violation for failure to stay in a single lane.
"First and foremost, everyone can agree that this was a tragic accident," said Judge J. Frank Porter.
Porter went on to say that the evidence is "insufficient" to establish that Hood failed to stay in a single traffic lane at the time his patrol car struck the cyclist around 6 a.m. on Kismet Parkway.
Failure to stay in a single lane was the only infraction considered at Wednesday's trial at Lee County Justice Center.
How could Hood have missed seeing and avoiding Austin, a teen who was an avid reader and who liked to amuse his classmates by playing ukulele or guitar before or after class?
Cape Coral police investigated the crash, and in October found Hood to be at fault, noting he'd been distracted by the laptop in his patrol car.
During a sheriff's office internal affairs investigation, however, Hood denied being on his laptop. He further denied telling Cape Coral police Cpl. Andrew Satterlee that he'd been using the laptop. There were no witnesses or recordings of the conversation that occurred prior to Hood giving a sworn statement on the crash.
Following that, the Cape Coral traffic officer, Nicholas Green, changed the ticket charge from careless driving to failure to maintain a single lane.
Porter heard testimony from several people, including Cape Coral officers on the scene and a forensic engineer who investigaged the crash on behalf of Hood's legal counsel, the Ringsmuth, Day & O'Halloran law firm.
"It's significant to me that the debris and the initial skid marks are all within the inside single lane," the judge said.
Porter's "not guilty" ruling means Hood will not pay a fine of up to $1,000 nor run the risk of having his driver's license suspended because of the crash.
Austin's mother, Stephanie Diersing, and his step dad, Greg Diersing, held hands during the hearing. A framed picture of Austin rested on her lap, facing the judge's bench.
The Diersings will sue Hood in civil court, said their counsel, Andrew Abel of the Spivey law firm.
A prepared statement on behalf of Austin's family said they believe Hood was distracted by his laptop, and left his lane of travel.
It concludes: "Hopefully, the family's mission to promote safety will prevent another family from going through the anguish they now suffer because of the loss of their child."
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http://www.dailybreeze.com/general-news/20150319/el-segundo-police-seek-witnesses-to-fatal-crash
Officers are seeking witnesses to a crash that killed a bicyclist about 11 p.m. Feb. 21. A silver 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser struck the bicyclist as he rode south on Aviation Boulevard near 123rd Street. The driver stopped and remained at the scene. The bicyclist was identified as Richard Montoya, 25, of Lawndale. Anyone with information should contact Officer Jeff Darringer at 310-524-2296 or jdarringer@elsegundo.org.
Officers are seeking witnesses to a crash that killed a bicyclist about 11 p.m. Feb. 21. A silver 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser struck the bicyclist as he rode south on Aviation Boulevard near 123rd Street. The driver stopped and remained at the scene. The bicyclist was identified as Richard Montoya, 25, of Lawndale. Anyone with information should contact Officer Jeff Darringer at 310-524-2296 or jdarringer@elsegundo.org.
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http://www.pe.com/articles/johnson-762844-richards-father.html
A heartbroken wife shared how she had been robbed of her husband, a bicycling buddy shared a team jersey and tributes to a best friend who died of injuries suffered when an intoxicated driver hit his bike and fled, and a father blamed himself for not stopping his adult son’s alcohol and prescription drug abuse before it was too late.
They each shared their pain before Riverside County Superior Court Judge Michael Donner on Friday before he sentenced William Donald Johnson, 43, of Yucaipa to a 15-years-to-life prison term for second-degree murder and an additional three years for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an injury accident.
Phillip Richards, a 64-year-old retired postal worker and father of six who lived in Beaumont, was hit by a vehicle head-on Dec. 29, 2013, while riding his bicycle along Calimesa Boulevard in Calimesa. He died Jan. 11, 2014, from his injuries.
The driver fled the scene. Johnson’s wife had a role in trying to hide what happened. The judge called it “blind luck” that a Riverside County sheriff’s deputy drove by as a mobile auto glass repair technician was replacing the windshield on a light green Ford Five Hundred sedan that matched the description of the suspect vehicle.
Johnson’s story changed, but he finally told investigators “he had purchased a bottle of vodka and was under the combined influence of alcohol and pain narcotics while driving back from his outpatient rehabilitation meeting at Loma Linda and that it ‘must’ve been (him) who hit the bicyclist,’” according to a trial brief by Deputy District Attorney Kevin Beecham.
“I am faced with trying to figure out life without Phil,” said his widow, Annette Richards.
Donald Davidson described a friendship of 27 years measured in part by more than 1,500 bike rides, some road races, some pleasure. “He was a small man at 5 feet 4, but he had the biggest heart,” he said. “I would never leave his house without something in my hands.”
A tribute ride in January 2014 attracted more than 250 riders. A ghost bike memorial set up near the accident scene has been replaced by a permanent marker. About 50 riders who are part of the PR Velo team and the Redlands Bicycle Classic race series will include a Phil Richards Memorial Criterium on April 12, Davidson said.
She knows her father would show forgiveness, but daughter Christine Richards said, “Forgiveness is a hard pill to swallow in events like this....The complete utter lack of remorse for my dad’s life makes me sick.”
The defendant’s father, William Johnson Sr., said knowing of his son’s addiction issues, “Whatever you can do to get between your child and the drugs. I feel like I failed there.”
Defense attorney Mark Cantrell said the drugs his client took were not recreational, but medically prescribed. His client was an alcoholic who “didn’t remember this happening” at the time.
The defendant’s wife, Karri Michele Johnson, 44, pleaded guilty last year to being an accessory to a felony and was sentenced to up to 90 days in a work release program for her part in trying to cover up the crime.
“Everything around him has been destroyed by his own decision,” Donner said of the defendant. The judge called his conduct cruel and vicious, “The abject callousness of leaving a man to die in the middle of the road.”
A jury deadlocked on the murder charge last year and a second jury found Johnson guilty recently.
A heartbroken wife shared how she had been robbed of her husband, a bicycling buddy shared a team jersey and tributes to a best friend who died of injuries suffered when an intoxicated driver hit his bike and fled, and a father blamed himself for not stopping his adult son’s alcohol and prescription drug abuse before it was too late.
They each shared their pain before Riverside County Superior Court Judge Michael Donner on Friday before he sentenced William Donald Johnson, 43, of Yucaipa to a 15-years-to-life prison term for second-degree murder and an additional three years for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an injury accident.
Phillip Richards, a 64-year-old retired postal worker and father of six who lived in Beaumont, was hit by a vehicle head-on Dec. 29, 2013, while riding his bicycle along Calimesa Boulevard in Calimesa. He died Jan. 11, 2014, from his injuries.
The driver fled the scene. Johnson’s wife had a role in trying to hide what happened. The judge called it “blind luck” that a Riverside County sheriff’s deputy drove by as a mobile auto glass repair technician was replacing the windshield on a light green Ford Five Hundred sedan that matched the description of the suspect vehicle.
Johnson’s story changed, but he finally told investigators “he had purchased a bottle of vodka and was under the combined influence of alcohol and pain narcotics while driving back from his outpatient rehabilitation meeting at Loma Linda and that it ‘must’ve been (him) who hit the bicyclist,’” according to a trial brief by Deputy District Attorney Kevin Beecham.
“I am faced with trying to figure out life without Phil,” said his widow, Annette Richards.
Donald Davidson described a friendship of 27 years measured in part by more than 1,500 bike rides, some road races, some pleasure. “He was a small man at 5 feet 4, but he had the biggest heart,” he said. “I would never leave his house without something in my hands.”
A tribute ride in January 2014 attracted more than 250 riders. A ghost bike memorial set up near the accident scene has been replaced by a permanent marker. About 50 riders who are part of the PR Velo team and the Redlands Bicycle Classic race series will include a Phil Richards Memorial Criterium on April 12, Davidson said.
She knows her father would show forgiveness, but daughter Christine Richards said, “Forgiveness is a hard pill to swallow in events like this....The complete utter lack of remorse for my dad’s life makes me sick.”
The defendant’s father, William Johnson Sr., said knowing of his son’s addiction issues, “Whatever you can do to get between your child and the drugs. I feel like I failed there.”
Defense attorney Mark Cantrell said the drugs his client took were not recreational, but medically prescribed. His client was an alcoholic who “didn’t remember this happening” at the time.
The defendant’s wife, Karri Michele Johnson, 44, pleaded guilty last year to being an accessory to a felony and was sentenced to up to 90 days in a work release program for her part in trying to cover up the crime.
“Everything around him has been destroyed by his own decision,” Donner said of the defendant. The judge called his conduct cruel and vicious, “The abject callousness of leaving a man to die in the middle of the road.”
A jury deadlocked on the murder charge last year and a second jury found Johnson guilty recently.
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http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/03/18/bicyclist-fatally-struck-by-hit-and-run-driver-in-south-la/
another hit and run but in the comments after there is a guy who is arguing about how the bicyclist was responsible because he was riding a bike where he should not be so he deserved to be run over.
i cannot believe the number of people i see adjusting their driving just so they can finish reading the text on their phone or finish some entry.
they will look ahead briefly to see if a car is coming and then go back to the phone and slow way down while they are texting. so if a bicyclist rides out from the side street or if someone walks from behind a car or opens a door to get out they would be dead before the driver even looks up.
another hit and run but in the comments after there is a guy who is arguing about how the bicyclist was responsible because he was riding a bike where he should not be so he deserved to be run over.
i cannot believe the number of people i see adjusting their driving just so they can finish reading the text on their phone or finish some entry.
they will look ahead briefly to see if a car is coming and then go back to the phone and slow way down while they are texting. so if a bicyclist rides out from the side street or if someone walks from behind a car or opens a door to get out they would be dead before the driver even looks up.
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Just a few miles to the West of the previous hit & run:
http://www.dailybreeze.com/general-news/20150323/bicyclist-killed-in-lennox-shooting
LENNOX >> A man riding his bicycle was shot and killed by another man in the unincorporated Lennox area Monday, authorities said.
The shooting occurred about 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of 104th Street and Inglewood Avenue, according to Lt. Victor Lewandowski of the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau.
The victim was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, Lewandowski said. The victim’s name was withheld pending notification of next of kin.
Sheriff’s Deputy Juanita Navarro-Suarez said the suspect exited a vehicle and fired at the victim repeatedly, striking him multiple times in the upper torso, before re-entering the vehicle and being driven away.
There was no suspect or vehicle description, Navarro-Suarez said.
The circumstances surrounding the shooting and a motive for the attack were unknown.
Anyone with information on the shooting was asked to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
http://www.dailybreeze.com/general-news/20150323/bicyclist-killed-in-lennox-shooting
LENNOX >> A man riding his bicycle was shot and killed by another man in the unincorporated Lennox area Monday, authorities said.
The shooting occurred about 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of 104th Street and Inglewood Avenue, according to Lt. Victor Lewandowski of the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau.
The victim was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, Lewandowski said. The victim’s name was withheld pending notification of next of kin.
Sheriff’s Deputy Juanita Navarro-Suarez said the suspect exited a vehicle and fired at the victim repeatedly, striking him multiple times in the upper torso, before re-entering the vehicle and being driven away.
There was no suspect or vehicle description, Navarro-Suarez said.
The circumstances surrounding the shooting and a motive for the attack were unknown.
Anyone with information on the shooting was asked to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
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Reminds me of Junior High School: "Get a haircut or go to the Principal's Office for a swat." :x
http://www.thedailyaztec.com/65406/news/bicycle-impound-policy-falls-short/
Adriana Millar , Staff Writer
March 23, 2015
A bike impound policy implemented in December of 2013 has not decreased the amount of bikes that are locked up on campus away from bike rails, according to San Diego State Parking and Support Services.
SDSU students received an email on March 16 reminding them to lock bikes on bike racks or else face a $50 impoundment fee. The impound policy and fee was introduced to increase safety, as well as provide funds for more bike racks.
However, the policy hasn’t helped lower the amount of bikes locked in areas other than bike racks, Director of Parking and Support Services Debbie Richeson said.
“There are bike racks throughout campus not being completely utilized,” Richeson said.
The email was sent as a reminder to students after a complaint to the Office of Ombudsman requested assistance in requiring bikes to park in appropriate spaces, Richeson said.
The Office of Ombudsman helps students to find solutions to a variety of problems relating to the university.
When the bike policy was first introduced, the impound fee was supposed to help provide funds to install 50 new bike racks on campus, but that has not happened.
“There was not enough money collected due to the few impounds,” Richeson said. “However, the campus has added more where we can. We added more down by Storm and Nasatir halls and the library.”
In 2014, 13 bikes were impounded, and so far five have been impounded in 2015, she said.
Bike rider and kinesiology sophomore Delaney Cummings said it is unsafe to lock bikes in areas that are not bike racks.
“You don’t want bikes on any kind of handrail because people need that to walk, and then it’s a safety hazard if there’s a bike impeding their need for the handrail,” she said. “I don’t know if people just don’t think about it in the forefront of their mind that their decision is inhibiting someone’s way entirely, and I don’t think that’s the thought they have when they’re late to class and just try to lock it up really quick.”
Richeson recognizes students may be locking their bikes in other areas because there is no guarantee a bike rack space will be available at the building the student is going to.
Richeson advises students to seek other locations that are not full when parking their bikes on campus.
“The university will continue to assess where we can try to lessen the impact, but this needs to be met with the understanding bicyclists may not be able to park where they want at times,” she said.
http://www.thedailyaztec.com/65406/news/bicycle-impound-policy-falls-short/
Adriana Millar , Staff Writer
March 23, 2015
A bike impound policy implemented in December of 2013 has not decreased the amount of bikes that are locked up on campus away from bike rails, according to San Diego State Parking and Support Services.
SDSU students received an email on March 16 reminding them to lock bikes on bike racks or else face a $50 impoundment fee. The impound policy and fee was introduced to increase safety, as well as provide funds for more bike racks.
However, the policy hasn’t helped lower the amount of bikes locked in areas other than bike racks, Director of Parking and Support Services Debbie Richeson said.
“There are bike racks throughout campus not being completely utilized,” Richeson said.
The email was sent as a reminder to students after a complaint to the Office of Ombudsman requested assistance in requiring bikes to park in appropriate spaces, Richeson said.
The Office of Ombudsman helps students to find solutions to a variety of problems relating to the university.
When the bike policy was first introduced, the impound fee was supposed to help provide funds to install 50 new bike racks on campus, but that has not happened.
“There was not enough money collected due to the few impounds,” Richeson said. “However, the campus has added more where we can. We added more down by Storm and Nasatir halls and the library.”
In 2014, 13 bikes were impounded, and so far five have been impounded in 2015, she said.
Bike rider and kinesiology sophomore Delaney Cummings said it is unsafe to lock bikes in areas that are not bike racks.
“You don’t want bikes on any kind of handrail because people need that to walk, and then it’s a safety hazard if there’s a bike impeding their need for the handrail,” she said. “I don’t know if people just don’t think about it in the forefront of their mind that their decision is inhibiting someone’s way entirely, and I don’t think that’s the thought they have when they’re late to class and just try to lock it up really quick.”
Richeson recognizes students may be locking their bikes in other areas because there is no guarantee a bike rack space will be available at the building the student is going to.
Richeson advises students to seek other locations that are not full when parking their bikes on campus.
“The university will continue to assess where we can try to lessen the impact, but this needs to be met with the understanding bicyclists may not be able to park where they want at times,” she said.
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http://www.thecalifornian.com/story...st-st-salinas-traffic-fatality-year/70520020/
An unidentified 32-year-old bicyclist became the first Salinas traffic fatality of the year Thursday afternoon when he collided with a truck on East Market Street, police reported.
The cyclist was riding eastbound on the south sidewalk, alongside a Lamar Brothers service truck driven by Anthony Martinez in the No. 2 lane of East Market.
As both began crossing Kern Street just after 2 p.m., police said, Martinez pulled slightly ahead of the cyclist and turned into the Shell station directly in front of the cyclist, who hit the side of the truck and fell onto the pavement. He was run over by the rear tires of the truck and received severe internal injuries to his torso.
Fire paramedics attempted CPR on the scene before the victim was transported to Natividad Medical Center, where he died of his injuries. His identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
An unidentified 32-year-old bicyclist became the first Salinas traffic fatality of the year Thursday afternoon when he collided with a truck on East Market Street, police reported.
The cyclist was riding eastbound on the south sidewalk, alongside a Lamar Brothers service truck driven by Anthony Martinez in the No. 2 lane of East Market.
As both began crossing Kern Street just after 2 p.m., police said, Martinez pulled slightly ahead of the cyclist and turned into the Shell station directly in front of the cyclist, who hit the side of the truck and fell onto the pavement. He was run over by the rear tires of the truck and received severe internal injuries to his torso.
Fire paramedics attempted CPR on the scene before the victim was transported to Natividad Medical Center, where he died of his injuries. His identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
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http://www.yovenice.com/2015/03/28/breaking-news-hit-and-run-on-speedway/ :x
Police have now taken into custody the man wanted in connection to 3 incidences of hit and run that happened this morning at around 10:30am on Speedway in Venice.
The first victim, Eddie Fragoso, 24, was riding to the beach with friends, he was crossing the intersection at Speedway and Washington when the Honda clipped the back tire of his bike.
Witnesses dining at Mercedes on Washington said the driver of a red Honda CR-V “did not even hit the breaks he just sped on off up Speedway.”
When Fragoso and his friends realized the driver was not stopping they gave chase.
“We saw him driving towards another bike rider and we called for the rider to look out, he pulled to the side of Speedway and the car veered towards him. It looked like the driver meant to hit the guy” Fragoso said.
The second victim a man in his 20s was knocked to the ground at Speedway and 27th, his side cut open and bike left mangled on the road.
The driver of the Honda continued on up Speedway hitting and running over third victim around 25th.
Both the second and third victims have both been taken to Emergency.
Fragoso escaped with a few scratches.
Police have now taken into custody the man wanted in connection to 3 incidences of hit and run that happened this morning at around 10:30am on Speedway in Venice.
The first victim, Eddie Fragoso, 24, was riding to the beach with friends, he was crossing the intersection at Speedway and Washington when the Honda clipped the back tire of his bike.
Witnesses dining at Mercedes on Washington said the driver of a red Honda CR-V “did not even hit the breaks he just sped on off up Speedway.”
When Fragoso and his friends realized the driver was not stopping they gave chase.
“We saw him driving towards another bike rider and we called for the rider to look out, he pulled to the side of Speedway and the car veered towards him. It looked like the driver meant to hit the guy” Fragoso said.
The second victim a man in his 20s was knocked to the ground at Speedway and 27th, his side cut open and bike left mangled on the road.
The driver of the Honda continued on up Speedway hitting and running over third victim around 25th.
Both the second and third victims have both been taken to Emergency.
Fragoso escaped with a few scratches.
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http://bikinginla.com/2015/04/01/br...r-killed-in-anaheim-collision/#comment-177018
April is already off the a bad start, after a remarkably safe first three months of the year for Southern California bike riders.
According to the Orange County Register, a bike rider was killed Wednesday evening in a collision with a truck in Anaheim.
Very few details are available at this point.
The victim was hit by a truck around 7:15 pm at the intersection of Orangewood Ave and Harbor Blvd. Anaheim police arrived at the location to discover that the victim had been pronounced dead at the scene by members of the Garden Grove fire department.
No word on how the collision occurred, or the identity of the victim. Needless to say, the truck driver was uninjured.
A satellite view shows a bike lane on Orangewood east of Harbor, but none to the west of the busy intersection, and no bike lanes in either direction on Harbor.
This is the 11th bicycling fatality in Southern California this year, and the first in Orange County. That compares with 28 in SoCal, and five in Orange County this time last year.
April is already off the a bad start, after a remarkably safe first three months of the year for Southern California bike riders.
According to the Orange County Register, a bike rider was killed Wednesday evening in a collision with a truck in Anaheim.
Very few details are available at this point.
The victim was hit by a truck around 7:15 pm at the intersection of Orangewood Ave and Harbor Blvd. Anaheim police arrived at the location to discover that the victim had been pronounced dead at the scene by members of the Garden Grove fire department.
No word on how the collision occurred, or the identity of the victim. Needless to say, the truck driver was uninjured.
A satellite view shows a bike lane on Orangewood east of Harbor, but none to the west of the busy intersection, and no bike lanes in either direction on Harbor.
This is the 11th bicycling fatality in Southern California this year, and the first in Orange County. That compares with 28 in SoCal, and five in Orange County this time last year.
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http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20150401/man-shot-to-death-in-palmdale
A man was fatally shot in a struggle with four men who were trying to steal his bicycle outside a Palmdale restaurant, authorities said Wednesday.
The shooting occurred in the 1800 block of East Palmdale Boulevard around 9:40 p.m. Tuesday, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Kelvin Moody.
The 41-year-old died at a hospital, said Deputy Guillermina Saldana. His name was withheld pending notification of his relatives.
The victim saw four men attempting to steal his bicycle, and he tried to intervene, Saldana said. “He was physically assaulted by all four suspects. During the assault, one of the suspects shot the victim multiple times in the torso.”
According to witnesses at the scene, the suspects — who remain at large — appeared to be gang members, Saldana said.
Anyone with information on the crime is urged to call the sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500 or Crime Stoppers, 800-222-TIPS.
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Man-Shot-Dead-Burger-Joint-Palmdale-298281151.html
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A man was fatally shot in a struggle with four men who were trying to steal his bicycle outside a Palmdale restaurant, authorities said Wednesday.
The shooting occurred in the 1800 block of East Palmdale Boulevard around 9:40 p.m. Tuesday, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Kelvin Moody.
The 41-year-old died at a hospital, said Deputy Guillermina Saldana. His name was withheld pending notification of his relatives.
The victim saw four men attempting to steal his bicycle, and he tried to intervene, Saldana said. “He was physically assaulted by all four suspects. During the assault, one of the suspects shot the victim multiple times in the torso.”
According to witnesses at the scene, the suspects — who remain at large — appeared to be gang members, Saldana said.
Anyone with information on the crime is urged to call the sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500 or Crime Stoppers, 800-222-TIPS.
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Man-Shot-Dead-Burger-Joint-Palmdale-298281151.html
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