Vanity Inanity

At right is a re-creation of the vanity license plate I saw on the ass of the ridiculously large and and even more ridiculously expensive-looking Fleetwood Revolution LE Earth Schooner cruising eastbound ahead of me in the No. 3 lane of the Pomona Freeway on Friday. Maybe your interpretation is the correct one, but my …

First In An Occasional Series: Bikeway Peds Behaving Badly

With the completion of the stretch of the Los Angeles River Bikeway through Elysian Valley have come conflicts between pedestrians and cyclists. Certainly a percentage of inconsiderate individuals from each side are responsible for these negative interactions, but inevitably blog posts about the topic will be published in which proprietary pedestrians seems to relish making …

A Front Row Seat On The Collision Course

I knew what was going to happen the moment after the middle-aged cyclist pushed off eastbound from the curb into the La Cienega Boulevard crosswalk from the northwest corner of La Cienega and Venice Boulevard. His immediate destination was the northeast corner of the intersection, but he went to the hospital instead. I noted how …

Bummed Thumb Revisited

Hey Will, I remember you managing to squish your thumb during some routine bike maintenance a couple weeks ago! How’s the digit doing? Well, she don’t really hurt no more, but still sure looks angry. Thanks for asking.

Sometimes There Are Victories

Literally a day after yesterday’s failed attempt to help out a lost dog in Jefferson Park, comes this morning’s success story, and one much closer to home. Two blocks away even, at the intersection of London and Bellevue. The encounter with the  young pit bull pictured above had all the makings of a repeat performance …