Bike Week Podcast with Chief Beck
Los Angeles: On Monday, May 17, 2010, Chief Charlie Beck, Glendale Mayor Ara Najarian, Council Member Tom LaBonge, MTA Board Member Rita Robinson and Metro CEO Art Leahy, gathered in front of the LAPD Police Administration Building to encourage motorists to safely share the road with bicyclists. The news conference promoted an array of activities taking place during “Bike Week LA”, including Blessing of the Bikes at Good Samaritan Hospital, Annual Downtown Bike Ride and free transit on Bike to Work Day.
Chief Beck reminded commuters to share the road with bicyclist “They are the most vulnerable of our commuters, it is important for motorist to watch out for bicyclist, give them the extra space, make them safe.”
Bike Week LA is part of a an annual week-long celebration with a serious purpose, get more commuter and other in Los Angeles County to bike to work and other destinations to reduce traffic and air pollution and save energy. LA Metro will be issuing a new bike map detailing more than 1,200 miles of bike paths, bikeways and bike lanes in Los Angeles County. Metro has also started a bicycle Roundtable series to create a dialogue with the cycling community and address pertinent issues such as bike safety.
I hope something is done about this. We can't have Peace Officers breaking the peace. Protect and Serve.
Posted by: Bike Mike | May 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Would bike safety mean not getting tripped by an officer?
Posted by: citizen | June 01, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Well, the first thing you can do is make these mass bike ride organizers apply for and get a permit for the massive rides they have. Prior to the rides. These rides are unsafe with the number of drunken riders, mixed with the and all out lawlessness some engage in while they make their way through the city. Someone is going to get killed. The ones I've been on through Midnite Riddazz, have left me in the dust, because they all go through all the red lights.
Next, educate your police officers in the fact that not all of these bike riders are law breaking riders. Some of us respect and appreciate the police and the protection they provide to us. And I have seen several LAPD police cars and officers stop traffic for us along the way. Especially west los angeles LAPD. So not all officers are bad, just like not all the riders are bad.
And finally, if the city were serious about it's "plans" for comprehensive bicycle transportation infrastructure, all this would be a moot point. Because most of the city would have bicycle paths and routes in place, so the non-cycling public and the LAPD would be educated by inoculation.
The city needs to step up and get these phantom bicycle paths/lanes COMPLETE!!!!!
Posted by: Cycling CITIZEN | June 01, 2025 at 02:51 PM
For Chief Beck,. Keep your nose out of and opinions about Arizona's immigration law to yourself. Worry about L.A. not what Arizona is doing. Please don't hop on the politically correct bandwagon.... I thought you were better than that. But I know L.A. is a sanctuary city, so I suppose you want to keep your job...
From a copper with 23+ yrs on...
Posted by: Ken J. | June 01, 2025 at 09:25 PM
Ken J.,
What does that have to do with Bike Week?
Posted by: El Chorizzo | June 03, 2025 at 03:27 PM