tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30696973.post5444243583839688431..comments2023-07-24T04:54:44.970-07:00Comments on SoapBoxLA: CityWatchLA - Selective LAPD Law Enforcement: Some Victims Count LessStephen Boxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03423782294035596253noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30696973.post-39143249769060961392010-02-27T13:47:03.435-08:002010-02-27T13:47:03.435-08:00" 'Traffic Accident.' This simple sli..." 'Traffic Accident.' This simple slip of the tongue is professionally irresponsible and..."<br />I am on a mission to stamp out the use of that term:<br /><a href="http://azbikelaw.org/blog/was-that-an-accident-or-a-crash/" rel="nofollow">http://azbikelaw.org/blog/was-that-an-accident-or-a-crash/</a>azbikelawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05262281001199913414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30696973.post-77164079247166833622010-01-16T18:24:48.847-08:002010-01-16T18:24:48.847-08:00I do hope that Mr. Magos will file civil charges a...I do hope that Mr. Magos will file civil charges against the driver. As we saw in the Simpson trial, what the DA can't do, the civil courts can punish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30696973.post-22318815271950603242010-01-15T18:58:57.827-08:002010-01-15T18:58:57.827-08:00This kind of thing is nothing new. In the 80'...This kind of thing is nothing new. In the 80's when I was 100% bike, it was all cars all the time.<br /><br />The worst case was a drunk who killed a friend. He went to jail because it was manslaughter + DUI. No DUI and the DA wasn't going to negotiate down from manslaughter.<br /><br />Getting hit was the worst. The cops never showed and drivers typically just left. Those bike Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30696973.post-40576537522513301562010-01-15T16:08:34.260-08:002010-01-15T16:08:34.260-08:00Marco, wow, could you please contact Stephen Box (...Marco, wow, could you please contact Stephen Box (or me) immediately and tell him (or me) what you saw. We're both in contact with LAPD. Hopefully they'd be interested in what an eyewitness has to say. Time is of the essence, though, because LAPD is wrapping up their investigation. Thanks for your help.Ross Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388769663645523881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30696973.post-7477095331053508642010-01-15T15:14:21.561-08:002010-01-15T15:14:21.561-08:00I actually saw this incident happen. I was one mi...I actually saw this incident happen. I was one minute behind this cyclist on my bike on second street and I can verify that the motorist was completely at fault.Marconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30696973.post-56169127234276991032010-01-15T12:54:53.047-08:002010-01-15T12:54:53.047-08:00It is blatantly obvious that the LAPD puts more ti...It is blatantly obvious that the LAPD puts more time and effort into profiling bicyclists for citations and harassment than it does protecting them. Our own City Council and Department of Transportation can't even get past negatively stereotyping bicyclists when discussing anything bicycle related. It seems the only person on my side in the city is the court clerk that refunds my bail moneynot a bike bloggerhttp://blog.jeremygrant.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30696973.post-31235437368118274702010-01-15T12:52:03.035-08:002010-01-15T12:52:03.035-08:00It is blatantly obvious that the LAPD puts more ti...It is blatantly obvious that the LAPD puts more time and effort into profiling bicyclists for citations and harassment than it does protecting them. Our own City Council and Department of Transportation can't even get past negatively stereotyping bicyclists when discussing anything bicycle related. It seems the only person on my side in the city is the court clerk that refunds my bail moneynot a bike bloggerhttp://blog.jeremygrant.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30696973.post-71379726538282100812010-01-15T09:43:41.345-08:002010-01-15T09:43:41.345-08:00It doesn't help that when the PD take incident...It doesn't help that when the PD take incident reports, they rarely take down your statement correctly. Back when I had a car and was in a car accident, when I got back the incident report, which determined fault, there were blatant mistakes all over the report. Mistakes that did not corroborate either parties' version of events. They reported that there was no damage to my vehicle, and danceralamodehttp://www.lifewithoutwheels.comnoreply@blogger.com