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Late Late Show’s James Corden Opens Fire on Coronado Bike NIMBYs
Mocking people who fight safe streets improvements and bike lanes is hardly a new sport. From the subtle humor of the bicyclist crashing into Stephen Colbert's desk to Jon Stewart's rant about Dorothy Rabinowitz and the freakout about Citibike this issue has been fertile ground in the past.
October 1, 2015
CHP Finds a New Way to Blame the Bicycle Rider
On Sunday, a car driver on the wrong side of a two-lane highway in rural Yolo county crashed head-on into a bicycle rider and killed him. What was the California Highway Patrol's response? Blame the victim. The CHP says the driver of the car was just following the law, which requires a three-foot passing distance around bicycles. The driver was giving a wide berth to a group of riders on her side of the road.
September 29, 2015