Legislation

California lawmakers have enthusiastically embraced the idea of electric bicycles or e-bikes. The state has implemented several laws regulating e-bikes and encouraging their use among consumers. However, there have been issues. Concerns about particularly young people...

Imagine cruising down the streets of Los Angeles on your bicycle, feeling safer and more confident. This is not just a dream—it is becoming a reality thanks to new traffic laws enacted in 2024. These changes have transformed the cycling landscape in the City of...

Trying to make cycling as safe as possible can be a real challenge for law enforcement professionals and municipal authorities. Even while California frequently receives accolades as a leader in cycling safety, there are still hundreds of deaths and thousands of...

Amid all the hype around Super Tuesday this March, when presidential and congressional candidates alike were the focus of the media, a measure supported by bicycle safety advocates that was solely on the ballots of voters in the City of Los Angeles emerged victorious...

The start of 2023 brought a few changes in state law that affect California bicyclists – with more to follow. We’ve previously discussed the change in the law that requires a vehicle to move over a lane if there’s room to do so before passing a bike, just as they...

In 2015, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti launched the Vision Zero program. The main objective is to eliminate traffic fatalities on the city streets by 2025. Seven years later, has the plan been successful in achieving its goals? Given that there are still a couple of...

Cyclists are getting their due again, recognition and respect thanks to federal legislation recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington. The Invest in America Act is a $715 billion transportation bill that also promotes alternative...