It’s official – If you ever ride your bicycle on the sidewalk, you need a bell!
Where this law can be found is still beyond me, as I have yet to locate it myself. Thanks to an anonymous comment we now know that any bicycle ridden on the sidewalk is required to have a bell or other signal device.
LBMC 10.48.080 Signaling device required.
No person shall operate a bicycle upon a sidewalk unless it is equipped with a bell, horn or other device capable of giving a signal audible for a distance of at least one hundred feet, except that a bicycle shall not be equipped with, nor shall any person use upon a bicycle, any siren or whistle. (Ord. C-6322 § 2, 1986)
Other Long Beach laws you should be aware of:
~Cars are the only items allowed in a garage.
~It is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course.
LBCyclists, December 24th 2008 |
Tags: accessories, laws, safety
Posted in Bicycle equipment/gear, Education
From a recent edition of LAWeekly:
Until recently, Los Angeles Municipal Code 26.01 was little known. But then in August, the police department began to enforce its central tenet: All cyclists shall ride licensed bicycles; those who do not will be cited and fined. Upon learning of the LAPD’s acceleratedenforcement, the city’s cyclists flooded bike blogs with outrage, saying that the code was “ridiculous,” designed “ultimately to prevent bikes in our car-obsessed city … for harassing cyclists.”
Read the full article
What are your thoughts on bicycle licenses?
Did you even know they were required in Long Beach?
LBCyclists, December 23rd 2008 |
Tags: laws, license
Posted in Past News
A new website in town where you can send your ideas right to the office of Mayor Bob Foster.
State of LB
LBCyclists, December 23rd 2008 |
Tags: advocacy, goals
Posted in Featured, advocacy
This is an important safety-minded recall notice that I just became aware of: Recall Notice
LBCyclists, December 22nd 2008 |
Tags: safety
Posted in Bicycle equipment/gear, Past News
¡Qué tal ciclistas y amigos de Long Beach, California!
Ayúdanos a agregar información interesante aquí, en esta misma página electrónica. Se ofrece este espacio a quienes tienen el don de expresarse por escrito. Deseamos recibir noticias de aquellos que dan vueltas en la bici porque es divertidísimo. Deseamos recibir noticias de aquellos que usan la bici para ir todos los días a su trabajo. Deseamos recibir noticias de aquellos que viajan en bici porque es útil y económico y saludable.
¿Adónde se recomienda que vayamos para divertirnos? ¿Cuáles son tus rutas preferidas? ¿Qué debe de saber la Ciudad de Long Beach acerca de las vías que cruzan tu barrio? ¿Cuáles actividades anotadas en nuestro calendario (EVENTS) te parecen bien interesantes? ¿Cuáles actividades hacen falta agregar al calendario? ¿Cuándo y dónde se reunen los amigos entusiastas del ciclismo? ¿Los jóvenes? ¿Las mujeres? ¿Los ancianitos? ¿Los entusiastas de la carrera? ¿La gente que prefiere el paseo sin apuros?
La organización Long Beach Cyclists ofrece cursillos sin costo acerca de cómo manejar la bicicleta con más confianza entre el tráfico automotor de nuestra ciudad. Hay cursillos en inglés, y sería completamente factible reunir un grupo de gente para ofrecer un cursillo en español.
Long Beach Cyclists organiza un montón de actividades especiales durante el correr del año. Paseos. Talleres. Reuniones para educarse y enterarse de lo que está pasando.
Participa con nosotros. Long Beach presta para el ciclismo.
En la foto, soy yo… en plena cordillera de los Andes. ¡Qué hermosa es Bolivia! La foto se sacó cuando yo iba bajándome de La Paz rumbo a Coroico.
LBCyclists, December 21st 2008 |
Tags: español
Posted in español
Support funding for bicycle and pedestrian projects
Congress is currently putting together an economic stimulus package to have ready when the new Congress returns in early January. While public details of the forthcoming stimulus bill is not available, we are hearing that there is a chance that funds for transportation and infrastructure projects in the stimulus package may go overwhelmingly to road projects—the same unbalanced strategy that has created our existing transportation problems.
LBCyclists, December 18th 2008 |
Tags: economy
Posted in Past News
At least once a week I have somebody telling me that they got a ticket for not having a bell on their bike.
Why?
I cannot find any law or municipal code that even mentions bicycle bells.
(If you know of one, please let us know!)
Municipal code 10.48.070 (B) Any person riding a bicycle upon a sidewalk shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian, and when overtaking and passing a pedestrian, shall give an audible signal and shall pass to the left of the pedestrian only under conditions permitting such movement in safety.
An audible signal could be a bell, it could be a shout, it could be flicking your brake levers, it could be a fog horn, it could be wailing on some bagpipes… it could be anything that makes noise really. It does not specify using a bell, or even having a bell.
Not to mention that these folks getting cited are mostly homeless or low income – but that’s a whole different post.
Have you had an bicycle related citations you thought were bogus?
LBCyclists, December 18th 2008 |
Tags: laws, legal
Posted in Education
Thanks to everyone that braved the wind and joined us for our Holiday Ride 2008 on Saturday.
We had a pretty good turn-out, ending the ride with 24 people (one couple came from Costa Mesa).
I had a lot of fun, and I hope you did too.
The ride began with some warm drinks at It’s A Grind on Pine
Up Daisy to PCH
Watching the “Christmas Tree Lane Parade” on Daisy
Even Santa himself came on the ride with us!
Back downtown to pick up the beach path
Full bike racks at the BBC!
Stroll around Naples
Happy Holidays!
LBCyclists, December 15th 2008 |
Tags: annual event, ride
Posted in Past News
Bring your bike and a friend!
(and your kids and mom and sister, and the guy across the street…)
Here’s the nitty-gritty:
Who: Everyone with a bike
What: Tour of great Long Beach Light displays
When: Saturday, December 13th, 4:30pm
Where: It’s A Grind, 247 Pine Ave., Long Beach, CA?
Distance: Less than 10 miles
Speed: Mosey 10-12 mph
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We’ll be going up Daisy to Hill St., then loop around and come back downtown. Take the Beach Path all the way to Naples. We should find a good place to lock up, as Naples is really meant for walking. We will have to see when we get down there.
Once the parade is over, it would be nice to meet at It’s A Grind on 2nd, for some more socializing and to arrange groups back to (where ever).
Hint: You can pick up a string of battery-powered lights at Rite-Aid for $4
Questions?
lbcyclists (at) gmail (dot) com
LBCyclists, December 9th 2008 |
Tags: annual event, ride
Posted in Past News, ride
Sorry for the late posting, I was having trouble getting all the info:
Ladies Night – 7pm
Jax Bicycle Center
3000 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90808
(562) 421-4646
The first 100 women through the door will get Trek drawstring nylon backpacks with bike industry goodies in them. The bags will contain:
• Jax socks
• Shimano socks
• Trek rear lights
• Gu packets
• Powerbars
• Raffle Ticket
Topics include: maintenance, riding tips, Bike Yoga, Bike Fit, Women’s Rides, Racing and more.
Beer will be provided by New Belgium Brewery.
Bottled water will also be provided.
Snacks will be on hand.
The raffle tickets are for our door prizes, which include a Trek road bike and a Shimano product.
LBCyclists, December 4th 2008 |
Tags: women
Posted in Past News
