Tag Archive for: bike safety
USC’s pedestrian safety campaign has been doggedly trying to instill a sense of accountability in the large contingent of cyclists and boarders on campus. But and equally important component of pedestrian safety is pedestrian accountability. Somewhere down the line, there seems to have been a subtle injection of an us vs. them mentality into the […]
Bike policy changes exaggerate problem
By DAVID LOWENSTEIN - COUNTERPOINT
8 Comments/in Columns, Opinion
Nothing seems to attract more attention from the USC administration than bikes. Over the past several years, it has attempted to implement countless bike policies, including the most recent one designating bike lanes along Trousdale Parkway as part of the “We are Considerate. We are USC.” campaign. The bike issue, however, is an exaggerated problem […]
Bike lanes are a positive step forward
Considerate should not be overlooked as a Trojan trait
By cbmccull
in Blogs, Viewpoints (Old)
Faithful, scholarly, skillful, courageous, ambitious: the five traits of a Trojan. We all learned
them at Orientation, and we all see them waving proudly above our heads on the newly
renovated Trousdale Parkway.
For Trousdale’s sake, take biking seriously
By ANDREW GOMEZ
7 Comments/in Columns, Featured, Opinion
Following Wednesday’s Bike Summit and DPS Safety Fair, a group of LAPD officers on bikes happened to be predatorially perched on Jefferson Boulevard and McClintock Avenue, ready to cite law-despising cyclists. While it might not be right for officers to prey on bicyclists, it’s also not right for bicyclists to completely ignore standards of etiquette […]
University launches ‘We are considerate’ campaign
By DANIEL ROTHBERG
2 Comments/in News
The new campaign will first aim to improve the behavior of bikers on campus.
Bike safety regulation goes in circles
By LUCY MUELLER
11 Comments/in Opinion
Recent DPS announcement regarding increased traffic monitoring does little to address problem.
Intersection safety a priority for DPS
By NANCY MARTINEZ
2 Comments/in News
DPS is studying traffic patterns at the McClintock Avenue and 34th Street intersection.