Bikers aren’t the issue, safety is up to all of us
Bikers often face distracted pedestrians, frequent thefts and a lack of infrastructure.
Tag Archive for: bikes
DPS officers remove 80 bikes from campus
Students must retrieve bikes after racks were emptied for the annual Festival of Books.
DPS must stop needlessly impounding bikes
I am a bike rider who respects rules. I walk my bike in dismount zones, I always ride with a helmet and I properly lock my bike to racks. For these reasons, last week I was both surprised and angry to see that the Department of Public Safety had cut my lock and impounded my […]
FreeBike Project adopts one-for-one movement
The project, which rents bikes with advertisements to students for free, hopes to eventually spread to college campuses nationwide.
Pedestrians should play equally important role in their own 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 […]
Student Affairs, USG implement new bike lanes
As students flock to the University Park Campus for classes this fall, they will find new, portable bike lanes flanking Trousdale Parkway. A joint project by the Office of Student Affairs and the Undergraduate Student Government, the bike lanes, marked with “bike sharrows,” enable students to bike up and down Trousdale without interfering with pedestrian […]
Lanes won’t solve USC’s bike problem
USC’s campus simply can’t be made bike friendly; students should switch to longboards.
Letter to the editor
While saving space for bikes, USC should keep its charm. What makes you proud to call yourself a Trojan? Is it our exceptional academic or athletic rankings? Is it the unique oasis of the campus? Is our Trojan pride being run over by bikes? It is time that the conversation regarding bicycles be at the […]
Letter to the editor
The administration should create bike paths on campus. Biking is the fastest way to get to class at USC. Many of us bike down Ellendale Place, turn left on Jefferson Boulevard and bike across the intersection at McClintock Avenue. Do you wonder if there are police waiting to give you a ticket for riding your […]
Students approve new bike campaign
The university launched a campaign Tuesday aimed at changing bike culture.