Comments on: Santa Monica Hates Bikes More Than Legally Allowed

By: Biking in Santa Monica - Unlikely Words - A blog of Boston, Providence, and the world

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:21:04 +0000

[...] However, the fine folks of Santa Monica have thumbed their noses at this law and created penalties that don’t fit the crime in any reasonable sense. If you get nabbed riding an unlicensed bike in Santa Monica, they can put you in jail for 6 months [...]

By: eain

eain — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 02:00:29 +0000

So, go get a license.

You know how much it actually costs? Three dollars. And it lasts three years.

Seriously. Is this even an issue? A dollar a year?

By: Bert Green

Bert Green — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:53:28 +0000

Santa Monica? Where is that?

By: Laure

Laure — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:32:09 +0000

Ridiculous. So very Santa Monica, where I live. I have attended many council meetings, and our People’s Republic happens to excel at nonsense. Remember them busting Vidiots for their colorful window displays? Or local eco-entrepreneur Paul Pearson for building electric cars?

Thanks for the links: will write to the council members + alert the local paper SMDP.

By: Matt Mason

Matt Mason — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:48:08 +0000

TK, Metblogs has also covered the story that you referenced in your comment.

By: Fashion Photographer in LA

Fashion Photographer in LA — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:44:43 +0000

I never saw SM as too bike-unfriendly until the last year or so. But recently I’ve started noticing … it is very difficult to lock & park a bike all around SM… (I had one stolen from Third Street Promenade a couple years ago; I had locked it to a bench because there are nearly 0 bike racks/stands).

And now this – it just seems so silly. Where’s the sense in it?

By: TK

TK — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:45:41 +0000

Remember this one? I thought this was Joke.
SaMo Police Now Ticketing Exercise Enthusiasts:
http://laist.com/2008/10/30/samo_police_now_ticketing_exercise.php

By: Gary Kavanagh

Gary Kavanagh — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:05:21 +0000

It is sadly not a joke, however it’s doubtful most people running the city even know this exists. I’m fairly confident that with it out in the open now, with some public pressure we can get this taken off the books as the cycling community was able to do in the City of Los Angeles.

By: Annika Barranti

Annika Barranti — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:38:19 +0000

This is so retarded that I’m tempted to believe it’s a really dumb joke.

By: Christopher "nicely" Abel Alameda

Christopher "nicely" Abel Alameda — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:05:37 +0000

absolutely despicable.