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California drivers to face fines for coming close to bicyclists

Written on 16 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 88 comments

Motorists in California must now stay three feet away from bicyclists when passing them on the road or risk receiving traffic tickets. A new state law takes effect Tuesday, which allows officers to cite those who do not obey the... (Continue reading)

Driver hits man crossing street in Santa Maria

Written on 8 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A 17-year-old driver crashed into a man walking a bicycle across a street in Santa Maria Saturday night, leaving him with a serious head injury. The victim was pushing his bicycle across the intersection of Broadway and Inger Drive when... (Continue reading)

Truck hits Cal Poly professor riding a bicycle

Written on 30 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A popular Cal Poly graphic communication professor suffered a broken pelvis after a pickup truck crashed into the bicycle he was riding to work. [Tribune] Associate professor Brian Lawler was biking to Cal Poly around 8 a.m. Monday when the... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay council approves boardwalk extension

Written on 21 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 51 comments

The Morro Bay City Council approved a boardwalk and bicycle trail that would connect the Harbor Walk to the north end of the city. [Tribune] The council voted 4-1 last week, with Councilwoman Nancy Johnson dissenting, to issue a conditional... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo makes the top ten most bike accident list

Written on 8 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

San Luis Obispo made the top 10 list for California cities with the most bicyclists’ accidents per 1,000 residents with 52 persons killed or injured in 2011, according to the Office of Traffic Safety’s most recent statistics. When compared to... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay man hit by car

Written on 15 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A Morro Bay bicyclist was hospitalized with major injuries Thursday night after he was hit by a car on Highway 1. [KSBY] Shortly after 6 p.m., Garry Kolb, 72, entered the 13th Street off-ramp in Morro Bay. Steven McGregor, 37,... (Continue reading)

Caltrans employees hosting bike breakfast

Written on 2 May, 2013 in Discovered, Featured | 5 comments

The employees of Caltrans District 5 will host a complimentary “bike breakfast” on May 7 beginning at 7 a.m. for local residents who stop by on their way to work or school on a bike. This event will take place... (Continue reading)

Man arrested for attempted assault of a SLO officer

Written on 18 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a 24-year-old man for allegedly attempting to run his car into a police officer Saturday at about 6 p.m. Two officers on bicycles first attempted to stop Brian Lima of King City for driving erratically... (Continue reading)