Local Bike News
Carmel Confusion, Part II: Rights of people who bike
Short link to this post: http://bit.ly/CarmelConfusion2 Above: Among those who ride a bicycle in Carmel-by-the-Sea is this officer, one of Monterey County’s constables of the peace who bike. [This post was originally published on March 16, 2018, updated April 3 and April 6. 4/3/18 update: Mad Dogs & Englishmen was unanimously approved by Carmel City Council…
FAQs: Are bicycle helmets required in Cali?
Confused about bike laws? Feel free to phone Bicycling Monterey. Bicycle helmet requirements for California Youth. California DMV VC Section 21212 states that people younger than age 18 are required to wear helmets when biking on “a street, bikeway, as defined in Section 890.4 of the Streets and Highways Code, or any other public bicycle path or trail.” Youth,…
Remembering Bicycling Victims of Violence, 2012-2018: Juan Angel Perez, and Señores Amezcua, Cardenas, Martinez, Ramirez, Sanchez, Suniga, Trujillo
In this post, we remember eight individuals—a boy and seven men—who were biking when violence resulted in their deaths. Photo courtesy of the photographer, Michael Deighton. The boy, who had no record with the police, was Juan Angel Perez, 16, a student of Everett Alvarez High School. Juan Angel Perez (1999-2015) Juan Angel Perez was…