Los Angeles is a car city, and it’s rarely more obvious than from a vulnerable perch on top of a bicycle. Among big cities in the US, LA has a middling-to-bad reputation for bike riding. A lack of connected cycling lanes and safe crossings led one national cycling advocacy organization to recently data-offer-url=”https://cityratings.peopleforbikes.org/ratings” class=”external-link” data-event-click=”{"element":"ExternalLink","outgoingURL":"https://cityratings.peopleforbikes.org/ratings"}” href=”https://cityratings.peopleforbikes.org/ratings” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank”>rank LA’s bike network 1,136th in the nation. The city’s auto leanings are inscribed on its infrastructure—with deadly consequences. According to data-offer-url=”https://bikinginla.com/category/bicycle-safety-2/injuries-and-fatalities/#:~:text=This%20is%20at%20least%20the%2051st%20bicycling%20fatality%20in%20Southern,victim%20and%20his%20loved%20ones.” class=”external-link” data-event-click=”{"element":"ExternalLink","outgoingURL":"https://bikinginla.com/category/bicycle-safety-2/injuries-and-fatalities/#:~:text=This%20is%20at%20least%20the%2051st%20bicycling%20fatality%20in%20Southern,victim%20and%20his%20loved%20ones."}” href=”https://bikinginla.com/category/bicycle-safety-2/injuries-and-fatalities/#:~:text=This%20is%20at%20least%20the%2051st%20bicycling%20fatality%20in%20Southern,victim%20and%20his%20loved%20ones.” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank”>one local outlet, at least 12 Angelenos have died while…
