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Biking on the Los Angeles freeway

Here’s something stupid to do to protest rising gas prices: ride your bike on the freeway.

From the ibikeu Wiki:

The ride was initially intended to go from point A (Cloverfield on-ramp to the 10 East) to point B (Centinela off-ramp to Pico Blvd.) and from there disperse along a predetermined escape route through the neighborhoods along the West Los Angeles/Santa Monica border.

After the A to B success, the riders maintained their energy and good cheer through a quick impromptu discussion which cultivated a second leg ad-on. The riders then traveled to point C (Bundy on-ramp to the 10 East). This part of the ride had not been scouted during the preceding days of the event. None of the riders knew what to expect from the un-ridden 405 N. Interchange ramp. The ramp climbs about 100 feet high at its apex and descends gently onto the Northbound 405 freeway. As the riders approached the ramp it was clear that the gridlocked freeway traffic to which they had grown accustomed had disappeared lay dormant. Many riders claimed that this chilling appearance only added to the adrenaline rush and gave energy to their already fatiguing thighs. The riders pushed on and safely entered the Northbound 405 traffic which was moving along at a snail’s pace. Exiting at Santa Monica Blvd. (point B,) a utility vehicle impersonated a law enforcement agent and requested that the riders exit over the public address of his vehicle. The riders laughed about this as they regrouped at the corner of Sepulveda Blvd. and Santa Monica Blvd.

No one was hurt or arrested.

It would have been a better idea to mount the camera on the bike rather than on the helmet. Sure, it would still be bumpy, but at least you wouldn’t get all the random side movements that make you want to puke.

And for something just as crazy, be sure to watch this video of a guy biking through the Holland Tunnel in NYC.


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2 Responses to “Biking on the Los Angeles freeway”

  1. Flunky Carter Says:
    April 26th, 2008 at 9:48 am

    @Here’s something stupid to do to protest rising gas prices: ride your bike on the freeway.

    I was one of the riders that took to the freeway. The ride was not done to protest rising gas prices. :-)

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  2. Flunky Carter Says:
    April 26th, 2008 at 9:49 am

    @Here’s something stupid to do to protest rising gas prices: ride your bike on the freeway.

    I was one of the riders that took to the freeway. The ride was not done to protest rising gas prices. :-)

    If you would like more information as to why we did it, feel free to email me and but to assume why it was done, then to get it wrong equals FAIL.

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