Felony reckless driving. Here's some interesting stats compiled by someone on the Midnight Ridazz site about the content of the comments in the original LA Times article on this travesty...
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I only tallied opinions expressed by people who were not defending
the cyclists. The following is a list of opinions expressed and how
often:
Cyclists break the law (27)
Cyclists are arrogant, have feelings of entitlement (27)
Cyclists should not be on the road; the road is for vehicles only (23)
Cyclists shouldn't ride two abreast; should always ride single file (18)
Cyclists are not part of traffic (16)
Cyclists don't give cars enough room to pass (15)
Cyclists shouldn't be in the street because it is dangerous (13)
If a vehicle/bike altercation happens, the cyclist must be at fault in some way (12)
It is against the law to ride two-abreast (9)
Cyclists must always ride to right and not in the lane (9)
Cyclists incite harassment fromn vehicles by not following the law (8)
Recreational use of the roads by cyclists should not be allowed (6)
Cyclists should only use streets that aren't busy or dangerous (5)
Cyclists have bad manners and shouldn't incite bad vehicular behavior (4)
Cyclists shouldn't be on road because they don't pay for them (3)
Cyclists should be licensed/insured (3)
Cyclists should not have a right to the road if they do not follow the laws (2)
Doesn't matter what vehicular law is; nobody drives that way anyhow (1)
Who cares what rights cyclists have under the law (1)
Cars are bigger and therefore have more rights (1)
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