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Just Another Sunday Morning in Beverly Hills

October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 Mark Elliot BHPD, collision

A selection of car crash images from the Beverly Hills Police Department’s own officers in the field. As As one wag asked in the comments on the department’s Instagram, “Why is everyone hauling ass and crashing in BH?” That’s a great question and one we’ve asked time and again of our Traffic & Parking commission and police department officials. Why indeed?

Qatari scofflaw and his Ferrari

Qataris Behaving Badly? Let’s Focus on the Homegrown ‘Sheikhs’

October 5, 2015October 5, 2015 Mark Elliot Beverly Hills Courier, Beverly Hills Weekly, BHPD, collision, Lester Friedman, Qatar, reckless driving, safety, Traffic and Parking Commission

What’s more ridiculous than wasting ink on the now-departed Qatari sheikh who hot-rodded around Beverly Hills this August? The fact

Hazardous Intersections That Need a Safety Upgrade TODAY

August 15, 2015August 15, 2015 Mark Elliot collision, collision reporting, continental crosswalks, KPCC, safety, Santa Monica Boulevard

A couple of weeks ago we reported on a genius LA Times interactive called Walking in L.A. that mapped 817

Traffic report thumbnail

BH Traffic Report for 2013: Little Progress on Road Safety

February 21, 2014January 23, 2019 Mark Elliot BHPD, collision, Office of Traffic Safety, safety, Traffic and Parking Commission

When we learned that Office of Traffic Safety ranked Beverly Hills worst among small cities for bike and pedestrian safety,

Beverly Hills: The Most Dangerous Little City in California

February 20, 2014February 20, 2014 Mark Elliot Beverly Hills City Council, collision, Office of Traffic Safety, safety, SWITRS, Traffic and Parking Commission

To read the Beverly Hills vision statement is to get a sense of the high regard in which civic leaders

Victoria Chin’s Day in Court: Anticlimactic

May 1, 2013 Mark Elliot BHPD, collision, hit-and-run collision, Paul Livingston, Victoria Chin

On June 12th 2011, Paul Livingston was riding his white Bianchi eastbound on Santa Monica Boulevard when he was struck

chart of BH traffic data for 2012

Beverly HIlls 2012 Log: Collisions Hold Steady, Enforcement Declines

March 9, 2013March 11, 2013 Mark Elliot BHPD, collision, safety, Traffic and Parking Commission

Beverly Hills Traffic & Parking Commission received their usual monthly update from the Police department last week. According to last

Getting Right with the Law: BHPD Pay Attention!

October 17, 2012October 15, 2012 Mark Elliot Beverly Hills Municipal Code, BHPD, collision, legal, safety, Vehicle Code

We follow up on our recent discussion about new laws signed by Governor Brown with a look at how our

Let’s Make Safe Passing a Reality Here Too!

August 18, 2012February 9, 2018 Mark Elliot collision, National Conference of State Legislatures, safe passing, SB 1464, strict liability, Ted Rogers

Let’s return to our recent post about the National Conference of State Legislatures analysis of safe passing laws across our

Santa Monica Boulevard pavement irregularities

When Riding to the Right is Not Practicable

August 13, 2012February 9, 2018 Mark Elliot collision, safety, Santa Monica Boulevard

Have a look at Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills. This corridor presents every kind of challenge to the cyclist,

Santa Monica Boulevard pavement irregularities

Breaking News: Worst of SM Blvd. Gets a Touch-up

August 11, 2012April 8, 2013 Mark Elliot collision, Public Works, safety, Santa Monica Boulevard, Traffic and Parking Commission

Though Beverly Hills Dept. of Public Works has been adamant over the past year about NOT fixing Santa Monica Boulevard

CCTV cameras in Beverly Hills

Beverly Hills CCTV Network: Your Collision Black Box

August 9, 2012April 15, 2013 Mark Elliot CCTV, collision

We’ve just received a map of Beverly Hills CCTV cameras. These are very high-def cameras posted at key intersections and

bike jump

Summer is a Time to Ride, a Time to Crash

July 5, 2012June 3, 2020 Mark Elliot collision, data, Pilot program, safety, SWITRS, Traffic and Parking Commission

Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day holidays are the traditional signposts of summer. Each respectively marks a change in

Update on our Motorist Battery Case

June 29, 2012June 29, 2012 Mark Elliot BHPD, collision, Daniella Zinberg, safety

We now mark 13 weeks since we provided the BHPD with an accurate plate # in a harassment, threat and

Never Say Accident

May 23, 2012 Mark Elliot collision, safety

A recent story on fed investment in bike facilities from Public Radio International repeated the canard that “accidents” keep people

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