In Brentwood California two cyclists were seriously injured when an ER doctor, Christopher Thompson passed them and slammed on his brakes to "teach them a lesson," as Thompson told the police officer following the incident. On Monday, Nov 2, Thompson was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon, mayhem, and other serious charges listed bellow.

* Count 1: Reckless Driving Causing Specified Injury (victim: Ron Peterson)
* Count 2: Battery with Serious Bodily Injury (victim: Ron Peterson)
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The driver accused in a Brentwood assault case once forced him off the road, witness says.

By Jack Leonard

October 24, 2009

A cyclist testified Friday that he was run off the road by a physician seven months before the doctor allegedly injured two other cyclists on the same Brentwood street when he slammed on the brakes of his car in front of them.

Patrick Early, an advertising consultant, said he was riding up Mandeville Canyon Road when a speeding red Infiniti honked aggressively and passe… Continue

Riding on a narrow stretch of Mandeville Canyon Road, the rider and his bicycling partner were injured last year when the Brentwood physician slammed on his car brakes.

By Ann M. Simmons

October 17, 2009

A bicyclist testified Friday that a Brentwood doctor deliberately slammed on his car brakes in an effort to injure him and a companion last year as they rode down a narrow stretch of Mandeville Canyon Road in Brentwood.

Christian Stoehr recalled hearing the engine noise of an approach… Continue

It was heartening to read Ted Lux's editorial ("Peddling a Bike-Friendly L.A." in the Aug. 10 issue) calling for more bicycling and the nfrastructure to support it here in Los Angeles. As one who has been promoting the bicycle as transportation for more than 12 years, and riding to work, shopping, to doctors' and dentists' offices, and what have you in Los Angeles for more than 40 years, I'd like to add a somewhat extended footnote to Lux's excellent article.

The environmental benefits of pract… Continue

Hi Friends,

There's a meeting of the Ventura Bicycle Union tonight - 6:30, at 345 West Center St. All cyclist activists welcome! Feel free to come by and get involved. We've got a ton on our agenda tonight. We meet the second Tuesday of every month.