-->





Ridazz Roulette!




Recent gallery...

Something Else The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time #84 - All City Toy Ride V Fry-Day NIGHT #33 - Swarm the Pier Hot Box Parties Bela Speed Star Bela Speed Star Bela Speed Star Taco Tuesdays data center Handicapped Canines #27 - Safety Ride The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time Fixie Goons Fixie Goons Fixie Goons Fixie Goons CRANK MOB . X . The Memorial CRANK MOB . X . The Memorial CRANK MOB . X . The Memorial CRANK MOB . X . The Memorial


The Days of Our Ridazz.


NOTE: All timestamps are in the future because WE are in the future. The care takers of Midnight Ridazz.com reserves the right to remove, edit, move or delete anything for any reason. None of the opinions expressed on these boards represent the Midnight Ridazz nor can anyone purport to speak on behalf of Midnight Ridazz.



Topic Box:
 
   2251 - 2500 of 19042 Topics

Bike lane parking en...   1
BANANA SEAT   3
Harassment Stories   22
Give Me 3 campaign g...   9
BOOTLEG   10
mayor crushes car   4
Ventura Critical Mas...   48
HAHAHAHA   4
HELP with Race Acros...   13
riding in SCV?   1
CUBCAMP? WTF?   49
bike in movie highla...   2
Kittens Need Home   8
Sgt. Krumer Explains...   10
How late do you star...   3
Free Concerts @ US ...   0
Game show...   0
4th street bicycle b...   4
Anybody missing a bi...   1
NICE!   4
Red light cameras be...   10
LOL! Ride Returns   10
BoomBox Bike Help   2
Rant: To The Guy Who...   4
Cyclist killed by tw...   38
I don't wanna marry ...   3
BMX sidehack races?   6
Bikes on KPCC TODAY   5
Coaster Brake Challe...   27
ROAD vs FIXED RACE   2
BH Chill Ride   3
Scruffy Old Men Ride...   2
Eaters Against Aggro...   5
CHOADCROCK!   6
EMAIL THANKS TO CITY...   11
6 foot Drop!   5
PIER PRESSURE TOMORR...   17
City Council gets it...   3
Barchopzzzz...?   0
Santa Monica Airline...   17
Free Lamination Shee...   4
where can we buy che...   0
where can we buy che...   0
562/714 riders   19
Wolfpack Hustle. Yea...   42
130t chainring   9
Bike Anti-Harassmen...   11
51 cm Road Bike FELT   5
oct MR   19
Urban Cyclocross?   0
Wolfpack Hustle VS. ...   59
World's Biggest Bike...   4
FREE OF ELITE CORE W...   45
Police Stories from ...   3
aggro driver caught ...   1
Fixie 180   0
For Creative Thing   12
Happy Carmageddon!   9
So no one is gonna g...   6
Be Safe   9
New to the 818 ..   14
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80   4
CHP vs Carmageddon B...   22
gussy up that ulock   0
DUI for marijuana.   29
codename "farfignuge...   3
DEAD BABY DOWNHILL   5
Taco Tuesdays?   5
FREE CONCERT/BIKE VA...   2
Wolfpack Hustle: The...   1
tour de france strea...   8
GLOW RIDE #8   2
Doored.   5
wheres pasadena?   10
KITTYPACK vs THE WOR...   26
Chynna 6k   27
Documenting Rides   5
bike for sale   0
WARNING, psycho driv...   10
Missing bike from Kt...   0
bike rack   0
MISFIXED 2yrs   0
July MR   32
LACBC shows LA kills...   10
PRETTY RICKEY IS MOV...   5
I DRINK AND DRIVE!!....   16
David Roy Photograph...   1
Yoga ride   1
CARmageddon   0
Fun in the Snow!   0
LA Times article   12
Ktown Carwash needs ...   2
Visiting the injured   4
Ridazz Respond   16
Exhaust-ing ride for...   3
MR mentioned on laan...   1
KTown not allowed t...   11
KTOWN PRESS CONFEREN...   34
Rida Killed on July ...   7
0-18 mph...on ONE wh...   0
WOAH WOAH BEEN AWHIL...   5
Free Radicals   0
Drunk drivers tonigh...   7
Metro Weekend Pass   5
free bike junk   6
FAVE SEX POSISH?   2
4th of July Rides   0
ANOTHER CYCLIST KILL...   2
truth sticker   2
BIKE THIEF KHARMA!   2
Race to the Death! (...   0
Need 4 bikes tonight...   0
"to live and ride in...   3
36er at High Speed o...   4
fucking death machin...   5
K-TOWN PULLERS AND T...   4
info for homeowners   0
Commutazz   24
FMLY FUNRAISER   0
Hit by Car   3
Bikes WIN!   47
Road Rage Driver Adv...   15
K-TOWN WITNESSES CAL...   5
Carmageddon 2011!!!!   9
Hold these fucks acc...   13
ktown fundraisers   0
CicLAvia Community G...   0
Trial - Marco Antoni...   27
Protest Bike Ride   2
Bicycles and Basebal...   0
Growing Up   18
lacm pictures?   1
missing ktown stuff   0
Who is collecting mo...   2
Six Pack Mondayz   0
KTOWN EYEWITNESS VID...   34
PEDALPALOOZA 2k11   205
READ THIS!!!!   10
TALL BIKE COLLECTORS   5
K-TOWN MASSAGE RIDE   1
LACM petition drive   10
Bogata for change   4
No Longer Watch Tosh...   29
CAGE MATCH   3
Lets Get Along, Let ...   7
still have cheese an...   2
Selling my Bike   0
K-Town ONLINE donati...   0
Ktown Collision Vide...   97
ANOTHER CYCLIST KILL...   20
SFV RIDE   53
Marathon Crash Race ...   4
World Naked Bike Rid...   27
SMASHED UP SUNDAYS   3
Fixation rides?   9
Bikeman Rough Film t...   8
DEVILZ_NIGHT???   1
Room for rent in rea...   5
The Times on the Kto...   10
Car-Free LA   8
ROADBLOCK ON BIKE TA...   0
COME TALK ABOUT IT   9
Photo Gallery Consol...   5
Los Angeles Critical...   23
Victims PLEASE READ:   6
help for those hit o...   10
pix problem   1
405 closure   6
Burbank Bike Stolen   3
Thank you Ridazz   17
Any Gay Rides on the...   8
LED Flash Valve Cap   1
Hit and Run last nig...   30
Benstrider Turns 45 ...   9
Another Hit and Run ...   15
Leto Does it again   2
Ideas for Court   7
This Goeas Out To Al...   1
Driver slams into gr...   20
Powerful quads   2
r.i.p. Gil Scott Her...   5
Free MTB Shoes   3
Theives!   5
Bike Polo Sells Out....   20
ROAD ID - SAVE YOUR ...   0
BROOKS SADDLE REVIEW...   21
Slow Ride   9
New to biking   3
RESERVED FOR TW   27
Looking for riders   0
Free Bikes for Perfe...   0
lOOKING FOR TALL BIK...   26
Midnight Ridazz #90:...   32
Ze bots have taken o...   1
I miss the old days   53
BIKE TUBE WALLETS   28
Downey, paramount, w...   81
how tires made   0
The Glendale Ride!!!   164
BIKE LANES   13
KID INFINITY MUSIC V...   0
Add Photos   2
Spoke(n) Art Ride - ...   0
your longest ride?   65
Bridge Demolition Ju...   20
Los Angeles Fixed Ge...   2
Paranoia and Corrupt...   41
Happy Birthday Rev. ...   11
Bike Thieves Chop Tr...   13
Last Minute Ridazz   3
Help support LA BIKE...   3
Bike Powered Cinema?   0
Bike Valet @ Downtow...   0
Training Wheels off.   3
Hello. My first post   4
3-way Street   4
Bike STOLEN from out...   1
freegan riders   0
HEY   2
Another cyclist kill...   4
You know what grinds...   24
FAMILY WAS GREAT!!!   5
Unicyling   0
Good Night Ridazz   3
Cyclist Shot Dead in...   2
video from FMLY RIDE   2
Choppercabras 10th A...   69
Free Bike Rack   6
Thee "F" Ride   40
FMLY RIDE TOMORROW   0
Car hits you? What ...   1
NORTHWEST (U.S.) RID...   3
Inglewood Trouble Ri...   8
Super Hipsteer   4
Orange County Dark C...   28
dingo cunt post   19
roommate needed (ASA...   11
accident lawyer need...   6
Coolass Mike recover...   4
Nearly hit today   3
Moombahton is the ne...   4
ROTW Drooby   19
2010 Motorcane for ...   5
Urban MTB   3
Boludo in Chicago!   10
thee f ride   2
Take cyclists safety...   1
RETURN OF F.U.N.   2
Los Angeles Bike Dan...   6
PEANUT BUTTER JELLY ...   3



Thread Box:
Ride For Justice Pt 2
Thread started by aurisha at 10.29.10 - 6:28 pm

Ed Magos Ride For Justice Pt 2

11.3.10

The Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC) will host a second bicycle ride and protest on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 in honor of downed cyclist and City employee Ed Magos—and other victims of hit-and-run collisions whose cases have been unjustly treated only to have the drivers time and time again receive unfairly light sentences—if any at all.

When: Wed. November 3rd. Meet at 12:00 pm Ride at 12:30 pm
Sentence Hearing is scheduled for 1:30pm.

Where: Cyclists meet at Bicycle Kitchen- 706 North Heliotrope Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90029 and ride to La County Superior Courthouse - 1945 S. Hill Street, 7th Floor, Div 74

The “Ed Magos Ride for Justice” on November 3rd will follow Ed Magos’ former bicycle commute to Downtown Los Angeles. The ride will end at the courthouse building just south of the 10 Freeway. Cyclists will join community activists and others to pack the courtroom for the sentencing hearing of the defendant at 1:30pm.

All are invited to join to demand that our law enforcement authorities give equal treatment to cyclists who are victims of hit and run collisions.

The ride and our presence in the courtroom during the sentencing will highlight the need for appropriate punishment for drivers and equal justice for cyclists who are involved in hit-and-runs.

Come one come all. Let's Ride for Justice!!


reply


I'm in.



Roadblock
10.29.10 - 6:40 pm

reply


Meet up at the Bike Kitchen. @noon.



dudeonabike
11.3.10 - 10:02 am

reply


In case you missed last week's ride, there will be a third (and hopefully) final ride to the sentencing hearing TOMORROW, Wed, Nov 10th. Meet up at same place as last week's ride. Very powerful testimony last week.

The judge WILL issue the sentence to the hit-and-run driver tomorrow.



dudeonabike
11.9.10 - 4:26 pm

reply


any bets on how light the sentence will be?

my prediction: $500 fine no jail time and some cal trans.



Roadblock
responding to a comment by dudeonabike
11.9.10 - 4:50 pm

reply


What would an appropriate sentence be to you?



Joe Borfo
responding to a comment by Roadblock
11.9.10 - 4:52 pm

reply



2 years suspended license with no "drive to work exception." $2500 fine, 30 days cal trans (no buy out option) and 5 days jail time.



Roadblock
responding to a comment by Joe Borfo
11.9.10 - 5:03 pm

reply


I would agree. What about to the driver of your own hit & run, would it be the same if you could cast his sentence? Sorry if off topic.

I would make the hearing if my work was more flexible.



Joe Borfo
responding to a comment by Roadblock
11.9.10 - 5:08 pm

reply


I think I would be satisfied with that kind of sentence.



Roadblock
responding to a comment by Joe Borfo
11.9.10 - 5:14 pm

reply


the only thing i the table if I remember correctly is:

1 year max jail time + restitution.

The judge is not able to revoke / suspend the driver's license. The DMV can suspend the license, and the judge can request the DMV to do so (or something like that). DJ Wheels explained this to me better.

This is essentially why Alex Thompson is doing his Life Before License campaign.

---

During the testimony, the driver sobbed and whatnot, and cried about not being a person who would want to hit anyone, etc.... It could appear heartfelt and genuine, except:

She didn't even know Ed Magos' name!

When asked by her attorney (for the record) who she was apologizing to, she said (paraphrasing):

"Him, I'm sorry I don't remember his name... the victim."

After all this time of heartache and essentially pleading not guilty until the last minute (changing to no contest), his name hasn't even been absorbed into her memory "ED"... so hard to remember, right?

Not only that, but during the trial you discover that she in fact drove only a couple blocks away, where she parked.

1) She called her mom FIRST
2) Then she called a friend and said "I think I need a lawyer"
3) From where she parked, she could see the scene of the collision (but claims she never looked). That is, she admitted from where she parked, she would be able to see the ambulance, etc, but never looked. Coincidentally, when she got herself together, she drove back 45 minutes later, BUT everyone was gone.

Ed's attorney did a great job of making the case that she ONLY thought of herself after the incident. She did not care about Ed. She didn't care about him anytime after the incident. And now in court, on trial, she is soooo sorry and apparently really cared about him when the collision happened, but didn't know what to do.

Except call her mom, friend, get the ball moving on an attorney.



md2
responding to a comment by Joe Borfo
11.9.10 - 5:23 pm

reply


I'm not much in favor of incarceration.

It was not intentional violence. She lacked judgment and made poor decisions about helping Ed. Her negligence and irresponsibility were criminal, but a year in prison is pretty harsh. I think losing the driving privilege is fair and the rest of what RB said.



Joe Borfo
responding to a comment by md2
11.9.10 - 5:28 pm

reply


I agree.

That's why I was upset to learn jail time is the only thing on the table. I think her license should be revoked forever. But I dont want her to go to jail either -- I dont know how it helps. Especially since Ed is in good spirits and recovering fairly well.

I would like to see her pay restitution, agree to not drive, and work on some community service type program to express her gratitude that her actions did not cause something worse. But thats what we hope people would do, but some people just dont care at all -- its crazy, but true.

But she fought Ed the whole way until recent (changing her plea to no contest when she realized her case was fucked). She doesn't give a shit, period. Doesn't even know the guy's name who she left stranded and is now on trial for hitting. How do you go through all this and NOT know the person's name? You have to be really, really, really detached from the case (i.e. not care).

Not only that but she has a 1 year old baby. I doubt she'll get jail time.

Community service + restitution is my guess. I can't attend tomorrow.



md2
responding to a comment by Joe Borfo
11.9.10 - 5:37 pm

reply


a year in jail.... yeah it's harsh. but 5 days jail aint no thang.... really it's a deterrence. something for people to think about next time they run someone over. 5 days jail is a public shaming and that's about it...



Roadblock
responding to a comment by Joe Borfo
11.9.10 - 5:52 pm

reply


I'm pretty sure I can make this. Besides I want to go to the CA office and ask if Glenn Gritzner did his Cal Trans (or bought his way out) and whether or not he was booked. I want a photo for my scrapbook.



Roadblock
11.9.10 - 5:54 pm

reply


I'd also add to your list criminal restitution equal to 100% of the victim's losses at the very least.



dudeonabike
responding to a comment by Roadblock
11.10.10 - 11:05 am

reply


Aight, got all my shit done.... Save for some ibikeshirts orders... See you all at nooooon.



Roadblock
responding to a comment by dudeonabike
11.10.10 - 11:47 am

reply


Well I was wrong.

90 days weekend jail plus 30 days labor plus more than 20k restitution and potentially 48k in lawyer fees.



Roadblock
11.10.10 - 4:11 pm

reply


if she is smart she will hire a publicist and turn the whole thing into a reality show chronicalling: a once confused, rich girl making right with the up and coming cycling community!
really though, the less than 100k sounds like pocket change to this woman AND... weekend jail is nothing like REAL jail AND... Naomi Campbell (ubermodel) demonstrated to us; beautifully, how community service makes for wonderful photo ops (press coverage). so- technically, this Mahdavi woman seems to have made out in the whole deal?
life before license. please!



katnip
responding to a comment by Roadblock
11.10.10 - 5:08 pm

reply


made yahoo local front page.

Ed Magos Trial LA Times



md2
11.10.10 - 8:49 pm

reply


From the article

In court Wednesday, prosecutor Michael Schwartz played 911 tapes from the incident.

In one, Everett called in to report that she had "collided" with a bicycle, and told the 911 operator that she kept driving after the accident because of heavy traffic.When she returned to the site of the crash, she went on, Magos was gone. She asked the 911 operator, "Am I going to jail?"

"No, ma'am," responded the operator, who went on to tell Everett that people didn't go to jail for hit-and-runs involving cyclists.




md2
11.10.10 - 8:56 pm

reply


The article makes it sound better than it is. Weekend jail is probably chill, it's like keeping Escobar under house arrest.

Where is the license suspension?!? That ought to be mandatory.



jericho1ne
responding to a comment by md2
11.10.10 - 9:11 pm

reply


That 911 operator should be fired. No jail time for hit and runs? They have no authority to comment on that. Who in the city is in charge of 911.



Foldie
responding to a comment by md2
11.10.10 - 9:32 pm

reply


the LA Times reporter was thrown out during the part of the 911 call in which the operator admits that she herself had hit and run someone and later turned herself in and that nothing would happen.... I wonder if that was real or perhaps a negotiating tactic that was taught to her to show sympathy to get compliance.



Roadblock
responding to a comment by Foldie
11.10.10 - 11:39 pm

reply

Reply


Who's been here recently...




Upcoming Ridezz...

[ View all Rides ]