A person on a bike tour with the popular Bikes and Hikes tour company was struck by a car Friday morning near North Harper Avenue and Willoughby Avenue. A 911 caller reported the crash around 11:03 a.m. Scanner traffic out of the West Hollywood Sheriff’s Station logged it as a 901T, a traffic collision with injuries. Emergency responders rolled Code 3 – lights and sirens. 
There were approximately five riders on the tour. When we arrived, a downed bicycle and a helmet were on the grass near the crash site, photos from the scene show. Deputies were no longer on the scene.
A Bikes and Hikes representative who was not at the scene told WEHOonline it was their understanding the tour guide made eye contact with the driver and signaled more riders were crossing behind them. The driver appeared to acknowledge it. He proceeded anyway and hit one rider, according to the representative.
A witness at the scene gave a different account. The witness said the driver told him someone with the tour said the group did not need to stop at the stop sign. The driver was believed to be a man in his 60s. He was driving through the neighborhood at the time.
Some riders on the tour were taken to a local hospital for evaluation. It was described as a precaution.
West Hollywood Station has run a couple of targeted enforcement operations ticketing drivers for speeding, illegal turns, failure to yield to cyclists and pedestrians, and failure to stop at signs and signals. The sweeps followed a sheriff’s traffic report presented to the West Hollywood City Council in February, which showed 991 collision investigations in 2025, a 30% increase over the previous year.
A West Hollywood Sheriff’s Station watch sergeant told WEHOonline Friday he had no pass-on information about the crash at the time of the call.
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In Los Angeles County, and throughout California, bicyclists are generally required to stop at stop signs, just like drivers of motor vehicles. Under California law: * Bicyclists must come to a complete stop at stop signs. * They must obey traffic signals and most of the same rules of the road that apply to motorists. * After stopping, they may proceed only when it is safe and they have the right of way. California has not adopted the “Idaho Stop” rule, which in some other states allows bicyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs. So if a bicyclist in… Read more »
When I cycle, I do not stop at stop signs unless there are cars at the intersection. Most cyclists behave this way, despite the law. Huzzah!
Unfortunately, this article was written loosely at best. A few examples: 1) “A Bikes and Hikes representative who was not at the scene told WEHOonline it was their understanding the tour guide…” Understanding with whom? That company tour guide? A rider, eyewitness, EMT, deputy? Who offered that perspective clearly matters. 2) “The driver appeared to acknowledge it. He proceeded anyway and hit one rider, according to the representative.” This allegation, partly stated as fact, comes from a company rep who was not at the scene, relaying an alleged account from someone who is not identified, suggesting intentional negligence by the… Read more »
Unfortunately, the article was written loosely at best. A few examples: 1) “A Bikes and Hikes representative who was not at the scene told WEHOonline it was their understanding the tour guide…” Understanding with whom? That tour guide? A rider, eyewitness, EMT, deputy? 2) “The driver appeared to acknowledge it. He proceeded anyway and hit one rider, according to the representative.” This is partly stated as fact, rather than as an allegation from a company rep who was not at the scene, passing along an alleged account from someone who is not identified in any way, with wording that could… Read more »
Breaking news gets filed with what’s confirmed at the moment it’s confirmed, then updated as more comes in. Every wire service and daily paper works that way, wording aside. Your notes on photo attribution are minor but fair (tho I’m sure most figured it out).
We’re not chasing perfect. We’re chasing useful. We’ll take the occasional imperfections that come with covering this much ground with this small a team. Your tendency to only drive by with criticism may feel like accountability, but from here, it’s just beginning to look like noise.
I have witnessed many cyclists run through stop signs without ever looking or understanding the roads are shared spaces.
Disturbing how someone not witnessing the accident and one actually witnessing the incident have two completely different views. I think I’ll trust the individual who was there
Bicyclist in Weho NEVER stop at stop signs and they always say the law does not require them too. It’s dangerous, asinine and aggravating. What is the law for bicyclists and stop signs in West Hollywood.
The law in West Hollywood is – surprise, surprise! – the same as the law in the rest of the State of California.
Hope the person is ok. That said, the problem seems to have been bicyclists not stopping at a stop sign, which most don’t seem to realize they are required to do.
If it turns out the tour guide told the tour group – or anyone in the group – they didn’t have to stop at stop signs – they should be prosecuted and any license they have to conduct these tours should be revoked. It’s the law in all 50 states for bicyclists and scooter rides to observe all the rules of the road. And it’s time for bicyclists and scooter riders to be held responsible for all the dangerous maneuvers that I see happen almost daily.
Were you there?
Because that’s what the driver said, which I find hard to believe, in spite of all the remarks above.
Everybody in world should know that when driving something (anything) a stop sign means cease movement. It’s one thing to be solo and ignorant, but the entire group????
Why, if there were no other cyclists down, would they be taken to the hospital out of “precaution?”
Were *YOU* there??
Nope.
: )
Hey gdaddy – I’m one of those bike riders who doesn’t make a full stop at stop signs on the smaller streets: basically Romaine, Willoughby & Waring. Here is why: First, I ride standing up on the pedals; it is VERY rare for me to actually sit on the saddle. My visibility is vastly increased by standing. Second: when I approach a Stop Sign, I start slowing down and begin to scan that perpendicular street left & right. People would be surprised how far I can see down in both directions; hell, I was kinda shocked at the distance when… Read more »