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# SMPD creating cycle of fear
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/smpd-creating-cycle-of-fear/
- Published: 2007-11-15T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T03:55:52.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Kyle Hertler West Los Angeles*

(Editor’s note: The following was originally sent to the City Council) I am a resident of West Los Angeles, very near the West LA/Santa Monica border. I am a cyclist who utilizes a bicycle as my main mode of transportation throughout my neighborhood. Riding my bicycle into Santa Monica is a daily routine for me, as I attend school at the Art Institute of California — Los Angeles, as well as frequent the beach bike path.

In the next few months, I will soon become a permanent resident of Santa Monica. Feeling the pressure of the Santa Monica Police Department (witnessed at last month’s SM Critical Mass), I worry about the future of my being able to ride my bicycle in the city without feeling “bullied.”

I support the Santa Monica Critical Mass effort to promote safe cycling in the city of Santa Monica.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 15, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/111507.pdf?ref=smdp.com)