ORANGE LINE TEST RUNS TO START STAY OUT OF WAY OF 50-MPH BUSES, PUBLIC WARNED.Byline: Lisa Mascaro Staff Writer Buses will start making practice runs Sunday on the Orange Line, and police will crack down on trespassers who use the busway for jogging jogging Aerobic exercise involving running at an easy pace. Jogging (1967) by Bill Bowerman and W.E. Harris boosted jogging's popularity for fitness, weight loss, and stress relief. , biking and other activities, officials said Wednesday. The 60-foot buses will run almost around the clock - from 4 a.m. one day to 1 a.m. the next day - testing mainly the eastern portion of the route. ``The public has taken some liberties on the transitway. They definitely need to make sure they don't trespass trespass, in law, any physical injury to the person or to property. In English common law the action of trespass first developed (13th cent.) to afford a remedy for injuries to property. . It's critically important for their own safety,'' said Dave Sotero, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. ``This is going to be the very first occasion where the buses will be in contact with the public and these thoroughfares, so we want to make sure the operation is as safe as possible.'' The $330 million busway, being built on the old rail line between North Hollywood and Warner Center, is scheduled to open in late October. A path for biking and jogging is also planned parallel and separated from the 14-mile line. Sheriff's Lt. Mike Parker Michael Parker (b. October 31, 1949) is a politician from the state of Mississippi. Parker was born in Laurel, Mississippi and he graduated from William Carey College with a BA in English in 1970. , who heads up Valley bus policing, said he recently stopped a woman and her son riding bikes on the asphalt asphalt (ăs`fôlt, –fălt), brownish-black substance used commonly in road making, roofing, and waterproofing. Chemically, it is a natural mixture of hydrocarbons. strip. ``These buses are going to be running down here, and you're not going to be able to get out of the way,'' Parker warned. ``Do not walk, run, bike, drive or dance on the busway. It's for buses only.'' Violators can be slapped with a citation Citation (foaled 1945) U.S. Thoroughbred racehorse. In four seasons he won 32 of 45 races, finished second in ten, and third in two. He won the 1948 Triple Crown, and became the first horse to win $1 million. He set a world record in 1950 by running a mile in 1:33 3/5. or charged with a misdemeanor misdemeanor, in law, a minor crime, in contrast to a felony. At common law a misdemeanor was a crime other than treason or a felony. Although it might be a grave offense, it did not affect the feudal bond or take away the offender's property. By the 19th cent. - with penalties including $1,000 fines and six months in jail, he said. Police will also be writing more tickets at the intersections to enforce traffic violations near the busway. ``We're going to be very strict, not because we're mean, but because we don't want anybody to get hurt,'' Parker said. ``You can't negotiate with a bus going 50 mph.'' Also, concerns have been raised about the potential for after-hours drag racing drag racing Form of motor racing in which two contestants race side by side from a standing start over a straight quarter-mile strip of pavement. Winners go on to compete against others in their class until only one is left undefeated. on the busway, and sheriff's officials want the public to report violators. ``If they start to see cars line up or engines revving, call us up. We'll be there before the race starts,'' Parker said. Authorities say drivers simply need to follow the posted signs and obey traffic rules to keep safe and avoid getting a ticket. ``The key to all of this is the community's got to get used to this,'' said Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky Zev Yaroslavsky (born December 21, 1948) is a Los Angeles County politician. He served on the Los Angeles City Council from 1975 until 1994, when he was elected to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. He was preceded in both offices by Edmund D. Edelman. , also an MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. board member. ``There are several complicated intersections - at Woodman, at Fulton - people are going to have to get used to that,'' he said. ``The purpose of testing is to see how it works ... so we can fine tune it before it officially opens.'' Lisa Mascaro, (818) 713-3761 lisa.mascaro(at)dailynews.com YOU CAN HELP To report trespassers on the Orange Line route, call (888) 950-SAFE. CAPTION(S): box Box: YOU CAN HELP (see text) |
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