More than 1,000 cyclists gathered Friday night in Koreatown for an L.A. Critical Mass ride and die-in protesting traffic fatalities and remembering recent victims.
The cyclists began the roughly 10-mile ride around 7:30 p.m. at Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue and made their way to Gloria Molina Grand Park for the die-in protest.
L.A. Critical Mass bills itself as the largest community bicycle ride in the U.S. The group organizes a ride on the last Friday of every month. But rather than the usual “party on wheels,” Friday’s event developed into a protest…