LAPD Cites Minibike Riders for Open Container Violations at Venice Beach, No Impounds Made
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- čas přidán 4. 05. 2024
- Venice Beach, CA - On Sunday, May 5, 2024, Los Angeles Police Department officers cited two individuals for violating the open container ordinance while they were taking a break from riding mini bikes at Venice Beach. Around a dozen minibike riders were seen navigating the Venice Beach Boardwalk during the incident.
The citations were issued in accordance with California Business and Professions Code 25620, which classifies having an open alcohol container in a public area as an infraction.
Although minibikes are considered illegal due to their lack of registration and license plates, no citations were issued for the unregistered vehicles, nor were any minibikes impounded during the enforcement.
Local residents and visitors at Venice Beach expressed mixed reactions to the presence of minibikes on the boardwalk. Some found the riders' activities entertaining, while others voiced concerns over safety and compliance with local regulations. The open container enforcement appears to align with broader efforts to promote a safe environment for all beachgoers.
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If someone drove mini bikes down there back in the 1990's they would confiscate the minibikes and write tickets for operating unlicensed vehicles
I got caught riding a dirt bike on the street back in the 80's in California and they made me walk it home THREE MILES while they followed me. And I got a ticket. He said next time they would confiscate the bike. That's how it should be done! I never did it again.
@@CarsandCats That's for sure, that's what happened to me, we used to have a neighborhood dirt bike and BMX track that was on someone's private land a couple blocks down the street, The police officers couldn't do anything about people riding on the track, but they would hide out and catch people riding to the track. They eventually built houses on half the property and there is a homeless village on the other half where they start fires all the time.
@@BarryWinner2075 That's where I was headed! To the motorsports park to ride my dirt bike but I had no way to get it there.
@@CarsandCats And there was another vacant piece of land that was a few miles away in our town that is about 2 square miles in size. They used to have a giant dirt bike and off road vehicle track park there along with an RC model airplane landing strip. They made it into a no motor vehicle nature preserve about 20 years ago where they have a mountain bike course and hiking trails, Now they have grass fires there every year, which never hardly happened before because the off road vehicle roads would act as fire breaks and the fire trucks could drive out there easily. Now the grass is 6 feet high.
I got a ticket for riding a mini bike on a dirt road, a ticket for no helmet on a bicycle also a ticket for giving someone a pump “a ride on the pegs or handlebars” these kids get away with every fuqing thing.
So they get drunk before driving their uninsured, unregistered motor vehicles? Let me guess no driver licenses either.
not even High school.... Not your best youth investment for this country.
Riding a Motorcycle, Motorbike, Motor Scooter anything on 2 wheels under the influence is very dangerous.
You need total awareness to keep your balance and watch for cars and bumps and pot holes in the roads
I had a friend delete himself riding a motorcycle drunk
Most drunk drivers in cars hurt others besides themselves.
Drunk Drivers on Two Wheels usually hurt/injure themselves
German in Venice is puzzled why the tourists from Europe no longer visit and he had to close up his shop. WAKE UP AND OPEN YOUR EYES GIV! Do you really think we want to deal with this crap when we're visiting with our families?
I stopped riding minibikes when I was 12.
Lil smartass in red flippin the bird had the shittiest mini bike ever.😂
"We were just drinking in public , we're not bothering anyone..." as he's sitting on a device thats creating explosions multiple times per second and broadcasts them through an unmuffled pipe. They don't even know what it means or why to be considerate of other people. Which is why they don't understand the police, and why they end up disliking them. Hate to say it , but it's about not being smart enough to figure it out.
Those kids are the first to run and leave their friends behind when shit gets real
This is what happens when there is affirmation action. These officers should have immediately called for more backup? Round up all these anarchists on these illegal scooters and arrest everyone of them. They are all thugs. Shame you on you LAPD.
IMMATURE SIMPLETONS
These are not legal at all.
Mini bikes are for kids but now days grown up act worse than kids. The world is doomed.
No age limit for mini bikes.
@@peterlona7835 just like no age limit for big bird, but I'm pretty sure people stop watching when they grew up 😂
Protected class
But I guess it's okay to ride a dirt bike down the street! No tag, no license, NO PROBLEM! - Gavin Newsom for President 2028
😂😂 your MOTHER RIDE IT GOOD😂😂
??? Sounds like freedom to me!!!
Homeless don’t get treated that way 😂
How about tickets for gas powered mini bikes on strand
Take your little bikes and go drink somewhere else.
Arrest / deport
GET OUT
Did they cite lazy Daisy
Huh? They’ll tow and inpound an e-bike but let they guys go ? Must be nice, knowing laws are not applied equally.
I saw a white honda grom probably only one is street legal. The rest is junk.
Absolute Jerks ,lock em up .
The children on the mini bikes are out of control.
Where do they even get those I haven't seen them since the 70's they were in the Sears catalog 🤣
They sound so tuffffffff in their lawn mowers 😂😂😂😂
It's a low budget Harley for the ghetto pocketbook.
I recently ordered my 8 y/o one for his birthday off Amazon and can't keep a chain on it! At first i thought it was from the motor hopping so much, so i had a thicker plate welded. That DEFINETLY seem to help, but I'm thinking of upgrading to a larger chain"420"? What do you guys run?
They're not illegal if they're under 50 cc's
When I was in high school or younger I had one of these and got a ticket for riding on a dirt road. Sad how careless the system has become. But when someone gets killed or hurt on one and they sue the city it’s the people paying for it so honestly why would care.
I Recently asked a LA female cop 👮♀️ about these guys and she told me they Don’t exist .
These f****** bikes are so loud even through the tv😂
What a bunch of losers.
30 and 40 year Olds still on these things ...."your 40 years of age mate "...your foe tee 😅😂
well least they're not wearing "Sons of Anarchy" and thinking
they are mad bikers.
buncha grown ass punks riding kid bikes
Wish they would crack down on these mini-bikes. They pass a law banning gas powered cars by 2028? And Leaf blowers. But they guys cans go hog wild. Lame.
Leaf Blowers have been banned since like 1991, no one cares about that law, lmfao.
Settle down Daren. Let young people have some fun for once lol
@@thelonercoder5816 getting drunk and taking over the streets with uninsured, unregistered, uncertified motor vehicles is not innocent fun.
@@DadeMurphie Sounds like something young people do. We all did crazy stuff like that in our teens and 20s.
@@thelonercoder5816 no this is far more lawless. I would have been arrested and lost my bike if I tried that shit growing up. We did our dirt bike /drinking shenanigans on private property.
They aren't really endearing themselves to the police officers and general public with the revving and the burnouts.
Everything they do is anti-social. Low status losers desperate for attention. Negative attention will suffice.
The guys in the background “Yo bro let’s go to the beach and post up” 😂 might as well be some females
Can’t drink alcohol and then drive a motorized vehicle.
It's amazing out of all the crimes being committed there that open container was the only ticket written. All those bikes should have been impounded.
The law doesn't say that at all. The law says that you can't drive while you're impaired. You're not allowed to drink and drive at the same time and you're not allowed to drink too much and then drive
@@funkymonkey8174 suspect of possible dui, driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle. Very possible no license.
Open container seems to be their only concern. I suppose the beach cops have a list of priorities that affect the beach scene and don't stray far outside of it.
@@DadeMurphie I don't disagree but that's not what the commoner said.
Good to see Raj and Rerun are doing well enough to ride around on clown bikes. Thats right, Raj, Ef da man.
Tomahawk tuning Mopped GOD L.A
Poster children for why we can't have nice things anymore......
If I’m walking on the beach and get taken out by a fucking mini bike I’m going after the city this shit should be illegal 😅
They are annoying
Kinda funny those little lawnmower bikes, can appreciate that part. (and females in uniform;)
Totally illegal for several reasons: it’s considered a motor vehicle under CA law, not registered, the one idiot burning rubber is committing exhibition of speed in front of the officers which is a misdemeanor in their presence. I guess the LAPD doesn’t care at this point since LA is a lost cause! Glad I left when I did. Total anarchy in LA!
Anarchy in Los Angeles ,,!
Mini bikes are so cool. I can remember riding these things when I was about 12 and 13 years old. We had the greatest times.
Much like how Power Wheels are cool when you are 3 years old.
@@DadeMurphie Exactly!
its legal to ride minibikes drunk in Venice beach? cool
Could have been a dui
Cite them all for being a nuisance
Closed the border NOW.......
Wouldn't have bothered them if they had been homeless.
The leader with the gold bike acting zesty
He got humbled real quick tryna act hard in front of his lil soldiers 😂
You’re on an Illegal bike and drinking in public. Nobody low key anymore
Confiscate the bikes , Give out tickets ,!
Dang, you can tell the economy is bad when biker gangs start riding mini bikes, to cut down costs.
I remember when...We allowed the officers to do their jobs and impound mini bikes or any gas powered Unregistered, uninsured bikes from our roads!!!
Our country is is going down the toilet 🚽 we need politicians for the people for the working class not the welfare recipients
Such annoying ass bikes
Lil tough guys 😂
Everyone notice how filthy venice is? In the entire video, the only employed people that I saw were the cops. Very few tourists anymore.
Is this was grown ass men are doing in LA these days? I thought the electric scooters were pathetic enough. So week. Take your toys back to the sand box Men. ???
Makes no sense writing tickets for a senseless offense.
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Lol why stay just leave
FTP…really…ftp
Yo leave the gang alone they at the beach everybody drinks a beer
No license plates and nobody says anything!!!!!I don’t get it so riding is legal !!!!🔴🫢🤫 1:04
Cops in golf carts
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂