Long Beach, California, USA
On Friday, October 29, 2010, a group of Long Beach residents and friends gathered in a parking lot near the campus of California State University Long Beach for a group bicycle ride. Within two blocks of their starting point police officers pulled the group over, issued more than 70 citations, and impounded more than 20 bicycles.
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