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Responsible bike riders should publicly condemn Critical Mass. They are the type of people that make drivers and pedestrians hate people on bikes, and go out of
by mike_d 5y ago
Responsible bike riders should publicly condemn Critical Mass. They are the type of people that make drivers and pedestrians hate people on bikes, and go out of their way to escalate confrontations due to some bike rider victim complex.
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- sokoloff 5y agoI cycle to work on fairly rare occasions. My kids ride on city streets every so often. There is nothing that I’ve seen Critical Mass (or events like it) do that I think is positive.
- mjmahone17 5y agoI’m not sure why responsible riders wouldn’t want to see huge groups of riders asserting their equal right to public space? Critical Mass helped spur NYC’s bike lane growth. If you’re against direct action that’s fine, but it’s hard for me to see what works better in initiating long term transformation than direct action protests like Critical Mass.
- mike_d 5y agoNo doubt violence and intimidation is an effective way to get what you want, but isn't what is best for a civil society.