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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on July 15, 2015 at 3:05pm

Thanks for being a witness and looking out for other cyclists. Giving this a bump on the feed...

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Permalink Reply by Waymond Smith on July 15, 2015 at 3:24pm

I feel that it's time to form a massive protest regarding motorist rage towards bicyclists in Chicago. Why can't we use a critical mass ride for this purpose???? Critical mass is used to create a party atmosphere, when are we cyclists going to use it to create social change? We keep wringing our hands in angst regarding motor vehicle road rage; when do we take to the streets and protest? Or are we going to party during critical mass and pooh pooh the road rage among ourselves?

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Permalink Reply by Waymond Smith on July 15, 2015 at 3:20pm

I feel that it's time to form a massive protest regarding motorist rage towards bicyclists in Chicago. Why can't we use a critical mass ride for this purpose???? Critical mass is used to create a party atmosphere, when are we cyclists going to use it to create social change? We keep wringing our hands in angst regarding motor vehicle road rage; when do we take to the streets and protest? Or are we going to party during critical mass and pooh pooh the road rage among ourselves?

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Permalink Reply by Filka Bean on July 16, 2015 at 7:08am

Three cheers for citizens like Cathy!

Hey Waymond, get with it, man!  Urban Velo threw CM under the bus all the way back in August 2014 because the rides weren't just fun any more with all the tedious politics!  And they were late to the party!

But seriously, the non-political stance is the only reason Critical Mass riders aren't arrested en masse (in Chicago): I think filling the streets with cheerful bicyclists who are legally untouchable is actually pretty friggin political in itself.  But... isn't there a better thread for this?

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