| Re: Critical Mass Tunnel Freaks
Critical Mass is a protest, just like any other, and it has every right to
exist. Rather than marching on foot with placards, this march takes place
on two man-powered wheels. Its purpose is not to create a car-less utopia.
Those who participate in it for that reason are idealists, and must have
some clue that what they're hoping for will never ever happen. Critical
Mass's real purpose is to show to the community that road cyclists are here,
and that they have every right to be here, in a manner that the general
public and local government cannot ignore.
Many drivers and municipalities treat cyclists like a nuisance, rather than
like the healthy alternative form of transport that they are. While
cyclists may have the same rights to the road, streets are rarely designed
with cyclists in mind, and drivers do their best to let cyclists know they
are not welcome. Critical Mass is just another avenue to let people know
there is a problem. If just a small portion of the people who participate
in Critical Mass use it as just another avenue for getting their message
out, and continue to lobby their government for more bike lanes and safe
road programs in the meantime, then I say all power to them.
I'm sure the civil rights protests of the past were viewed as a nuisance to
some for their time as well.
"SH" <roadie@nospam.com.au> wrote in message
news:3efd44af$1_1@news.iprimus.com.au...
You riders want a society with out cars, its not going to happen, get over
it. What will happen with the publicity that you short sighted radicals get,
is there will be a wider devide between motorist and us. This will just make
it more dangerous to ride, discourage people from riding and undo all the
good BV and simular groups have achieved.
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