Yes actaully i do still think its very unreasonable
i still think they dont have the right to just block of the streets just to protest because people use and rely on their cars to much its stupid
what about people that cant ride bikes and or cant take public transit
who are these people to think they have the right to block off the streets and piss people off because they think they are some high rollers that can be shit disterbers because they are trying to "save" the enviroment
its a person choice to drive a car if they wanna "save" the enviroment they good for them they can do their own part insted of being annoying as hell
if they wanted to save and make the world a better place ...insted of waisting time riding a stupid bike through traffic they could be out doing something more productive like picking up garbage on the side of the road or anything els.

I hate everything critical mass stands for. In fact most bike riders who bike everday to work despise critical mass.

I just can't wait for the day that a son gets a call saying his father has had a stroke and can't get to see him before he dies because a group of 2000 people thought they had the legal right to break the law and prevent a son from seeing his dying father.

:D

One thing that's kind of interesting to me is how the media tends not to cover it at all.


Also, I wonder if it would be possible to modify critical mass into a Critical Manners or Courteous Mass...wouldn't that be nice.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critica...itical_Manners

Can anyone tell me what Critical Mass wants the politicians to do?



Do they have an organized website?



I might even support them if their suggestions make sense.

They are unorganized; that's the nature of the gathering.

That's why they don't have to advertise their route. That's why they don't get arrested. That's why they don't get banned.

Because ORGANIZATIONS are not allowed to protest in this manner. Large enough groups of individuals are generally free from the law. Especially when they are riding a form of transport which prevents cop cars from being able to catch them.

Hippies...

RS Rolling Falcon Punch Crew, gattai!

If they want people to listen that's the wrong way to go about it. I doubt anyone who is in a car at that point is going to think "hell yeah this is awesome I want to be a part of these pricks who are making me 2 hours late from being home with my family."

Maybe for their next trick they can blow up a bunch of cows and tell us how they saved us all from the methane gas that was coming out of their ass.

so how do they organize those meets? without any type of preparation or communication..

let's have a biggest RS meet riding 3km/hr in front of these 500 bikers!!

what about the methane gas from the crack of those hippies asses. not to mention the stank bike sweat that emits x 500. thats more a HAZMAT situation over global warming.

That's why you'll never hear about anything like this in Alberta.

NO ONE would even flinch for a bunch of homeless hippies on bicycles trying to block an intersection. Guaranteed you'll read about some jacked up F-350 mowing them down LOL

This, I don't believe. It may have started with that in mind, but somehow I think anymore, it's just a bunch of assholes looking to stir the shit, with no particular goal in mind other than to wreak havoc.

Wouldn't be surprised, actually, if they have a direct connection to the Anti Poverty Committee and other such petty-terrorist groups who are more about making a lot of noise than actually accomplishing anything.

And that one day will spell the end of a lot more driving privileges as politicians will rush to enact laws further protecting cyclists.

They have a right to the road as do cars. If you don't like it, stay home, driving is a PRIVILEGE not a right.

Stop being a DQ.

Think of the number of cars stopped in gridlock cause of a rush hour accident on a bridge. Then think of your same scenario. Then then of how many times there's gridlock and how many times critical mass happens.

There's lots of people who miss things cause of rush hour gridlock.

Again more DQ BS.

Those people are so few that if those who could ride their bike, walk or take public transit actually did, the roads would be fine.

Me too. Ever noticed that those who have a problem with protesters often cannot put together an intelligent argument other than Drama Queen exceptions that inconvenience their busy day.

I think one good car going 20km/h will do some damage to those cyclists....just take an asian wowen and make her drive DT....i'll bet there will be a change in traffic patterns.

I enjoy driving my car, but I also ride my bike to work sometimes. I can't stand these people. I doubt any of them own a car or live downtown. A majority of them don't even care about the "cause" because they are just flash mob nerds. You know the same jackasses that eagerly attend events such as "national pillow fight day".

Damn, where's Tic Tac when you need him?

Sadly, one of my TESOL classmates and one of my former coworkers were both involved in Critical Mass. Neither of them could properly comprehend the argument from the other side--that Critical Mass is ridiculously disruptive, that bicycling is incredibly impractical for the greater majority of lower mainlanders, that it's only a useful mode of transportation a maximum of 6 months out of the year (discounting the fact that it rains a ridiculous amount). How many lawyers who live in kits would want to bike to work even if they had a bike lane? How many UBC students would bike daily? It takes longer than bussing, you end up sweaty and dirty.

Yes, it's cleaner. Yes, it's good exercise. But you know what? I live in North Burnaby, and I work downtown. 15km either way. My bus commute is 20 minutes; it would take at least twice that to bike, and it's uphill halfway regardless of the direction I travel in.

I appreciate that people in Vancouver want to be environmentally conscious. But fuck you for disrupting everyone's lives to flaunt your so-called superiority. You want to show how much better you are? OBEY THE FUCKING LAW.

This is the reasons vancouverites are the biggest pussies. Granted I think critical mass is fucking dumb, because they are doing it to be stupid. If they were all going to work or something then I wouldnt mind.

I've been doing it for 8 years now. I've even ridden in the snow, when I had to get to work. You just got to layer up.

i like the super soaker idea. water balloons anyone?

HOLY FUCK
LOL
THAT SUCKS

Those groups are left extremist groups. Where as Nazis had brownshirts that used to go around beating up members of the other political parties and bullying people for votes, the leftists go outside of the law in similar ways to use mob rule and scare tactics to push their agenda. Birds of a feather!


Then again, sometimes armed rebellion is neccessary.