Guns against Critical Mass!

Relax, it didn't happen in the UK but it is indicative of the general
attitude the motorised police have worldwide towards this bunch of
cyclists. London CM is perhaps more fortunate than most since it won
its appeal to the House of Lords and was deemed a legal procession and
since has had much less trouble from the police. Still, who knows what
might happen here in the future?

"You think you’ve got it bad, dealing with badge-heavy cops in LA
sometimes? Here’s a brief report from my cousin Fabio in Curitiba,
Brazil:

During Brazilian version of Critical Mass, known as Bicicletada,
September 27, in Curitiba (south Brazil), about 20 cyclers were
threatened with heavy weapons and forced to abandon group pedalling. …
Activists destroyed illegal excessive electoral campaign posters that
polluted urban esthetics. Several police vehicles started to follow
the cyclers who were stopped by exaggerated action. [This] was just at
the moment when activists obstructed a car in order to help an elderly
man to cross a street at the administrative city destrict. Militaries
needlessly pulled out weapons (picture) against the cyclers putting
people lives in danger. No one was arrested."

Comment...

"Though Curitiba is touted as Brazil’s “eco city,” it also suffers the
highest rate of car ownership per person in the country. And obviously
isn’t all that friendly to the truly eco- and community-friendly mode
of travel we all love."

http://orange20bikes.com/2010/09/you...ve-got-it-bad/

-- .
Critical Mass London.
http://www.criticalmasslondon.org.uk
"Get out of my way you f*ing cyclist"

In article 3362d231-d7c4-4650-be48-be31410b91d8
@h7g2000yqn.googlegroups.com, says...

Relax, it didn't happen in the UK but it is indicative of the general
attitude the motorised police have worldwide towards this bunch of
cyclists. London CM is perhaps more fortunate than most since it won
its appeal to the House of Lords and was deemed a legal procession and
since has had much less trouble from the police. Still, who knows what
might happen here in the future?

This "legal procession" question is all bull**** anyway. Everyone knows
that cyclists should be able to do what they like, and motorists should
be punished as much as they possibly can be, in order to force modal
shift. Therefore Critical Mass should be allowed, unrestricted,
everywhere, and any held up car driver who so much as looks ****ed off
should be heavily fined and banned for dissent against socialism. Ah,
it gives me a hard-on just thinking about it.

Driving is a terrible, destructive vice which costs society immeasurably
in terms of avoidable deaths and unnecessary spending. Forcing
motorists to use other modes is easily the best way of improving road
safety. Every time someone gives up driving, KSIs drop by an average of
5.3 over their lifetime. Now that's something to think about.

Guy
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Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
In article 3362d231-d7c4-4650-be48-be31410b91d8
@h7g2000yqn.googlegroups.com, says...

Relax, it didn't happen in the UK but it is indicative of the
general attitude the motorised police have worldwide towards this
bunch of cyclists. London CM is perhaps more fortunate than most
since it won its appeal to the House of Lords and was deemed a legal
procession and since has had much less trouble from the police.
Still, who knows what might happen here in the future?

This "legal procession" question is all bull**** anyway. Everyone
knows that cyclists should be able to do what they like, and
motorists should be punished as much as they possibly can be, in
order to force modal shift. Therefore Critical Mass should be
allowed, unrestricted, everywhere, and any held up car driver who so
much as looks ****ed off should be heavily fined and banned for
dissent against socialism. Ah, it gives me a hard-on just thinking
about it.

Driving is a terrible, destructive vice which costs society
immeasurably in terms of avoidable deaths and unnecessary spending.
Forcing motorists to use other modes is easily the best way of
improving road safety. Every time someone gives up driving, KSIs
drop by an average of
5.3 over their lifetime. Now that's something to think about.

Guy

it ain't working in the states, it seems there that it is recreational fun
to go out and mow down some cyclists. I wonder why it has gone that way?

On 30/09/2010 07:39, Doug wrote:
Relax, it didn't happen in the UK but it is indicative of the general
attitude the motorised police have worldwide towards this bunch of
cyclists. London CM is perhaps more fortunate than most since it won
its appeal to the House of Lords and was deemed a legal procession and
since has had much less trouble from the police. Still, who knows what
might happen here in the future?

"You think you’ve got it bad, dealing with badge-heavy cops in LA
sometimes? Here’s a brief report from my cousin Fabio in Curitiba,
Brazil:

During Brazilian version of Critical Mass, known as Bicicletada,
September 27, in Curitiba (south Brazil), about 20 cyclers were
threatened with heavy weapons and forced to abandon group pedalling. …
Activists destroyed illegal excessive electoral campaign posters that
polluted urban esthetics. Several police vehicles started to follow
the cyclers who were stopped by exaggerated action. [This] was just at
the moment when activists obstructed a car in order to help an elderly
man to cross a street at the administrative city destrict. Militaries
needlessly pulled out weapons (picture) against the cyclers putting
people lives in danger. No one was arrested."

Comment...

"Though Curitiba is touted as Brazil’s “eco city,” it also suffers the
highest rate of car ownership per person in the country. And obviously
isn’t all that friendly to the truly eco- and community-friendly mode
of travel we all love."

http://orange20bikes.com/2010/09/you...ve-got-it-bad/

-- .
Critical Mass London.
http://www.criticalmasslondon.org.uk
"Get out of my way you f*ing cyclist"

Happens in other places
http://tinyurl.com/msabak

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Tony Dragon

What an excellent idea. Where do we get the guns?


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a kid's toy, not a viable form of transport.