not just interesting but encouraging. Far too many people think their way is the only way. In reality change takes all sorts. That includes pissing people off sometimes.Regardless of the outcome, I find it interesting to discover that the young people there consider access to the streets is worth getting out to protest about.
Well essentially critical mass is like acting like normal road users.
nor do many CM participants, I'll bet. they set off with the intention of meeting/making friends, admiring other people's bikes, going for a ride without being intimidated by taxi drivers, having a bit of a party on wheels, demonstrating to car drivers that there's a faster and more fun way to get round town than in a big tin box ... none of these motives require that car drivers are upset
Each individual may set off with good intentions but the combined effect is to pi$$ off other road users which does nothing to help our cause.
Whose cause?
And that is my point exactly. The drivers you hold up dont have any idea who you are or why you are doing it all they see is people on bikes making a nuisance of themselves.
When I drive to take my son swimming, or to visit my parents, do the drivers held up in the queue behind me see "people in cars making a nuisance of themselves", or do they just see cars and assume they have legitimate reason to be on the road?
I expect so. Though not all at once
