[*BCM*] Re: Bostoncriticalmass Digest, Vol 34, Issue 2

[Rob Arnold]

Congrats, Lee! Of course, it's a political message that has direct impact
(sometimes too much impact!) on cyclists.

On 4/2/07, Lee Peters <leepeters at gis.net> wrote:
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>  I bent the protest to my own will back in 2004.  I think it was called
> the "Double Parked Car Danger Ride".  We went from a totally illegible
> gathering to 1/2 a notch to more legible.  The success was within my own
> mind only.  The rows of double parked cars are still prevalent in Boston.
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> It is doable, but don't overestimate.  No-one can tell you not to do it.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Rob Arnold <rsarnold at gmail.com>
> *To:* Boston Critical Mass <list at bostoncriticalmass.org>
> *Sent:* Monday, April 02, 2007 2:06 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [*BCM*] Re: Bostoncriticalmass Digest, Vol 34, Issue 2
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> Yes, it's an obvious argument, but I did want to point out to the original
> poster why he/she'll get resistance or indifference from the group. Not
> because CM's not about anything, but because it's *about* riding a bike.
> Tagalong politics tend to get left on the curbside, where they belong. Sure,
> wear your costumes and tape your signs to your messenger bags, but signs and
> costumes are pretty common. Better, as other people suggest, to organize a
> separate ride. Or, better yet, an inclusive protest that allows non-bike
> people to participate as well. It's far easier to gather a group of
> likeminded citizens to protest than it is to convert a preexisting group
> over to your cause. I think claiming that CM isn't about anything makes it
> easy for people to assume they can bend the protest to their own wills.
> People forget the most obvious thing, it seems.
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