[*BCM*] A report from the front lines of last night's CM

[Matt Gilbert]

Bikes are always a "part of traffic," but sometimes motorists don't seem to
get that. Critical Mass is about asserting bicycles' right to the road. That
is what the cyclists in that video appear to be doing. Yes, sometimes when
people assert themselves, they can be annoying.

On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 4:06 PM, Mars <martian at mit.edu> wrote:

> I didn't say it was excusable, but asserted that it was a none too
> surprising response.
>
> If I were walking down the sidewalk and a large group of people took
> over the sidewalk in order to dance for a few minutes while some of
> their friends stood in my way to prevent me from walking through, I
> would get pretty damn annoyed as well.
>
> On 8/1/2011 5:02 PM, john saylor wrote:
> > hey
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 16:39, Mars<martian at mit.edu>  wrote:
> >> Is it really a surprise that someone got mad enough to push their way
> >> through that?
> > i know that waiting is about the worst thing someone can do,
> > especially when in an automobile; nonetheless, does being angry excuse
> > violent behavior?
> >
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