Critical Mass Brazil

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    God so many people just get the completely wrong idea about critical mass!!!

    It's not a bunch of cyclists intentionally clogging up the road. It's a bunch of cyclists doing it together, making it the only safe time/place to cycle without stressing that someone's gonna run you off the road because they're running late for work.

    Just this morning, not 20 minutes ago, a guy pulled out of a parking space in front of me, and then just stopped, blocking the road! I slammed the brakes so hard my back wheel came off the fucking road! If I'd hit him at speed I would have bounced into oncoming traffic and be in hospital or morgue right now.

    Critical mass is about reminding these motherfuckers that we exist... that they are meant to SHARE the road with us, that we are not just little rodents scavanging for space, but have as much right as they do not to be bullied off the road every day. Drivers only ever look out for other drivers, and that's the biggest problem for us.

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    • wrong way to do it...their tactics just antagonise drivers,BusterBoy
    • and a better alternative is what?

      Ask nicely...again?? fuckoff      Projectile
    • not the right way, i'm a cyclist but clogging up the road to make it safe is not going to solve anything.imnotaplumber
    • Spot on Projectile, most people (incl. cyclists) really don't understand how dangerous the roads can be.kingsteven
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