Critical Mass Brazil
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- Projectile0
Micro.... I'd much rather have to obey the law and know for sure that motorists will, too. Seriously nothing would make me happier.
But we get dealt a shitty hand, so we make of it what we can. Well I do. Others take the shitty hand and sulk about it.
- Miguex0
wow, are there really so many people here supporting the driver running over all these cyclists? Why is there any debate here in the first place?
The guy nearly killed all these people, included women and children, these are human lives man. Period. Unless the guy was having a stroke/ seizure or any other extreme medical emergency, there is NO EXCUSE to do what he did, period.
It's not about traffic laws, bikes, cars or hipsters, is about human innocent human lives.
- shinpo0
Critical Mass takes the same shitty hand, gets hundreds of riders together, laments on the steel monsters, has a ride during peak hours of traffic in major metropolitan areas, deliberately breaks traffic laws and calls it raising awareness. I think it's more about inciting anger.
I commute on my bike sometimes and I must say that when riding my bike I hate cars and when I am in my car I hate bikers. There is definitely a disconnect between the two.
What the golf driver did was just downright wrong. Just take a different route and problem solved.
I think commuting on a bike is one thing, but bringing hordes of bikers to one city to piss people off is another. They didn't deserve what happened to them and it pisses me off, but Critical Mass could schedule their rides differently and accomplish their mission.
- I am in the same boat. When on my bike I hate cars, when in my car I hate bikes...utopian
- sigg0
First, this is horrible to see. But, there are only two scenarios here that I can see.
One: The had a mad case of road-rage and for absolutely no reason floored it and ran everyone over.
Two: The car was waiting to pass and some biker(s) started to taunt him/her. In a panic for his/her life they floored it to escape. The typical kill or be killed human nature presented itself. The only way I can see this second scenario panning out is if I were in the car, waiting patiently with my child in the back and some a-holes started talking shit and hitting my car. If the situation escalated I would think I'd have no choice but to floor it.
Fucking horrible either way. Did they catch the driver? Do they know what prompted it? I'm not advocating it, but in an extreme situation who fucking knows. Humans are disgusting.
- i_monk0
^ That second scenario is bullshit.
- aldebaran0
http://road.cc/content/news/3148…
claiming self defense
- < this scenario is bullshitProjectile
- He felt threatened by children and old people who would pass his car in a matter of minutes if he turn off the engine and let them? Bullshit.i_monk
- well of course it isaldebaran
- and let them? Bullshit.i_monk
- self defense and "in a hurry"pizzafire
- "they were coming right at me" doesn't count if you're doing 30mphProjectile
- moldero0
^ his 15 year old son (if not already) is going to be mentally fucked
- agreedaldebaran
- "Lie, or dad goes to prison. Your choice kid"locustsloth
- dbloc0
so fucked on all levels.
- epic_rim0
Where is Kevin Bacon for some bicycle justice?!?
- Watching Kevin Bacon movies in an old man suitlocustsloth
- sureshot0
that clip is some disturbing shit.
- OSFA0
"he felt threatened'? Then fucking stop, back up and take a different road.
Don't run over innocent people... FFS....
- dbloc0
His 15 year old kid will be scarred for life.
- benfal990
i've seen enough cars running over people... geez, the one in Egypt 10 days ago and now this!
- abettertomorrow0
That was fucked up. Only thing that is more fucked up is people in this thread making excuses/justifications.
- people on bikes should not poke steel bears while in the cage.deathboy
- especially when the cage has wheelsmoldero
- i meant the cage as the road. the steel bear with wheels. why when i ride i dont believe i have the right of waydeathboy
- i liek to think its my responsibility to stay out of dangerous situations and not piss off ppl with vehicles who can mow me down.deathboy
- can mow me down. roads fien but mutual respect ahs to be shown knowing the biker doesnt hold the cardsdeathboy
- utopian0
I just watched a douchebag hipster on a bike, kickin a window of car, smashing the glass with two infants in the car because the lady did not move fast enough through the green light, he then proceeded to blow the red light, nothing unusual here. I wish that someone one would of ran over that POS!
- seen that 1 too long agomoldero
- not cool at all.pizzafire
- yeah guys like that fuck it up for everyone. Many motorists with similar attitude too, thoughProjectile
- randommail0
You can't blame the car driver, even though what he did was wrong.
It's the city mayor's fault. Either police the event like they do with charity runs. Or get the bikes off the road and make the protesters do their thing in a less ineffective manner. Who are the bicyclists protesting against anyway, the general public who needs to drive to work?- derpkingsteven
- you'd be shit in a revolutiontoe_knee
- the bike runs around here have been policed becuase riders didnt respect the drivers and pissed people offdeathboy
- especially after dicks tried to take up 2 lanes. and i ahte roadies who 2 up going up hill on mountain roads. want to tap them over the guard raildeathboy
- them over the guard rail.deathboy
- more of an event to raise awareness than a protest.pizzafire
- omg0
it's kinda cowardly to attack people when they aren't looking. Plus the driver being in a car vs folks on bicycles? C'mon...
- < this.Amicus
- Just like the guy riding a bike tonight that kicked-out a window of car with children in it right?utopian
- i didnt see that one utopianomg
- yeh pls post itProjectile
- Hombre_Lobo0
so what happened to the driver?
^ahh charged with attempted murder eh? he also had his 15 year old son in the car? that makes him even more crazy, putting his son in danger (he could have easily swerved into a park car) on top of hitting all those cyclists.
so no one was killed? how many hospitalized?
its horrific.
- i_monk0
A few years ago I was nearly hit by a school bus when the driver decided to only look one direction and start turning through the crosswalk where I was walking. A school bus driver. I don't trust motorists to get even the basics right, and I'm just a pedestrian.