Comments on: Praying at the Pump: God, Deliver Us from Gas Prices

By: lloyd alter

lloyd alter — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

this was a really tough one. I am in Toronto and write about bike activists all the time, but deciding to just ride onto the onramp of an expressway with no shoulders or alternatives other than falling sixty feet onto another road? I have a family friend who did that in a car and has spent his life, brain damaged, paying for it. This did cyclists no favours.

By: MarkR

MarkR — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

This doesn’t do anything to make cycling appealing to the masses. >:( a critical mass event like this is worthless. I’ve never done and never will do a critical mass because of this type of B.S.

Thanks for nothing, critical massers.
>:(

By: Svend

Svend — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks for the pics and video, it was a joyful ride to remember.
It was the safest part of the critical mass that evening, the guys up front knew how to stop the traffic and once that happened the entire highway was clear for cyclists.
The police dealt with it well, funneling us off at the Dunn exit. The only problem was one guy who tried to pass their barricade – he was quickly hauled down and I understand why he was fined.
Yet why aren’t cars ticketed for parking in bike lanes as harshly?
Why haven’t there been charges for the driver who doored a cyclist who ended up killed?

By: B.J.

B.J. — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Oh, things like this are hard to judge. From the riders point of view, they’re protesting by not following a stupid law.

In reality though, most people that aren’t riding these are just going to dismiss the event. I think critical massers need to hold public rallies on their message to educate and inform others along with their demonstrations.

By: Gregory Ralich

Gregory Ralich — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

if bicyclists respect the holistic perspective of transportation reform, they should use this enthusiasm to drive the system in a direction of their choosing.

connect with advocacy groups, donate money.. they are the ones who are planning and developing with the cities’ political and legal systems.

support ALL bicycle events and promotions.

ride like a smart rider

the passion is there but we need a sense of urgency to push above and beyond what we could imagine for transportation reform, we need this