Critical Mass DC takes over Memorial Bridge, baseball stadium garage
On the 26th of October, a surprisingly large pre-Halloween Critical Mass
ride took to the streets. Highlights of the ride included taking
Memorial Bridge and the Washington Nationals stadium parking garage.
When the ride returned to the city from Memorial Bridge, one park cop by
the Lincoln Memorial tried to order all riders to the sidewalk, only to
realize he was probably outnumbered by 50 to one. He abandoned his
efforts to control the ride. The next stage was to take over
Independance Ave on the way to the waterfront and that stadium garage.
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Added: Oct-27-2012 Occurred On: Oct-26-2012
By: dcdirectactionnews
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Tags: Critical Mass, bicycling, cycling
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States (load item map)
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By: dcdirectactionnews
In: Other News
Tags: Critical Mass, bicycling, cycling
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States (load item map)
Marked as: approved
Views: 870 | Comments: 7 | Votes: 0 | Favorites: 0 | Shared: 0 | Updates: 0 | Times used in channels: 2
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Why the hell do you want to "take over" anything? Seems to create more alienation and conflict than win supporters.
Posted Oct-27-2012 Bymigs1955 (913.04) 
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@migs1955 This is just what all kinds of heavy traffic do: take over the space under their wheels. When this many bikes are in the street, the street inevitably changes. We found ourselves blocked more often than blocking traffic.
When car drivers stuck in traffic see bikes get through the traffic that "in-car-cerates" them, it is a message that there may be a faster or an easier way home. Sitting behind the bikes for a block, seeing them run a light ahead of you and disappear past th More..
Posted Oct-27-2012 Bydcdirectactionnews (512.58) 
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@dcdirectactionnews You're the traffic because masses of bikes converge all at once and create congestion too. It's just that I've seen the videos of people actually going slow on purpose. I agree more bike paths are necessary.
Posted Oct-28-2012 Bymigs1955 (913.04) 
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@migs1955 There is no obligation of bikes to use bike paths instead of roads. Many are too narrow and dangerous for commuters to use. In addition, fast bikes plus pedestrians on trails recreates the car/bike dynamic on a smaller scale. No matter where you ride, people are going to whine about it.
Posted Oct-28-2012 Bydcdirectactionnews (512.58) 
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@dcdirectactionnews I used the wrong wording. I meant something like more bike friendly streets. For instance, here in Idaho, many of the streets are narrow rural roads with little to no shoulders. Bike riders use them too and it is very scary passing them. I don't want to hit anybody and they sure as hell don't want to fly off into an irrigation ditch. There's just little room to get by. I'd love for there to be more room for everybody.
Posted Oct-28-2012 Bymigs1955 (913.04) 
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@migs1955 In DC, a lot of the less travelled north-south routes are also the hilliest, meaning anyone riding out of town will be severely slowed down compared to using the major routes, which are the same kind of streets but on the naturally flattest routes and a little wider. Usual practice is to ride just far enough out from parked cars to avoid being doored, using the existance of the parked cars as cover.
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Not sure what this is about but I'm guessing it's similar to motorcycle clubs?
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