Critical Manners Bike Ride
San Francisco cyclists form a group ride that vows to follow the laws, mend fences, and share the road.
From the article:
A bunch of bike riders pedaled through San Francisco on Friday night, and nobody got mad at anybody.
The cyclists were polite. The motorists were respectful. The pedestrians were happy. The cops were incredulous.
And it all comes, said ride organizer Reama Dagasan, from stopping at red lights, which is not at all a bad thing to do.
“We’re making a statement tonight,” she said. “We believe in sharing and being nice.”
Dagasan is the founder of Critical Manners, which is her response to the controversial Critical Mass ride that features hundreds of cyclists riding as a pack through San Francisco on the last Friday night of the month. At the last Critical Mass, there were several confrontations with motorists, including one that ended with someone smashing the back window of a minivan.
There was none of that for the Critical Manners ride. That’s because Dagasan put her foot down. She put her foot down at Grove, McAllister, Turk, Sutter, Bush and California streets, and that was just during the first half mile. A law-abiding bike rider puts her foot down a lot.
–Erik Ryberg
July 30th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Nice
July 30th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
Looks like he lost his badge:
http://www.democracynow.org/2008/7/30/headlines#13
July 31st, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Good idea — one that is long overdue.