Reclaim the streets!
Aug. 29th, 2008 10:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lprovenDon't tell the boss, but tonight, I did something I've been meaning to for 14yr.
I joined Critical Mass.
I had to drop out before the end when I got a call, but it was terrific fun, with a really good positive reception from pedestrians and people on the streets, and the immensely gratifying sight of some drivers, especially black cab drivers, losing their rag and shouting out the windows of their cars. For a moment, they know how it feels to be an urban cyclist.
Definitely going to do that again. Possibly not on a recumbent, though - the ride moves very slowly and low-speed stability is not their forté. Shame, 'cos I'm sure it'd be tremendously popular.
[Expecting some negative commentary to this one... :¬) ]
I joined Critical Mass.
I had to drop out before the end when I got a call, but it was terrific fun, with a really good positive reception from pedestrians and people on the streets, and the immensely gratifying sight of some drivers, especially black cab drivers, losing their rag and shouting out the windows of their cars. For a moment, they know how it feels to be an urban cyclist.
Definitely going to do that again. Possibly not on a recumbent, though - the ride moves very slowly and low-speed stability is not their forté. Shame, 'cos I'm sure it'd be tremendously popular.
[Expecting some negative commentary to this one... :¬) ]
