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Old 09-09-15, 09:19 PM
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The belligerent cyclist has been arrested and charged. Read here:

Cyclist accused in attack on driver during Critical Mass charged - SFGate
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I saw that before I left for work this morning. Good riddance.
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Originally Posted by LGHT
I remember that video. While that is a CM ride, and the behavior of the driver is on a far larger scale. Singular cyclists' deal potential behavior of that sort, from drivers' who want cyclists' out of their way.
Originally Posted by rydabent
While I have always had some sympathy for CM, often the public "demonstrations" of any kind get out of hand and become mobs.
Yes, There will always be some 'bad eggs'. Just like the protest in Baltimore, where a pharmacy was looted.
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Old 09-10-15, 10:09 AM
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M*******s piss me off.

It is pretty clear that he chose to ride directly into the car and against the traffic flow, while other cyclists were going around.

Then he starts a fight and sucks in a bunch of other cyclists who did not see what happened.
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Old 09-10-15, 10:11 AM
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GOOD!
They will love that curly mustache in jail.
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Originally Posted by kickstart
Some people actually believe cyclists intentionally being a nuisance will produce desirable results.
On this you and I wholeheartedly agree. I love getting together with friends for a ride around town just as much as most any cyclist. But thousands of them acting like idiots (and the pack mentality makes it MUCH worse) does nothing good for anyone, anywhere.

Most CM ride videos I've seen make me embarrassed to be considered a fellow cyclist.
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In a way, I hate Critical Mass. But, in places where it happens, cycling improvements have happened. Don't hear much about it nearly as much now.
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