Originally posted by ViciousCycle
Chicago Critical Mass currently has a fairly good relationship with the police. In the couple of years that I've been riding , the police have generally been helpful to us. Several factors play into this:
1) Tourists enjoy Chicago Critical Mass and it helps promote a good image of the city. They smile when they see a three-piece band being pulled by a bicycle. They smile when they see bicyclists on 19th century high-riders or modern day novelty bikes. They laugh when they see bicyclists wearing silly costumes. They take lots of pictures and have stories to tell their friends. They enjoy the festive party atmosphere which leaves a much better image of Chicago than the tail pipes exhaust from SUV's.
Chicago Critical Mass sounds like a model for all the others.
Wow. :thumbup:
That's the kind of thing we need!