Originally Posted by suntreader
(1) What is your goal in stopping at a busy intersection and holding your bikes over your heads?
(2) Did you accomplish your purpose?
I can't answer this question on behalf of the CM'ers in Downtown Toronto Friday, but I can say that the guy in the Lexus SUV I saw in downtown Toronto Saturday blocked an entire intersection, including two streetcars, for an entire light cycle because:
1) He was in a hurray, and he didn't want to wait his turn.
2) Yes, he did
Yes, police witness motorists doing these things, and do nothing.
Let’s recap what I’ve learned this weekend:
If you bend the laws for political activism, you can apparrently expect to be detained.
If you break the law just because you think you are more important than everybody else on the road, nothing will happen.
And to the 'Nazi' semantics poster... you must have never met the *underwear nazi*. You need to hit the road riding forums every now and then.