Originally Posted by
randya
the difference between you and me is that I've been on the rides and know that the response of most motorists to the rides is not as you percieve it to be, not is the intent of the rides as you percieve it to be; but that's because you have only the negative media hype and spin upon which to base your understanding of the rides.
I think the point several people here have been making is that the non-cycling public (including lawmakers) also has "only the negative media hype and spin upon which to base [their] understanding of the rides," so how can CM's activities have anything but a negative effect on public perceptions of cycling?