Originally Posted by lala
Actually there was a supreme court case within this past year where it was decided that yes, you are required to give your name, detained or not.
Ouch.
Oh well, I've never done a bad or illegal thing (other than speeding) in my life. The whole Critical Mass thing just got me a little concerned when people were getting arrested for running a red light and civilians were getting harassed just for being on a bike at the time. Luckily we haven't had many problems in my city though.
Also I'd like to say I disagree with the statement that average people can't tell the difference between quality and mart bikes. When I the first of my two front wheels collapsed on me the man who came to my aid said "wow I've never seen anything like this, and that ain't no k-mart bike either." And no in was in no way a cyclist. He actually had many issues with cyclists on the road so he and I had a very good talk about it while he gave me a ride home.