Originally Posted by MnHillBilly

Maybe part of the problem is that the majority of people who ride CM can't really articulate "why" CM exists with a clear, unified voice?

Just a thought.

Once upon a time it was about making people aware, but somewhere along the way it became "something to do" and has only succeeded in confirming most lay-person's bias about bikes in traffic.

Can't speak for other cities/regions, but here in my neck of the woods - the #2 bike-friendliest city in the nation with in-road bike lanes and bike-only greenways with bikes-only commuter stations (parking, showers, repair shop, cafe) in the heart of downtown - CM comes off more like a trust-fund baby marching to protest low savings interests rates. Cycling to "fight the man" kind of loses its impact when "the man (the taxpayers and city council)" has bent over backwards to accomodate cyclists and their ability to get around town safely and with equal ease. There's never going to be 100% perfection. CM is never going to succeed in getting the individual jerky drivers to stop and contemplate sharing the road. There are too many bike-supporting drivers who get inconvenienced by it here than drivers who the message is intended for actually seeing it.