I've had a question from a Critical Mass participant in response to an earlier post, and it was so interesting that I wanted to include it as a post for your attention:
glomeral@yahoo.ca writes:
"Just came back from a Critical Mass ride in Ottawa (2009-06-26), and there's an apparent new police strategy (at least new to my experience):
They brought their car alongside (at some points partially in the oncoming traffic lane) and dangerously (at least to me-- I was in the back) edge the car towards the bikers while telling them to ride single-file.
So how do CM's ride now? Single file?"
Assuming that a cyclist can take the whole lane, single file is not necessary. In fact, should a large group (say 50-60 cyclists) ride in single file AND take the lane, the resultant convoy would take up way more space than a bunched-up group. I wonder if club rides in Ottawa are treated similarly?
So, how are Critical Mass rides treated in your community?
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