Critical Mass in SFO

[midnight rider]

Thought this was a very interesting article in today's LA Times. Unfortunately you need to register with the Times to be able to get the whole article. The registration process is free and it's well worth the small amount of time to be able to read the whole story.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-criticalmass12aug12,0,1645487.story?coll=la-home-center

[Pink]

Very interesting but I can't see any benefit in antagonizing motorist that have to be faced all the other days of the month. And courtesy is curtesy, whether you are in a car or on a bike.

[SpinBob]

I lived in Sacramento in the 90s, I remember being in San Fransisco attending a conference for work on a day that just a happened to be a "Critical Mass" day, when things were just starting up. It was pretty wild to watch. Almost as funky as the Halloween parade...

California is very bicycle friendly. In Sacramento, all the major roads, except the freeways, have bike lanes. There are hefty fines for cars that obstruct or drive in bike lanes and for motorists found to be at fault in a bike/car accident. There is also a great system of bike paths atop the city's levees along the American and Sacramento Rivers.

[megale3]

We have critical mass here also I have been on the rides and for the most part it is a safe movement through the city BUT there are those that treat it like a War Protest and start causing trouble and sometime violence breaks out.
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[lizardbiker]

After my encounter this weekend, I'm 1000% for critical mass. Get some of the idiots out of their oversized SUV's and learn some friggin manners on sharing the road with cyclists as well as other motorists. Better yet, take away their high speed tanks and make THEM ride a bike, if they can find saddles big enough for their fat arses!

[megale3]

After my encounter this weekend, I'm 1000% for critical mass. Get some of the idiots out of their oversized SUV's and learn some friggin manners on sharing the road with cyclists as well as other motorists. Better yet, take away their high speed tanks and make THEM ride a bike, if they can find saddles big enough for their fat arses!

You know some would have myocardial infractions and we would then have stinky streets and have to use bigger tires to get through the mess causing a larger drain on our glycogen stores thus a bigger need to eat more pasta and they can only make so much . So all in all we have to deal with them the way it is. :D

[lizardbiker]

Or maybe they could supersize some mountain bikes and make them monster bikes and just ride over the friggin cars during the critical mass rides!! :D

[megale3]

Or maybe they could supersize some mountain bikes and make them monster bikes and just ride over the friggin cars during the critical mass rides!! :D
imagine the gearin :)

[Funhog]

You know some would have myocardial infractions and we would then have stinky streets and have to use bigger tires to get through the mess causing a larger drain on our glycogen stores thus a bigger need to eat more pasta and they can only make so much . So all in all we have to deal with them the way it is. :D

Yes, watch out for those infractions! ;)

[megale3]

Yes, watch out for those infractions! ;)
Damn spell check:mad:myocardial infarction (http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0oGkyPZFcFGCjIBJ9NXNyoA?ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-501&p=myocardial+infarction&SpellState=n-3016928170_q-nXc57NsVHhrG0mz2E%2FuPwQAAAA%40%40&fr2=sp-top)
Jen I feel like the dickens give me a break on this :D

[SpinBob]

So misspelling would be an infarction infraction. :D

btw, Meg when you see those dotted red lines under a word...

[cfoam4me]

After my encounter this weekend, I'm 1000% for critical mass. Get some of the idiots out of their oversized SUV's and learn some friggin manners on sharing the road with cyclists as well as other motorists. Better yet, take away their high speed tanks and make THEM ride a bike, if they can find saddles big enough for their fat arses!

Good point Craig, but can you tell us a little more specifically how you really feel...:D;)

[Moonsavvy]

I lived in Sacramento in the 90s, I remember being in San Fransisco attending a conference for work on a day that just a happened to be a "Critical Mass" day, when things were just starting up. It was pretty wild to watch. Almost as funky as the Halloween parade...

California is very bicycle friendly. In Sacramento, all the major roads, except the freeways, have bike lanes. There are hefty fines for cars that obstruct or drive in bike lanes and for motorists found to be at fault in a bike/car accident. There is also a great system of bike paths atop the city's levees along the American and Sacramento Rivers.

Well we still have our crazies. There are attorneys that specialize and only work on cases with vehicle/bicycle accidents. Apparently they stay busy enough.

[megale3]

So misspelling would be an infarction infraction. :D

btw, Meg when you see those dotted red lines under a word...
Come on Shark Bob, Jens tearing at the wound already. she doesn't need any help :D Oh what the heck everyone I am a recovering spell check invalid I need some community harassment so bring it on I am taking notes :D Should this be in the SNAFLETE area?:grin:

<M

[Pink]

Come on Shark Bob, Jens tearing at the wound already. she doesn't need any help :D Oh what the heck everyone I am a recovering spell check invalid I need some community harassment so bring it on I am taking notes :D Should this be in the SNAFLETE area?:grin:

<M

Don't you dare change one letter! The cerebral acrobatics necessary to figure out what you are saying is just what my neuropsychologist prescribed. In fact, I probably should be sending you my co-pay!

[twokeelya]

Are you guys talking about Critical Mass or Critical Mess? Because they really are the same thing. Just go to one, You'll see....

[lizardbiker]

Tehre wsa atcaully a sutdy dnoe taht shwoed teh mnid lokos at lttere gourpnigs dna yuo cna reda a snetnece wthi vritulaly ervey wrod spleled worng! I dno't cmoment on spleling if I nuderstnad waht ther'ye syaing. :):confused:

[megale3]

Tehre wsa atcaully a sutdy dnoe taht shwoed teh mnid lokos at lttere gourpnigs dna yuo cna reda a snetnece wthi vritulaly ervey wrod spleled worng! I dno't cmoment on spleling if I nuderstnad waht ther'ye syaing. :):confused:
What is really killing me is that I understood the whole thing Liz :o

[lizardbiker]

What is really killing me is that I understood the whole thing Liz :o
LLO :D

[cfoam4me]

What is really killing me is that I understood the whole thing Liz :o
Ummm, me too Megs!

[megale3]

LLO :D
Cfoamy did you understand this too :D
Liz you crack me up dude.:p
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[Pink]

Tehre wsa atcaully a sutdy dnoe taht shwoed teh mnid lokos at lttere gourpnigs dna yuo cna reda a snetnece wthi vritulaly ervey wrod spleled worng! I dno't cmoment on spleling if I nuderstnad waht ther'ye syaing. :):confused:

And your point is????

[lizardbiker]

And your point is????

I forgot.

[cfoam4me]

Cfoamy did you understand this too :D
Liz you crack me up dude.:p
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Yep, I got it Megs!

[megale3]

http://www.oregonlive.com/


Here is a critical mass of the Portland Bridge Pedal when it was supposed to be well planned (Yah RIGHT!)

[SpinBob]

Tehre wsa atcaully a sutdy dnoe taht shwoed teh mnid lokos at lttere gourpnigs dna yuo cna reda a snetnece wthi vritulaly ervey wrod spleled worng! I dno't cmoment on spleling if I nuderstnad waht ther'ye syaing. :):confused:Aoccdrnig to rseerach at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?

Soryr Mkie, dindt maen to taer ta na opne wuond.

[Kathleen H]

Sorry, the English major and the Communication Master's in me is having a fit about now. I'll keep it to myself, however, and continue reading the vibrant, soul-inspired, humorous, and intensely keen knowledge that I have come to expect from my comrades.

[SpinBob]

Kathleen,
I work for a newspaper, spelling counts. It is amusing, however, to see all the typos in posts in the journalism forums. :D