[*BCM*] Open letter to the Cycling Community

[. nevele]

i think that i've decided to stop caring. there are just too many goddamn viewpoints on something so horribly simple that i don't really see the point. 
 
people are horrible. no shit. 
 
i'm gonna keep hauling ass through traffic because i know how to, because i can, because more of you should. 
 
there are others out there like me and if everyone rode like us these streets would be ours. shared properly. 
 
i'm not that young. i'm 27. i'll be scaring the shit out of drivers tomorrow on the way to work.. they should be on bikes anyway. 
 
ob-vi
 
 
 
 
 
> Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:18:37 -0400> From: tjvitolo at bu.edu> To: list at bostoncriticalmass.org> Subject: Re: [*BCM*] Open letter to the Cycling Community> > Quoting sari canelake <sari at mit.edu>:> > > i think someone on this thread mentioned something about how non> > violent techniques worked in the civil rights movement. i feel> > like if we as bikers banded together to obey all the laws that we> > are supposed to, together, more people could find it in their> > hearts to be on our side.> > Non violent techniques like those used in the Civil Rights Movement and > by Gandhi and his followers were decidedly *not* law abiding. A > particular Critical Mass draws substantial negative press not when the > riders are violating the law, but when they don't behave peacefully.> > Each Critical Masser has his or her own reasons for riding, and those > reasons are as varied and colorful as the Mass. Behaving peacefully in > the face of violence requires tremendous courage, and I hope all > Critical Massers have that courage and discipline during the ride and > during all other parts of their lives.> > > _______________________________________________> Boston Critical Mass mailing list> list at bostoncriticalmass.org> http://bostoncriticalmass.org/list> To unsubscribe email list-unsubscribe at bostoncriticalmass.org
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