[*BCM*] Storrow Drive

[Jim Leonard]

On Sat, Nov 01, 2008 at 02:29:36PM -0700, Matt Woolhouse wrote:
> We could storm Boston Common and Public Gardens. If we could do this in a 
> safe and legal way I think we could turn more heads than we did on Storrow
> Drive. (more centralized/more people). 
> 
> It's better be the solution than the problem.
> 
> Look, Storrow was undoubtably a mistake, let's learn from it and move on.

While I'm not going to say that one is in any way better than the other, I
will point out that your alternative is actually not legal (as in you're not
allowed to ride bicycles in the Common or Public Gardens) so it would be 
well within the rights of the police to stop you from doing this.

--jim





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> All in favor...
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> Subject: Re: [*BCM*] Storrow Drive
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> > I think 
> > the people at the front need better judgement about where they lead 
> > hundreds of cyclists.  Don't block intersections if you don't have to; 
> > don't go the wrong way down one-way streets; don't ride into oncoming 
> > traffic; get out of the way if you hear sirens behind you.
> 
> Then you should ride at the front.  The only way to have your way (in Critical Mass, as in life): action (as opposed to pontification).
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