In the bicycle community, there’s only one event that can bring every sub culture together; critical mass.
Founded in 1992 by San Francisco native Joel Pomerantz, who’s become famous for writing numerous articles on the SF bicycle scene and water shortages in the state of california. As a writer he’s been seen as a rule breaker and truth teller, but as a cyclist it seems he’s only seen as lawless. But enough about the man behind it, let’s move on to the mass.
The ride itself, much to the idea of Joel takes on a “We are traffic” mentality. When the mass is coming down the road, they are the law. And in many cities this is true, here in San Francisco cyclists have no set destination and don’t use the police to help shut traffic down as they ride. Depending on the attitude of riders and the particular cops that show up, you may end up arrested depending on how far you push the rules. But in cities like London, Atlanta and Cleveland the ride actually has a set route so the police can help block traffic, and of course that means a lot less arrests. Drivers in cities where the ride is sanctioned seem to have a much larger appreciation of the cause, and it becomes a fun activity for everyone on the streets. In cities like Washington D.C. and London police frequently arrest riders who stray into restricted areas, an issue that could be potentially resolved if the ride were more organized.
The ride itself has good intentions, but the lack of clear structure tends to get riders into trouble. In fact, San Francisco has the most documented conflicts of any participating city. Last August a cyclist who was unhappy with an impatient driver broke the mirrors off her car among other things… credible? It’s hard to say. Looking at incidents around the world it seems like a lot of the incidents start as minor accidents when cars hit bikes and turn into a mob mentality attack on the drivers… Not a great image for something that’s supposed to be so positive. In fact, Joel the co founder has stated that he no longer participates in the ride as it’s not what he imagined it would become; so the credibility of the ride is up to you. As someone who participates in the event I’ve never seen any illegal activity or accidents, and for the most part that doesnt happen. But when it does things end up bad with many people hurt or arrested ruining the reputation of the system. To me the ride has enough good history to be proved legitimate, but I’ll leave it up to you.
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