The problem with city traffic jams is that there is no one leading them. It’s an unorganized coincidence. (Like Critical Mass).

When the traffic is bumper to bumper in the city, with horns blaring and tempers flaring, there is no one in charge, and there is no stated message. (Like Critical Mass).
Is there any doubt that if the cops started randomly stopping cars, ticketing the drivers and impounding the vehicles, during morning or evening rush hour, the drivers would react any differently than the Critical Mass participants.

Critical Mass’ statement is very effective, loud, and clear. Critical Mass is nothing more than replacing a motor vehicles traffic jam, and all the nonsense that happens in the jam, with bicycles.

That’s a good post John. You obviously need to give up your blog and start writing here. We have a large readership of riders. Yeah, they may be French and they may ride horses, but “le fe fe foo foo”, as I always say.