Excerpted highlights from my conversation with Canadian Friend re: Critical Mass Vancouver -
"Every time they (illegally) go through an intersection, a few of them park their bikes in front of any cars that are on the street at all. They're clearly daring the people in the cars to start something, so then they can act persecuted. I've also seen them lecture the people in the cars...sit on cars, and lean their bikes against them. One guy tonight put his bike down on the pavement in front of an SUV and calmly laid down beside it, and then tried to claim the driver had hit him.
They also, of course, break every traffic law they can, and quite a few of them drink while they're riding.
Oh, and the police who escort them on their little tirade get called pigs by the "freedom fighters". Even though they hide behind the same police to avoid getting their asses handed to them."
"Oh, for fuck sakes. The Critical Mass c***s just came back. And most of them are refusing to use the new bike lane the city put in last month.
Way to strike a blow for freedom, you moronic shitheads."