Cyclist, motorists clash in Berkeley Critical Mass

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 5/12/7 | Henry K. Lee

[punchpixie]

UPDATE

The Berkeley PD has decided to charge the cyclist with a crime for CLIMBING ON THE HOOD OF THE VAN AND KICKING IN THE WINDSHIELD...this, of course, was edited out of the video before Jason Meggs started SELLING THE VIDEO TO TV STATIONS AROUND TOWN.

kron(dot)com had a report, under the video title of “Police to charge cyclists...”

[punchpixie]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bo4MpO3kBRE

[Drango]

The issue is of bicyclists insisting on taking roads where their presence inconveniences...It should be illegal...

But it isn't and you need to deal with it.

Are there other parts of the public infrastructure you claim dominion over, other than roads? Do you assert the right to control who sees the Grand Canyon, Library of Congress or Lake Michigan (darn canoes)? Perhaps you feel the urge to limit who can use the local sewage facility?

Darn Amish with their horse and buggy, and stupid farmers with tractors slow down traffic on winding country roads. Deal with it.

[Finny]

Well, EXCUSE ME! Clearly, you don't live in a place where innocent lives are put in danger because of inconsiderate holier-than-thou "It's All About Me" bicyclists.

And you can bet your patoot that if there were people wanting to use the Grand Canyon, the Library of Congress, Lake Michigan, or the local sewage facility in inconsiderate ways that directly endangered the lives of others, I'd feel the urge to "claim dominion," and you would, too, if it was your children, your friends, or you who were endangered.

So I guess you think it should be legal for bicyclists to use the freeways? No wonder bicyclists have such a bad rap. THEY EARNED IT.