Originally Posted by Scorer75
Critical Mass rides unlike other mass ride ARE illegal because as you well know since you have attended them before, one of the main goals is the disruption of traffic by riding bikes in a manner inconsistent with the law. This includes disobeying traffic signals and blocking (or corking) traffic.
Hence they are illegal.
Hence when you are part of the group, or just on the fringe of the group yet are equiped to take action similar to the group (by being on a bicycle) you get arrested.
Does that sound so ******** to you????
Have you even read the previous posts in this thread? The CM riders in NYC are now obeying all traffic laws. They are stopping for lights, etc, and the police are still giving them citations. Of course, they are bogus and don't hold up in court but it's still a big hassle.