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Originally Posted by Jim B.
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Bicyclists in San Francisco are so often utterly irresponsible, they sail through red lights, ride on sidewalks knocking people down, and every month revel in their irresponsibility and political correctness. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_Mass I saw one Latino guy in a mid 70's Cutlass try to cross Market Street during one of those, the Critical Mass people just swarmed his car, it was not pretty. The SFPD does nothing when these take place 
Sometimes not so lucky. One darted in front of a SF Muni bus, another in front of a garbage truck. Very bad outcome. As an auto driver I found them to be a scourge and a pestilence, coupled with unbelievable arrogance and hubris |
To me 'critical mass' could drop the 'm' and be more aptly described.
Hitting a pedestrian, on a sidewalk, on a bicycle, is a clear sign of an out of control driver. But I would be willing to bet half or more cyclist/car accidents are caused by a motorist that didn't see the bike. They are small silent objects in a place where drivers expect only other cars... however, if you play roulette on a bicycle, you will eventually loose. And it only takes one wrong bet to loose it all.