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CRITICAL MASS VS CRITICAL MANNERS

In Vancouver cyclists have spawned an alternative to Critical Mass with a new gathering entitled Critical Manners. If you live in a major city, you’ve probably witnessed Critical Mass first hand. Generally occurring once a month, cyclists gather to ride through the city in a huge group with the purpose of spreading bike awareness and to bring attention to their daily challenges when sharing the road with apathetic automobiles. Despite peaceful intentions, it is disruptive, effects traffic flows and at times clashes with authorities. That’s where Critical Manners is different.

As reported by The Providence: “A new group, Critical Manners, has emerged after Friday’s controversial Critical Mass ride in Vancouver. The first Critical Manners Bike Ride will be on Aug. 14 in downtown Vancouver. According to organizer Jennifer Watkiss, the riders will stay in bike lanes and obey all traffic rules. ‘We ride Friday, Aug. 14, at 6 p.m. through the streets of Vancouver,’ Watkiss said on her website. ‘We’ll be easy to miss, since we’ll be staying in bike lanes or on the far right side of the road, obeying all traffic signals and otherwise doing our best to share the road effectively with all other vehicles and pedestrians.’” Overall, we’re interested to see how effective this will be versus Critical Mass. Click Read More for additional information.