Critical Mass and Democratic Society

I don't read the local entertainment rag in Charlotte because I became accustomed to the actually interesting and well written stories in the Village Voice. If I were familiar with Tara Servatius' writing I would have known that, in addition to hating the freedom of access to information that Libraries provide, she also does not care for cycling, she prefers pollution.
http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/the_cycling_epidemic/Content?oid=996069

That's funny that she doesn't like a critical mass blocking traffic to exercise their rights and express their opinions, so sorry Tara, but that that's the point of a critical mass!

http://times-up.org/index.php?page=critical-mass-what
Critical Mass is an event that began in San Francisco in the early 1990s and has since spread to hundreds of cities around the world. It usually occurs monthly (sometimes weekly). as bicyclists spontaneously come together to ride the ordinarily car-clogged streets of their cities. Critical Mass focuses on the rights of bicyclists and the rights of pedestrians on our own streets. It also brings attention to the deteriorating quality of life -- starting with the toxic levels of air and noise pollution -- that cars create for cities.

Bike lift at Critical Mass. It is a leaderless ride, free and open to all, where bicyclists take to the streets to promote bicycling as the best means of urban transit.

Bicyclists are just as much traffic and have just as much right to be on the roads and travel at their own speed as anyone else. Having said that, TIME'S UP! recommends all road users obey all New York City traffic laws, especially one-way street restrictions and traffic lights. Remember, the respect we seek as cyclists must be matched by our respect for the rights of other people, including pedestrians and drivers.