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I can't stop looking. (i.imgur.com)

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[–]Deeterific 34 points35 points ago

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WHAT?! A BIKE RACE?! BUT I'M LATE FOR WORK!

[–]blueflash777 22 points23 points ago

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The funny thing is, he was actually quoted as saying "But I'm in a hurry!"

[–]cwstjnobbs 1 point2 points ago

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I wasn't a race, it was deliberate traffic obstruction by a terrorist organisation.

[–]klimb411 4 points5 points ago

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Whats more of a terrorist action, biking in the street where bikes belong or driving over bikers in your car?

[–]timmeh87 2 points3 points ago

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Cars also belong in the road... I think you mean "whats more terrorist, obstructing traffic or homicidal road rage"

[–]cwstjnobbs 0 points1 point ago

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Bikes belong on the edge of the street where they are not in the way. They do not belong spread out across the entire road (including the oncoming lane)

The cyclists were doing this deliberately in order to piss people off, the driver of the car was angry, the car assault was not premeditated like the obnoxious obstruction was.

The driver of the car was a nutjob, not a terrorist.

[–]rocketvat 2 points3 points ago

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If you think a single person in this story is a terrorist you are a fucking idiot, end of discussion.

[–]l3gato 2 points3 points ago

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And the bikers were protestors, not terrorists. The object of a critical mass ride is protest aimed at building bike awareness; the object of terrorism is to create fear.

[–]SupCthulhu 5 points6 points ago

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"bike awareness"...really? People know about bikes. They've been around a while.

[–]l3gato 0 points1 point ago

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"Bike awareness" is not informing people about the existence of bikes, it's asking them to be aware and alert to riders while they drive.

I'm not anti-driver (I love to drive, actually). I'm not someone who thinks that bikes should be above the law. But I do commute by bike, and even though I follow the laws, use bike lanes where provided, etc. I still routinely have close calls and run-ins with drivers who simply weren't paying enough attention.

Raising the awareness of those drivers is important if bikes and cars have any chance of co-existence.

[–]razzbar -5 points-4 points ago

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The driver of the car was a nutjob, not a terrorist.

Terrorist is as terrorist does. E.g. attack random people without warning.

[–]chewitt 5 points6 points ago

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That word does not mean what you think it means.

[–]tom2275 -2 points-1 points ago

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Committing acts of terror, say like.... plowing your car through a bicycle parade?

[–]wankyourworriesaway 1 point2 points ago

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Pfff, who finds that terrifying? I don't even ride a bike.

[–]razzbar -5 points-4 points ago

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That's not what it means either.

[–]kurin 0 points1 point ago

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a terrorist organisation

That's a little hyperbolic, don't you think?

[–]wipemybutt -1 points0 points ago

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A critical mass bikeride demonstration to bring awareness to an alternative form of transportation is HARDLY a terrorist organization.

Your reponse makes it seem like you're on the side of the driver? If so, you need help, sir.

[–]whooshedovermyhead 40 points41 points ago*

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Unfortunately, it's not fake. Fortunately, no one was killed.

edit: another source.

[–]sri745 3 points4 points ago

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Sorry both of the links didn't work, but either way I'm glad no one got hurt. I really hope that maniac was thrown in jail and never allowed to drive again. WTF indeed.

[–]mathazar 15 points16 points ago

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Both links worked for me.

[–]BeastMagnum 2 points3 points ago

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Maybe your internets are clogged.

[–]chedabob 0 points1 point ago

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http://road.cc/content/news/31482-brazilian-driver-claim-self-defence-over-critical-mass-carnage-says-lawyer

[–]LiveStalk 0 points1 point ago

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I'm gonna guess plenty of people got hurt, just that no one died.

[–]xenoph 0 points1 point ago

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Richard Neis.

[–]Theditor -1 points0 points ago

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I WANT TO PUNCH THAT GUY IN THE FACE.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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But it's still NSFL!

[–]Mysterium 15 points16 points ago

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Grand Theft Auto: REAL LIFE

[–]Mooshis 4 points5 points ago

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Ten points

[–]sgricci 15 points16 points ago

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That guy got so many points.

[–]IOIOOIIOIO 36 points37 points ago

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Share the road.

[–]Destra 9 points10 points ago

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I hope you're talking to the bikers.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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http://i.imgur.com/anhIc.png

[–]IOIOOIIOIO -1 points0 points ago

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Exactly.

[–]theMstrBlstr -1 points0 points ago

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winner

[–]BirdmanJones 10 points11 points ago

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I hate how a part of me wishes there was a better camera view of the people getting bowled over.

[–]rossiFan 2 points3 points ago

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I wonder what that sounded like inside the car.

[–]greeed 0 points1 point ago

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Like every driver's wildest dream!

[–]JohnCthulhu 14 points15 points ago

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Holy fuck at the number of people here basically saying what amounts to "dem cyclists got whut dey desurved." No matter how you feel about cyclists or the people involved in that protest, none of them deserved to be put through this.

[–]intisun 3 points4 points ago

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Yes. Comments about this event demonstrate how cars can twist people's minds and sense of ethics. To them, obstructing the driveway is morally equivalent to plowing through people with a motorized vehicle.

[–]rocketvat 10 points11 points ago

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Maybe if the bikers didn't dress so sexily they wouldn't have been plowed without their consent.

[–]senzarias 2 points3 points ago

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This is one of the few submissions that I actually said "What the fuck?" out loud...

[–]foofaw 3 points4 points ago

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If they hadn't been on bikes, they would all have probably been killed.

[–]MemoryLapse 14 points15 points ago

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Absolutely. Being on bikes raised their center of mass, which is why so many of them flew over the car instead of being dragged under. Then again, if they were on foot they probably would have been on the sidewalk...

[–]foofaw 0 points1 point ago

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I was thinking more of a protest scenario, where everyone takes to the streets and marches. If it had been that kind of deal it would have been a massacre.

I remember this happened around the same time Egyptian police were running over their citizens. I was pretty scared of cars by the end of February.

[–]SapientSlut 3 points4 points ago

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this should be an image for "road rage" on wikipedia

[–]InAuDible 1 point2 points ago

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This is why we need flying vehicles

[–]TheBiles 9 points10 points ago

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I know I'm not the only one who has had thoughts of doing this (though I'm never going to do it because I'm not a maniac). It's just a sort of revenge against every biker who has landed me in a traffic jam on a 2-lane road because they were too proud to pull over for 30 seconds to let the massive line of cars pass them.

[–]simonask 11 points12 points ago

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This is why you need bike lanes, like any civilized country.

[–]jeffandersen -1 points0 points ago

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Most countries have limited bike lane availability, thus, the roads are shared.

[–]simonask 4 points5 points ago

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I know what most countries have. That has no relevance to what I said. ;)

[–]Bapetacular 4 points5 points ago

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This makes me want to play GTA 4.

[–]xenoph -4 points-3 points ago

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I really hope you realize what happened here..

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

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Yea, a bunch of people obstructing traffic getting some just desserts.

[–]xenoph -1 points0 points ago

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Well done, Mr. Reis.

[–]Destra 4 points5 points ago

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This just goes to show that Critical Mass does not work. It only frustrates drivers and pedestrians and hurts the causes of biker awareness and safety.

[–]klove614 3 points4 points ago

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Is it bad that i'm psyched for it being a golf?

[–]hiruko100 5 points6 points ago

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Interestingly enough, this is old news. But allow me to elaborate on the situation. This is an event that happens every month in many countries all over the world. In this event, people get on their bicycles and bike down the road en mass to raise biker awareness. Unfortunately, this event has changed from being a peaceful "hey, there are a lot of bikers" to being an event where hipsters drive down the road as slowly as possible, and stop up traffic for hours in major cities worldwide. In this clip, the guy who drove through the crowd had had to deal with these douchebags for a while, so he finally got a new car, and just plowed through them. An unfortunate incident, but the bikers brought it upon themselves.

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[–]WarPhalange 0 points1 point ago

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I downvoted you for implying that plowing a car into a bunch of cyclists is "using your brain" because they were obstructing traffic. That's like saying shaking your baby to death is OK if it was being really loud.

[–]ThirdBassist -2 points-1 points ago

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Like Dexter and Patrick Bateman?

[–]hiruko100 0 points1 point ago

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Are you dissing my waifu? You know Patrick Bateman is doing good work and keeping the streets clean of people with nice business cards

[–]ThirdBassist 0 points1 point ago

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I don't know Waifu...

And I'm not making any significant point, I'm just here for the downvotes... : (

[–]hiruko100 1 point2 points ago

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Yeah man, gotta love the downvotes. Today is the first time ive ever got more than negative 20!

[–]ThirdBassist 1 point2 points ago

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Solidarity!

[–]Pulsar391 1 point2 points ago

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I bet you're wanted by a police department somewhere.

[–]hiruko100 0 points1 point ago

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Just three. I mean, who really needs their lawnmowers anyway

[–]ENTP 2 points3 points ago

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I have very mixed feelings about this.

[–]Ur-Quan-Kohr-Ah 3 points4 points ago

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As someone who's actually been hit by a car, not cool man.

[–]xenoph 0 points1 point ago

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I only had a car hitting me when starting (from half a meter away), man I still flew a bit and felt it afterwards.

[–]RickZee 2 points3 points ago

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After reading the comments I'm glad I'm not the only person that upvoted this because a Critical Mass got wrecked. Running over the bikers is a bit much, but Critical Mass is just plain stupid and only used as an excuse to annoy drivers and get in the way.

[–]MorTomeh 1 point2 points ago

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This made me feel sick, what a fucking monster.

[–]bunsofcheese 0 points1 point ago

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agh - a little warning might have been nice. I bike everywhere and I've seen references to this incident and made a point of not watching them. // I'm not sure how much attention this got, but here's an even scarier (to me at least) incident involving cars and bikes. Taxi driver crushes cyclist

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points ago

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It's ok, he can still ride a unicycle.

[–]Brudus -1 points0 points ago*

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I wholey condone doing this to any and all people participating in critical mass. Attention people who want to get more awareness and rights for cyclist. Holding illegal gathering that block traffic is not the way to go about it.

[–]l3gato 4 points5 points ago

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There are so many things wrong with that...

  1. Bikes can't block traffic, because in most jurisdictions they are traffic. Worst case, they may be failing to yield right of way.
  2. Each critical mass is independently organized; most I'm familiar with get protest permits, which makes it a legal gathering.
  3. Civil disobedience -- that is, breaking the law in a way that poses no safety hazard to anyone else -- is a time-honored form of protest. It may be illegal, but it's not generally considered immoral.
  4. You're advocating illegal assault as a solution to what might be an illegal activity.

[–]seabass341 -4 points-3 points ago

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PEACEFUL PROTEST

[–]l3gato -2 points-1 points ago*

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[[accidental dupe, sorry]]

[–]cwstjnobbs -3 points-2 points ago

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I love how their smug self satisfied expressions turn to fear when they realise that somebody is willing to sort them out for their bullshit.

[–]gingerchris 6 points7 points ago

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HAHA YEAH, smug people should totally get mown down by cars AMIRITE?

[–]cwstjnobbs 3 points4 points ago

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When the four wheel revolution comes, you will be the first.

[–]gingerchris 1 point2 points ago

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I'm probably more smug when driving than I am when riding a bike.

[–]cwstjnobbs -1 points0 points ago

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It's not that they are riding bikes, it's that they are deliberately causing an obstruction in order to irritate other road users.

I'm surprised this doesn't happen more often, there's no shortage of unstable people around.

[–]wisewizard -2 points-1 points ago

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What a fucking prick, i hope someone caught him and beat the shit outta his ass

[–]pweet 0 points1 point ago

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Damn Asian drivers.

[–]jc1033 0 points1 point ago

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I'm glad it's being brought up again. What happened/is going to happen to the driver.

[–]AllDesperadoStation 7 points8 points ago

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He was caught and admitted he did it purposely.

[–]seabass341 1 point2 points ago

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Then a bike was inserted into his anus.

[–]dannydale -4 points-3 points ago

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So, assault with a deadly weapon, intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm, and attempted first degree murder for every last cyclist his car touched. I'm not usually a fan of the death penalty...

[–]rossiFan 0 points1 point ago

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This is Brazil. If his daddy knows someone, or he has money, he's scott free.

[–]thegabeman 0 points1 point ago

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someone tell me this is fake

[–]kilo4fun 6 points7 points ago

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Nope this happened in Brazil or something not too long ago. No one was seriously injured AFAIK.

[–]zakrn -1 points0 points ago

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why did i laugh?

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[–]AllDesperadoStation -4 points-3 points ago

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And we hate you fatty.

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[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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He was recording the crowd Einstein.

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[–]Russbear 9 points10 points ago

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(you're in the WTF subreddit)

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