Hell, I freaking dare a bicyclist to get in front of my vehicle, holding me against my will like that. To regain my freedom from that captivity, the bicyclist will very likely wake up with tire tread imprints on his face.
I stopped riding with these people a few years ago.
There is a point in stopping traffic so the group can stay together, but they take it to unnecessary levels. But if they cared about the group, it wouldn't be so spread out.
These ass holes use the bicycle in the same way the Nazis used the swastika; not as the positive thing that it is or represents, but as a means to intimidate the "non-elite" that don't fit in with their views- which include other cyclists too.
should have run over him, self opinionated, arrogant saints who think they own the road. Ive a good mind to block out my number plates and go out "bicycler bashing".Give blood run over a cyclist
@labyonnette really? If you really think that you should go see your doctor and get yourself checked out. Psychopathic commentary isn't really a normal thing I hope you realise. Hope things look up for you and you get well soon. Best wishes.
@elstado1 There are many of us out there so if you dont meet me you may, nay WILL, meet a like minded person. What is incredulous about this is that the whole situation has been initiated by cyclists, we motorists were quite happy until you lot started breeding and spreading your MIGHTIER THAN THOU attitude. Oh and my health is fine thanks
@labyonnette until "we" started breeding? Are you for real. And then you talk about a mightier than you attitude? I cycle I don't support the behaviour shown in this video at all, so before you start talking about going out and killing innocent people maybe you should think about what you are actually proposing. Or should cyclists start going out and killing innocent drivers because of their arrogant and dangerous actions as well just to call it even? FFS.
@elstado1 There are many of us out there so if you dont meet me you may, nay WILL, meet a like minded person. What is incredulous about this is that the whole situation has been initiated by cyclists, we motorists were quite happy until you lot started breeding and spreading your MIGHTIER THAN THOU attitude. Oh and my health is fine thanks
I'm sorry, but critical mass riders do a disservice to the rest of us cyclists looking for an equitable way to share the road with other vehicles. Being confrontational and arrogant hurts the cause of cyclists, it doesn't help in any way whatsoever.
I agree with all those anti-cyclist commentators, mow over those little shits Tiananmen Square style, those Chinese twits were after all making a silly point too.
Oh, woops did I make you realise you're a bunch of bullying crypto-facists, with little regard for others or your environment?
Lower Queen Anne Hill, Seattle. Look how all those idiots gleefully confront and illegally block a vehicle as they break traffic laws, while operating their vehicles on PUBLIC roadways. A good shot of pepper spray may help get those law-breakers moving along. Or, make a REAL statement, and surprise everyone: Obey all traffic laws.
i love to bike, but these individuals show the same inconsiderate behavior and disregard for the law as many others who have special interests which typically turns out to be themselves only.
i saw another vidoe earlier with a bunch of guys on bikes holding uip traffic, it ended up with several smashed bikes and a guy run over. This bunch was lucky it wasnt thier time
The main road near my house is a state highway, and was just redone this summer. As part of the project, bike lanes where created on each side of the road. over the weekend, teens from down the street were riding all over the road, instead of staying in the bike lanes. They don't seem to understand the point of the bike lanes is to keep them safe, or the fact that it a state highway. The only reason it isn't as busy as it was, is that normal traffic hasn't returned yet.
@quarvis That's a good question. A lot of them are flagrantly defying the helmet law, ride recklessly, and don't seem to pay a lot of attention to their surroundings. My guess is that they are as much a danger to themselves as to others. But even if I wanted to find out, it's hard to get good data on a this sort of group.
Cyclists need to start paying for liability insurance and road taxes just like car, motorcycle and truck drivers.
Then and only then should cyclists have the same rights as those of us who actually pay for the roads.
Their so called enemy (Vehicles) are the only reason they’re alive, they would stave if a vehicle didn’t bring them their groceries, building materials, the parts for all infrastructures no heat, electricity, water or sewer.
If I ever find out I have terminal cancer with 3 weeks to live, I will buy a badass 4x4 pickup with a snowplow and visit CRITICAL MASS and have a little fun before I check out. LOL. You idiot motherfuckers are BEGGING to be fucked with and someone will do it one day. Keep it up. Fucksticks.
Folks, this is civil disobedience. I hear where you all are coming from, but those of us out there every day take incredible abuse from both citizen motorists and police. Breaking the law in a minor way like this is the point. The SUV driver is not in any danger, and obviously drove up aggressively until his bumper was touching one of the cyclists, who stood his ground. I'm not sure that this is the best way to arrive at a solution. This is a pretty extreme example, but tough noogies.
@joejnyc Why couldn't you just let him through, since he had the right of way? It would have put less of a stain on your cause, to let it go, instead of turning more people against your extreme methods. Also, it would have created more room for the rest of the group to safely pass through the intersection.
I cycle myself, but while watchng that video I was thinking ~ "Hmmm, baseball bat, no, get out and punch them in the face/ knock them over, no. Shoot the shit out of them with a paintball gun - hell yeah."
Actually, the cyclist are in the right...sadly, they are pushing it in an aggravating way,but a group going through an intersection has right of way from first to last in the party. Why do you think the hells angels get away with riding through an intersection, in the same way?On the cyclists side, a car should never, slowly or not, justified or no, use it's bulk to push the pesky little ones out of it's way.
RCW 46.61.765; it could be argued that the obstructionists touching the SUV broke this law by "attaching" themselves to the vehicle.
RCW 46.61.120; overtaking on the left *and* passing a vehicle in the roadway on the left.
Nowhere in the RCW are cyclists allowed to ignore traffic lights if they are travelling in a group, and anyhow the fact that the CM people "cork" intersections shows they know they're in the wrong legally.
@zesterjester The irony of your comment about motorcyclists is that those groups get permits under RCW 46.61.613 to temporarily suspend road restrictions specifically for protests and demonstrations, but Critical Massholes can't be bothered. They want to be treated equally on the roads but can't be bothered to give that respect to drivers *or* pedestrians, let alone learn the rules of the road.
as a cyclist myself its very unfortunate to see this happening thats why sometimes its hard to blame drivers and pedestrians the way they treat us cyclist.. and it often annoys me too the way my fellow cyclist, shouts at the joggers or people along the road. causing verbal arguments...
These dumb-asses did stuff like this in my home town of Madison, WI. We are one of the largest tax-payer supporters of bike lanes and bike trails in the US, but these homeless hippies decided to "protest" by fucking up traffic during rush-hour and weaving and darting in front of drivers.
I hate that sanctamonious, "I'm better than you because I'm riding a bike" attitude. They trapped that SUV in the intersection because they object to people driving large vehicles. They wouldn't have blocked a Prius! It's a free country, and people are free to drive whatever car they choose. Try carrying the groceries home in a backpack! They are so lucky they didn't get run over or, In this day and age, shot! All vehicle operators need to obey the laws of the road. This includes cyclists!
What the cyclists were doing is called "Critical Mass" and they do it to "raise awareness" of cyclists on the road. I think it's bullshit. I'm a cyclist and commuter myself and it's enfuriating to me that cyclists behave like this. It sheds a negative light on all bike riders. Not much can be done. Eventually one of those jackasses will be killed and the tensions between the cycling community and drivers will grow even more.
It's not an issue of abiding by the law... you dismiss any frustration that the SUV driver might have felt because it was simply and only "the better of three minutes." Sure, he/she is not allowed to pass through until the road is clear, but you're telling me if you were the driver of that SUV, you wouldn't have honked or been agitated even if those cyclists were vehicles that continued to run the red lights?
What if the driver needed to attend to an emergency (wife was in labor, son just received an emergency surgery, had diarrhea, or he/she needed to race home to grab his inhaler or prescription medications)? The point is, you don't know, and it's unfortunate for the driver (even if it's just a measly 3 minutes) because he/she was abiding by the law and following the traffic lights when a group of people deliberately stopped him/her.
Cabbies give everyone shit. Cabbies in Seattle are apparently color-blind, dyslexic, and asleep, given the number of times I've almost been run down by cabs that blew through a red light to go up the wrongs side of the street while I was in the crosswalk.
Amen. Are they participating in these events to protest and promote alternative transportation? This isn't a very effective method (e.g. pissing off motorists); it's just fueling the flame between drivers and bikers.
The imbeciles on the bicycles are an example of the kind of irresponsibility and recklessness I see displayed by too many of the cyclists I encounter on the roads.
i think you should be ashamed for being so ignorant, i work as a messenger, everyday i go out and take shit from car drivers for doing nothing wrong just simply for being on the road, for people like me, critical mass is a chance to take back the authority, once a month its the cyclists who win, the cyclists who give drivers shit for being on the roads, and its the drivers that realise how bad it feels.
I'm a cyclist that commutes to work AND knows the traffic laws!!! I hate these people who ruin it for us good ones! We all have our means of transportation, but my 18 lb carbon fiber 2 wheeler doesn't match up to a 3,000 lb suv. DON'T BE A STUPID CYCLIST!!!!
@ripousse NOT TO MENTION DANGEROUS!... believe me, its no fun be struck by a 2000 lb car. I know there are alot of motorists that are belligerent to share the road with cyclists....but we are a vehicle just the same.....and if we are expecting them to share the road with us, we should atleast follow the same rules of the road. PS I never ride without my road id, because of these morons behind the wheel.
@ripousse yeah, amateur......11,000 miles a year! avg pace 25 mph!.....you are the reason why motorists hate cyclists....read your handbook on cycling with traffic. it's the law!
@ripousse You're sorry? Then stop. The real problem is that you're not sorry, and you feel entitled to ignore traffic laws but still use the streets. You're a danger to yourself and others.
@ripousse Sorry to say, but this argument that cyclists can flaunt traffic laws because they can't kill others is outright selfish.
Sure, they probably wont hurt a car driver in an accident, but what about pedestrians? I've been hit by red light running cyclists twice, both times I was injured and the cyclist was not. What about other cyclists? do they not matter?
@psteverific I whole heartedly agree with you. As a cyclist, I find that I can reach speeds of 30mph which will hurt if you hit someone. Cyclists by law have to obey the rules of the road to protect both themselves and other individuals such as yourself.
I signed up to the stop at red campaign because I whole heartedly believe this, and believe that cyclists who cause accidents should be followed up by the police in much the same way as car drivers.
@suicidalfoetus I speak from experience, I've been hit by scofflaw cyclists more than once.
Most recently, a cyclist decided to suddenly cut across two lanes to enter a driveway without signaling or looking behind him. My quick reflexes saved him from any injury, just a shoulder bump... but me and my motorbike did not fare so well... luckily I landed on soft grass.
Naturally he yelled at me, insisting that I should have passed him on the right. After correcting him, he did apologize.
@psteverific I have hit a youn lad on the pavement some 20 years ago who fortunately wasn't hurt too bad. As a rule I now only ride on the road as proscribed by the highway code. I did not mean to imply that cyclist do not cause accidents as I have seen cyclists nearly wiped out when ignoring traffic lights and undetaking a left turning bus.
Too many cyclists seem to have no road sense and put themselves and others at risk of harm, I agree about sharing the road and hate critical mass rides.
@psteverific I think a great deal of the problem with cyclists is that many go on the road with little or no formal training or knowledge of the highway code or are even aware of the fact that it applys to them as well as cars. I used to work as a school crossing warden and nearly had some of my charges run down by cyclists who failed to stop. Many forget to look properly and even if they do look manuever without thinking, undertake traffic that is starting to move. I believe training can help.
@suicidalfoetus Yes, some form of training would be very helpful, and most likely save lives.
I always considered myself a safe cyclist, and in 25 years of commuting by bicycle I had very few close calls, and only one accident, However, once I took the motorcycle training course, I realised how lucky I had been, and how many of my habits were not as safe as I thought.
@psteverific I think a great deal of the problem with cyclists is that many go on the road with little or no formal training or knowledge of the highway code or are even aware of the fact that it applys to them as well as cars. I used to work as a school crossing warden and nearly had some of my charges run down by cyclists who failed to stop. Many forget to look properly and even if they do look manuever without thinking, undertake traffic that is starting to move. I believe training can help.
And what about motorcyclist and scooterists? If a bicycle hits a moving motorcycle, the rider is likely going down, and I've come across more than a few former bikers who lost a leg after having a 400+lb bike landed on their leg in a crash.
but you're OK with that, so long as they didn't die?
BTW, I'm not anti-bicycle, I have more than 30 years of cycle commuting under my belt. I just hate people who can't SHARE THE ROAD.
Those "Cyclists" blocking the SUV are dickheads. I'd like to see them do that to me. But then again they would probably think twice about doing it to me because of what I drive. Their heads wouldnt reach any higher than my hood. hahahaha
Had I been there I would have walked up the intersection, pushed the cyclist back enough for the SUV to pass and then have 3 of my friends surround him and keep him there for a good minute just to make him a taste of his own actions.
I wouldn't resort to violence, just a passive restraint on him would have sufficed.
ok, I go out to my local group of Crit. Mass'ers and even I get annoyed at little punks who think they can control the whole street.
It's reasonable to get out there and ride so that cyclists and vehicles can share the street. I just think it is very idiotic of cyclists to the think that they can start bossing other cars around.
Fellow bikers who do you think will win: a 2-3 ton car or a 185 lb biker?
Get Real, you aren't invincible so learn to respect each other on the road!
Hippie, drama queen lunatics. Just starving for attention and controversy. Where are the police?
If every rogue fringe lunatic group in the world blocks the road, we can all just go back to being cavemen. Have to love the catcalls and group think mentality of these thugs.
I ride my bike every day to work through a busy city and I go on a lot of mass cycle rides like you see in the video. What you see is called pushing a light and if it's done correctly, it's legal. In the video, the group is too spead out to have it be legal.
Anyway, for the people who say get off the road, your an idiot. Bikes don't belong on sidewalks...they belong on the road. I do agree that the bikers were in the wrong because of how they pushed the light for so long.
Those ain't cyclists, they're hippies on bikes giving cyclists a bad name. Critical myass! If they ain't wearing spandex and obeying traffic laws, shoot 'em.
I'm so glad I have a big truck and an airhorn. If I was in the position of that white suv I would have just laid on my horn til they couldn't stand it anymore and if they wanted to get violent I'd get outta my truck with maglight in hand and videotape in the other so I could film em beatin the hell outta me and sue them for all they're worth.
No, then I would back up, do a neutral drop on that faggots skull and leave the scene. As far as manslaughter goes, I would get away with it for three reasons. First, my windows are dark so no-one would be able to describe me. Second, my car is registered to someone else so the police/photo radar can't fuck with me. Third, no-one would care except for you pussy cyclists all of which would be too busy crying like little bitches to be able to get my plate in the first place. DIE!
So let me get this strait (since you seem to dislike "faggots") you would violently harm (or murder) someone because they upheld traffic and you wouldn't be caught because the "pussy" cyclist you just hit with your car was too busy crying. This truly sounds like the work of a mastermind. If you actually had the balls your lame screen name seems to have you would get out of the car and fight these "pussy" cyclists yourself, but you're probably not close to the level of fitness of these cyclists.
Yes, they would be violently harmed while I was attempting to murder them. Thank you for the mastermind compliment.
My screen-name is actually more modest that you think. It's supposed to be a joke about people who claim they're "big-pimpn", as in really mediumpimpn...
As far as getting out an boxing, I really don't think I'm fit enough to box 100+ cyclists. Plus, it would be much more fun to listen to the music of their bones being crushed as the tumble along the underside of my vehicle. :)
I could respond in kind with a jackass comment about how the police would eventually find you and riddle you with bullets but I won't. Instead I'll tell you why I responded to you in the first place: it was because I was tired of coming across videos like this where both parties, the cyclists and motorists, are in the wrong and seeing a comment by some guy who wants everyone to know he can curse and take a radical position on a clearly multifaceted issue. Please just stop, I'm so tired of it.
If U don't understand why the car was blocked U have never ridden w/cars on the road long enough 2know they don't give respect, we HAVE2take it&that we can't trigger wight censored lights&have no choice but2run some. Take long bike rides w friends, let yourself laugh and fly& put up w/road rage then comment.All cyclists aren't perfect but most just want2 ride&will take th lane when it is th only way2make it safe.On single lane hills we take the lane2save our ass&th driver from on-coming traffic.
U must live N a much nicer town than i. My friends and i ride 100 miles+ and find it 2B around 1 in 10 drivers that carelessly risk our lives. We only take a lane after this happens because other motorist would otherwise follow suit. We aren't rude or arrogant about it, we respect ourselves enough2 boldly protect th group.Motorist 4the most part R not paying attention &need 2Breminded we Rthere.We drive too &understand it is inconvenient 2wait on a slower vehicle but rage is just not tolerated.
Hmmm I'm a selfish asshole who likes to block traffic and run red lights.
I'm a cyclist and I admit, I run the odd red.. when it's safe to do so and I'm not blocking someones right of way.
These assholes just make the road more dangerous for the rest of us. I'd have cheered if he ran over those 2 douche bags bikes, they're just as bad as the rageaholic drivers who don't signal and cut red lights.
Find some other way of wasting your time instead of wasting everyone else's.
Never said that, but obstructing traffic is completely different. Not arguing the practice of running red lights as a cyclist, we can't trigger the lights like a car.
There's a difference between doing it by yourself when there is NO traffic to obstruct, and having a mob of cyclists fly through an intersection for 5-10 minutes with absolutely no regard for anyone but themselves.
It's called being a selfish prick when you do that... I'd rather share the road.
I hate self-righteous pricks. I need someone to explain to me why if you are riding a bike, your right of way is more important then cars and pedestrians?
Hell, I freaking dare a bicyclist to get in front of my vehicle, holding me against my will like that. To regain my freedom from that captivity, the bicyclist will very likely wake up with tire tread imprints on his face.
stewartx5 3 months ago
This is tribal behaviour
labyonnette 4 months ago
I wouldn't be surprised if someone busted out an AK! HAHAHA!!!!! That would be a neat front page!
airisheaven 4 months ago
I stopped riding with these people a few years ago.
There is a point in stopping traffic so the group can stay together, but they take it to unnecessary levels. But if they cared about the group, it wouldn't be so spread out.
These ass holes use the bicycle in the same way the Nazis used the swastika; not as the positive thing that it is or represents, but as a means to intimidate the "non-elite" that don't fit in with their views- which include other cyclists too.
dcsquatch 4 months ago
should have run over him, self opinionated, arrogant saints who think they own the road. Ive a good mind to block out my number plates and go out "bicycler bashing".Give blood run over a cyclist
labyonnette 4 months ago
@labyonnette really? If you really think that you should go see your doctor and get yourself checked out. Psychopathic commentary isn't really a normal thing I hope you realise. Hope things look up for you and you get well soon. Best wishes.
elstado1 4 months ago
@elstado1 Psychopath or not, I'm out there and I drive a car. Oh for the opportunity
labyonnette 4 months ago
@labyonnette I hope I don't ever encounter a person like you. Get well soon.
elstado1 4 months ago
@elstado1 There are many of us out there so if you dont meet me you may, nay WILL, meet a like minded person. What is incredulous about this is that the whole situation has been initiated by cyclists, we motorists were quite happy until you lot started breeding and spreading your MIGHTIER THAN THOU attitude. Oh and my health is fine thanks
labyonnette 4 months ago
@labyonnette until "we" started breeding? Are you for real. And then you talk about a mightier than you attitude? I cycle I don't support the behaviour shown in this video at all, so before you start talking about going out and killing innocent people maybe you should think about what you are actually proposing. Or should cyclists start going out and killing innocent drivers because of their arrogant and dangerous actions as well just to call it even? FFS.
elstado1 4 months ago
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@elstado1 There are many of us out there so if you dont meet me you may, nay WILL, meet a like minded person. What is incredulous about this is that the whole situation has been initiated by cyclists, we motorists were quite happy until you lot started breeding and spreading your MIGHTIER THAN THOU attitude. Oh and my health is fine thanks
labyonnette 4 months ago
just saying that not all cyclists are like this,,i'm a cyclist myself and i think these guys are idiots!
cyclingfreak911 5 months ago
I'm sorry, but critical mass riders do a disservice to the rest of us cyclists looking for an equitable way to share the road with other vehicles. Being confrontational and arrogant hurts the cause of cyclists, it doesn't help in any way whatsoever.
PMThor 5 months ago
Cycling forever, even after you guys are done raping the Earth of all it's oil, and you're on to the next scheme, we will still be here.
rionveda 5 months ago
3 ton vehicle vs. 150 pound biker = ROADKILL
Ostnizdasht206 6 months ago
I'm an avid cyclist but these asshole cyclist are way in over their heads.
auomauom 6 months ago
CHRIST RUN THEM OVER ALREADY!
psiewert83 6 months ago
oh i would so like to run these fuckers down
geppegep 7 months ago
I agree with all those anti-cyclist commentators, mow over those little shits Tiananmen Square style, those Chinese twits were after all making a silly point too.
Oh, woops did I make you realise you're a bunch of bullying crypto-facists, with little regard for others or your environment?
phisean 8 months ago
i wouldve run that bastard down
MyNameIsDuffmarn 8 months ago
A few days later one of these frustrated motorists is going to crack and run down a cyclist who isn't being an asshole.
JaleelJohanson62 8 months ago
Right or wrong they view cars mingling with the mass as a safety issue.
whatnameisavailablee 8 months ago
that twunt on the bike needs to get a helmet to be considered a proper cyclist
altractors 8 months ago
Lower Queen Anne Hill, Seattle. Look how all those idiots gleefully confront and illegally block a vehicle as they break traffic laws, while operating their vehicles on PUBLIC roadways. A good shot of pepper spray may help get those law-breakers moving along. Or, make a REAL statement, and surprise everyone: Obey all traffic laws.
greenjeansmjr 9 months ago
I only watch these videos to see if any of the cyclists get geurt/run over. Sadly..I didn't see that in this video.
futboleroR10 9 months ago
i love to bike, but these individuals show the same inconsiderate behavior and disregard for the law as many others who have special interests which typically turns out to be themselves only.
HackHunters 9 months ago
in this case,all i can say is fuck those twats on bikes and second,I wouldnt have been so nice as the guy/woman in that car.
piersremus 10 months ago
i saw another vidoe earlier with a bunch of guys on bikes holding uip traffic, it ended up with several smashed bikes and a guy run over. This bunch was lucky it wasnt thier time
kineticdeath 1 year ago
i bet if the person driving the suv would have gotten out with a baseball bat they would have moved
emcredneck 1 year ago
spandex cockheads
heretoannoy 1 year ago
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ripousse 1 year ago
pwn you car's ass
YouLikeTehKawk 1 year ago
The main road near my house is a state highway, and was just redone this summer. As part of the project, bike lanes where created on each side of the road. over the weekend, teens from down the street were riding all over the road, instead of staying in the bike lanes. They don't seem to understand the point of the bike lanes is to keep them safe, or the fact that it a state highway. The only reason it isn't as busy as it was, is that normal traffic hasn't returned yet.
lpknhs 1 year ago
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i bet me pointing a gun would take care of that problem pest
DanielDaniel1 1 year ago
just a bunch of self righteous , anti social, pathologically deluded, selfish assholes on bikes.
these are not cyclists.
zencat999 1 year ago 2
@zencat999 LOL, cute !
ripousse 1 year ago
what is the incidence of critical injury among the critical massers?
quarvis 1 year ago
@quarvis That's a good question. A lot of them are flagrantly defying the helmet law, ride recklessly, and don't seem to pay a lot of attention to their surroundings. My guess is that they are as much a danger to themselves as to others. But even if I wanted to find out, it's hard to get good data on a this sort of group.
superhakujin 1 year ago
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ripousse 1 year ago
@superhakujin "A lot of them are flagrantly defying the helmet law"
maybe you should stick to worrying about transgressions on the right of way instead of irrelevancies like helmets and such.
skoockum 8 months ago
Cyclists need to start paying for liability insurance and road taxes just like car, motorcycle and truck drivers.
Then and only then should cyclists have the same rights as those of us who actually pay for the roads.
Their so called enemy (Vehicles) are the only reason they’re alive, they would stave if a vehicle didn’t bring them their groceries, building materials, the parts for all infrastructures no heat, electricity, water or sewer.
Oh ya a truck delivered their bikes.
Mostlyfun 1 year ago 2
If I ever find out I have terminal cancer with 3 weeks to live, I will buy a badass 4x4 pickup with a snowplow and visit CRITICAL MASS and have a little fun before I check out. LOL. You idiot motherfuckers are BEGGING to be fucked with and someone will do it one day. Keep it up. Fucksticks.
Muzzy337 1 year ago
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ripousse 1 year ago
Why not just run them over? They deserve it, acting like the douchebags they are. FUCK CRITICAL MASS morons. You pedal nazis suck fucking dick.
Muzzy337 1 year ago
Folks, this is civil disobedience. I hear where you all are coming from, but those of us out there every day take incredible abuse from both citizen motorists and police. Breaking the law in a minor way like this is the point. The SUV driver is not in any danger, and obviously drove up aggressively until his bumper was touching one of the cyclists, who stood his ground. I'm not sure that this is the best way to arrive at a solution. This is a pretty extreme example, but tough noogies.
joejnyc 1 year ago
@joejnyc Why couldn't you just let him through, since he had the right of way? It would have put less of a stain on your cause, to let it go, instead of turning more people against your extreme methods. Also, it would have created more room for the rest of the group to safely pass through the intersection.
lpknhs 1 year ago
CYCLIST POWER!!!
Artemis458 1 year ago
i'm sure a shot from a gun will scare them away
jethrotay 1 year ago
wtf where the hell this is? there are alot of cyclists here more than NY city! lol
hazemvirus 1 year ago
I think this was stupid I ride a lot but I follow the road laws
daninline 1 year ago
Geez... It's messed up guys... to act this way...
simplered21 1 year ago
I cycle myself, but while watchng that video I was thinking ~ "Hmmm, baseball bat, no, get out and punch them in the face/ knock them over, no. Shoot the shit out of them with a paintball gun - hell yeah."
Fucking assholes.
koko56 1 year ago
Critical mass, I´m cyclist and I don´t like this way to do the things...
ansjol 1 year ago
Actually, the cyclist are in the right...sadly, they are pushing it in an aggravating way,but a group going through an intersection has right of way from first to last in the party. Why do you think the hells angels get away with riding through an intersection, in the same way?On the cyclists side, a car should never, slowly or not, justified or no, use it's bulk to push the pesky little ones out of it's way.
zesterjester 1 year ago
@zesterjester *Actually*, the cyclists are breaking the law:
RCW 46.61.050; the entire group ignored the light, which was red when they entered.
RCW 46.61.261; there were peds waiting to cross that the bikers didn't yield to.
RCW 46.61.770(2); cyclists were much more than 2 abreast for much of this ride.
King County Title 9; a large number of these cyclists were not wearing helmets.
RCW 46.61.758; none of the cyclists signaled their intent to turn onto Denny.
(cont.)
superhakujin 1 year ago
@zesterjester
(cont.)
RCW 46.61.765; it could be argued that the obstructionists touching the SUV broke this law by "attaching" themselves to the vehicle.
RCW 46.61.120; overtaking on the left *and* passing a vehicle in the roadway on the left.
Nowhere in the RCW are cyclists allowed to ignore traffic lights if they are travelling in a group, and anyhow the fact that the CM people "cork" intersections shows they know they're in the wrong legally.
superhakujin 1 year ago 2
@zesterjester The irony of your comment about motorcyclists is that those groups get permits under RCW 46.61.613 to temporarily suspend road restrictions specifically for protests and demonstrations, but Critical Massholes can't be bothered. They want to be treated equally on the roads but can't be bothered to give that respect to drivers *or* pedestrians, let alone learn the rules of the road.
superhakujin 1 year ago 6
@superhakujin "Critical Massholes" Beautiful
ClockCutter 5 months ago
cycle power! i love seeing this!!!!
zekealish 1 year ago
Most Critical Mass-tards deserve to be brutally murdered.
SomeRandomAhole 1 year ago
What the hell are they doing, that's illegal. If that were me i the SUV I would call the cops.
jayjjj3 1 year ago
BICYCLE POWER! WOOHOO!
Artemis458 2 years ago
Bwahahaha, We do this least once a week, but were on motorcycles. Bike night.Even the cops do it for us if they see us comming.lol
roaddiablo 2 years ago
The only arse hole around is the fuck wit with the camera who took this crap clip
MrScotia 2 years ago 2
Nice language, Scotty. Do you even ride bicycles up there?
superhakujin 2 years ago
Not only do we have bikes in Scotland, we invented the bicycle..
Oh aye thats one up to me LOL
MrScotia 2 years ago
You are obviously one of the gay fuckers on the bikes are you little man?
discocreator76 2 years ago
souyane, cyclist no houga,
mou chotto kangaeta houga
yokattane-
saturnsnaple 2 years ago 2
Cyclist's often forget what a critical mass ride is about. Maybe they should start a critical manners ride in their town. Shameful.
henryhelen09 2 years ago
I'm a cyclist and it annoys me so much when absolute idiots like this give us all a bad name.
These people were doing nothing but disrupting traffic intentionally and by doing so reflect negatively on the whole cycling community.
Nice job, arseholes...
golfnut20 2 years ago
as a cyclist myself its very unfortunate to see this happening thats why sometimes its hard to blame drivers and pedestrians the way they treat us cyclist.. and it often annoys me too the way my fellow cyclist, shouts at the joggers or people along the road. causing verbal arguments...
SuperWeng10 2 years ago 3
These dumb-asses did stuff like this in my home town of Madison, WI. We are one of the largest tax-payer supporters of bike lanes and bike trails in the US, but these homeless hippies decided to "protest" by fucking up traffic during rush-hour and weaving and darting in front of drivers.
charles1967 2 years ago
I hate that sanctamonious, "I'm better than you because I'm riding a bike" attitude. They trapped that SUV in the intersection because they object to people driving large vehicles. They wouldn't have blocked a Prius! It's a free country, and people are free to drive whatever car they choose. Try carrying the groceries home in a backpack! They are so lucky they didn't get run over or, In this day and age, shot! All vehicle operators need to obey the laws of the road. This includes cyclists!
LonLofgren 2 years ago 2
What the cyclists were doing is called "Critical Mass" and they do it to "raise awareness" of cyclists on the road. I think it's bullshit. I'm a cyclist and commuter myself and it's enfuriating to me that cyclists behave like this. It sheds a negative light on all bike riders. Not much can be done. Eventually one of those jackasses will be killed and the tensions between the cycling community and drivers will grow even more.
pacemasterpro 2 years ago 2
i would run all these fuks over and the judge would like my balls these week tits need brutialsedand judge judy is sexy aye they are tingling
krs306 2 years ago
demo of how to be an idiot? well they did a great job
BestTits 2 years ago
wow what a dumbass
BestTits 2 years ago
all the cyclists should be arrested for mob action, it is NO different than if a bunch of cars decided to run all red lights and stop signs, illegal
BestTits 2 years ago
It's not an issue of abiding by the law... you dismiss any frustration that the SUV driver might have felt because it was simply and only "the better of three minutes." Sure, he/she is not allowed to pass through until the road is clear, but you're telling me if you were the driver of that SUV, you wouldn't have honked or been agitated even if those cyclists were vehicles that continued to run the red lights?
chewjonsen 2 years ago
What if the driver needed to attend to an emergency (wife was in labor, son just received an emergency surgery, had diarrhea, or he/she needed to race home to grab his inhaler or prescription medications)? The point is, you don't know, and it's unfortunate for the driver (even if it's just a measly 3 minutes) because he/she was abiding by the law and following the traffic lights when a group of people deliberately stopped him/her.
chewjonsen 2 years ago 2
Cars give cyclist way more shit than cyclist give cars. Especially cabbies!
aerozpider 2 years ago
Cabbies give everyone shit. Cabbies in Seattle are apparently color-blind, dyslexic, and asleep, given the number of times I've almost been run down by cabs that blew through a red light to go up the wrongs side of the street while I was in the crosswalk.
superhakujin 2 years ago
fukin lozers
joesmith76 2 years ago
Critical Massholes....I have no sympathy for them when they get run over.
d0gM3at 2 years ago 7
Amen. Are they participating in these events to protest and promote alternative transportation? This isn't a very effective method (e.g. pissing off motorists); it's just fueling the flame between drivers and bikers.
chewjonsen 2 years ago
Then when something bad happens they all think it's the driver's fault.
Wasabi4Concrete 2 years ago
one of the worst videos on you tube ever. 2 Questions.
1. How long did it take that fat yank to find reverse?
2. Why the fuck did he not get out the car and smack the tree huggers in the face??
God Bless from Oxford UK
tommyaw123 2 years ago
1. Good point.
2. 1 vs 3 would have easily escalated into 1 (driver) vs MANY (cyclists).
chewjonsen 2 years ago
what a bunch of fucking idiots, same thing happened in Chicago, 1 cyclist got killed I was SO happy
BestTits 2 years ago
you are a true douche
pbmazzone 2 years ago
no these cyclists are douches
BestTits 2 years ago
they would run, if they had any guts!
Penguinanimal 2 years ago
fuck critical mass, fuck cyclists
Boshingtang666 2 years ago
The imbeciles on the bicycles are an example of the kind of irresponsibility and recklessness I see displayed by too many of the cyclists I encounter on the roads.
jmccmc 2 years ago
Fucking bad example... i see why alot of motorists hate cyclists because of the retarded ones.
Harmfulcooldude 2 years ago 3
ha its critical mass, i love doing stuff like that
lauralaz1 2 years ago
u should be ashamed then
rcmodder 2 years ago
i think you should be ashamed for being so ignorant, i work as a messenger, everyday i go out and take shit from car drivers for doing nothing wrong just simply for being on the road, for people like me, critical mass is a chance to take back the authority, once a month its the cyclists who win, the cyclists who give drivers shit for being on the roads, and its the drivers that realise how bad it feels.
lauralaz1 2 years ago 2
Have a feeling of dumbing these morons in a minefields with an Mg firing at them.
Pohtk 2 years ago
Dumbing WHAT THAT MEANS? And A (singular) MINEFIELDS (plural)
1chinaski3 2 years ago
Sorry for my poor english,it's dumping not dumbing.
Pohtk 2 years ago 3
I'm a cyclist that commutes to work AND knows the traffic laws!!! I hate these people who ruin it for us good ones! We all have our means of transportation, but my 18 lb carbon fiber 2 wheeler doesn't match up to a 3,000 lb suv. DON'T BE A STUPID CYCLIST!!!!
cyclepathgirl 2 years ago 19
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ripousse 1 year ago
@ripousse NOT TO MENTION DANGEROUS!... believe me, its no fun be struck by a 2000 lb car. I know there are alot of motorists that are belligerent to share the road with cyclists....but we are a vehicle just the same.....and if we are expecting them to share the road with us, we should atleast follow the same rules of the road. PS I never ride without my road id, because of these morons behind the wheel.
cyclepathgirl 1 year ago
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ripousse 1 year ago
@ripousse yeah, amateur......11,000 miles a year! avg pace 25 mph!.....you are the reason why motorists hate cyclists....read your handbook on cycling with traffic. it's the law!
cyclepathgirl 1 year ago
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ripousse 1 year ago
@ripousse You're sorry? Then stop. The real problem is that you're not sorry, and you feel entitled to ignore traffic laws but still use the streets. You're a danger to yourself and others.
superhakujin 1 year ago
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ripousse 1 year ago
@ripousse you can take your caps lock off. thanks
XuliusCaesar 1 year ago
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ripousse 1 year ago
@ripousse you can still take my advice though and not use caps lock
XuliusCaesar 1 year ago
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ripousse 1 year ago
@ripousse ok, captain caps lock...I'll leave you alone.
XuliusCaesar 1 year ago
@ripousse Oublie-ça... c'est un crétin d'automobiliste qui ne veut rien comprendre...
PlanCartesien 1 year ago
@ripousse Sorry to say, but this argument that cyclists can flaunt traffic laws because they can't kill others is outright selfish.
Sure, they probably wont hurt a car driver in an accident, but what about pedestrians? I've been hit by red light running cyclists twice, both times I was injured and the cyclist was not. What about other cyclists? do they not matter?
psteverific 11 months ago
@psteverific I whole heartedly agree with you. As a cyclist, I find that I can reach speeds of 30mph which will hurt if you hit someone. Cyclists by law have to obey the rules of the road to protect both themselves and other individuals such as yourself.
I signed up to the stop at red campaign because I whole heartedly believe this, and believe that cyclists who cause accidents should be followed up by the police in much the same way as car drivers.
suicidalfoetus 8 months ago 3
@suicidalfoetus I speak from experience, I've been hit by scofflaw cyclists more than once.
Most recently, a cyclist decided to suddenly cut across two lanes to enter a driveway without signaling or looking behind him. My quick reflexes saved him from any injury, just a shoulder bump... but me and my motorbike did not fare so well... luckily I landed on soft grass.
Naturally he yelled at me, insisting that I should have passed him on the right. After correcting him, he did apologize.
psteverific 8 months ago
@psteverific I have hit a youn lad on the pavement some 20 years ago who fortunately wasn't hurt too bad. As a rule I now only ride on the road as proscribed by the highway code. I did not mean to imply that cyclist do not cause accidents as I have seen cyclists nearly wiped out when ignoring traffic lights and undetaking a left turning bus.
Too many cyclists seem to have no road sense and put themselves and others at risk of harm, I agree about sharing the road and hate critical mass rides.
suicidalfoetus 8 months ago
@suicidalfoetus No, no... I realize we are in agreement, I was just expanding on the discussion
psteverific 8 months ago
@psteverific I think a great deal of the problem with cyclists is that many go on the road with little or no formal training or knowledge of the highway code or are even aware of the fact that it applys to them as well as cars. I used to work as a school crossing warden and nearly had some of my charges run down by cyclists who failed to stop. Many forget to look properly and even if they do look manuever without thinking, undertake traffic that is starting to move. I believe training can help.
suicidalfoetus 8 months ago
@suicidalfoetus Yes, some form of training would be very helpful, and most likely save lives.
I always considered myself a safe cyclist, and in 25 years of commuting by bicycle I had very few close calls, and only one accident, However, once I took the motorcycle training course, I realised how lucky I had been, and how many of my habits were not as safe as I thought.
psteverific 8 months ago
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@psteverific I think a great deal of the problem with cyclists is that many go on the road with little or no formal training or knowledge of the highway code or are even aware of the fact that it applys to them as well as cars. I used to work as a school crossing warden and nearly had some of my charges run down by cyclists who failed to stop. Many forget to look properly and even if they do look manuever without thinking, undertake traffic that is starting to move. I believe training can help.
suicidalfoetus 8 months ago
@ripousse .... continued
And what about motorcyclist and scooterists? If a bicycle hits a moving motorcycle, the rider is likely going down, and I've come across more than a few former bikers who lost a leg after having a 400+lb bike landed on their leg in a crash.
but you're OK with that, so long as they didn't die?
BTW, I'm not anti-bicycle, I have more than 30 years of cycle commuting under my belt. I just hate people who can't SHARE THE ROAD.
psteverific 11 months ago
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ripousse 1 year ago
Jerks like this give real cyclists a bad name. Wait your turn, just because your on bikes doesn't mean traffic lights don't apply to you.
borderwave2 2 years ago 12
@borderwave2
The reason cars need to follow traffic lights is because cars can kill.
Please take a moment to think about that
ripousse 1 year ago
@ripousse I don't disagree with that. Cars as well as bicyclists should follow traffic rules. Are you saying bikes should be exempt?
borderwave2 1 year ago
@borderwave2
If a cyclist has a red light and there"s a car coming toward the intersection, is he going to stop ? yes.
If not, I certainly dont stop. I agree that its a risk..... for me....
Certain people are maniacs... a maniacs behind the wheel can kill people.
Hence why we have traffic lights.
A lot of places in China they dont have traffic lights... how do they do it ?
Critical mass.. If you want to go north but 50 cars want to go East... well to bad, you are not part of the criticalmass
ripousse 1 year ago
Those "Cyclists" blocking the SUV are dickheads. I'd like to see them do that to me. But then again they would probably think twice about doing it to me because of what I drive. Their heads wouldnt reach any higher than my hood. hahahaha
mcfly69505 2 years ago
he should have just plowed thru them.
cgboomer 2 years ago
stupid fuckin Seattle hipsters with their stupid little fucking rolled cigarettes and messenger bags. Fags.
ccmusic3 2 years ago
I wish I had been there in person.
Clearly those cyclists were acting like assholes.
Had I been there I would have walked up the intersection, pushed the cyclist back enough for the SUV to pass and then have 3 of my friends surround him and keep him there for a good minute just to make him a taste of his own actions.
I wouldn't resort to violence, just a passive restraint on him would have sufficed.
rcmodder 2 years ago
was that the critical mass ride
jaf47707 3 years ago
ha their corking, that's what it's called when you block cars for the rest of the mass
saborexplosivo 3 years ago
SUVs make you look fat. Long live the critical mass.
rukafukapuk 3 years ago
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Cyclists should be banned from the roads
Dustin61969 3 years ago
write to your polititians then instead of whinging like a little girl
secretcyclist 3 years ago 2
That's why I am never a big fan of going to Cirtical Mass, some cyclists give a bad name for all of us.
raven1234 3 years ago 2
agreed, there are some of us that actually obey the laws
kotekb 3 years ago 3
critical mass is mostly kids more interested in getting high then actually riding
jaf47707 3 years ago
what?!
joesfph 3 years ago
ok, I go out to my local group of Crit. Mass'ers and even I get annoyed at little punks who think they can control the whole street.
It's reasonable to get out there and ride so that cyclists and vehicles can share the street. I just think it is very idiotic of cyclists to the think that they can start bossing other cars around.
Fellow bikers who do you think will win: a 2-3 ton car or a 185 lb biker?
Get Real, you aren't invincible so learn to respect each other on the road!
tachyon731 3 years ago 4
Hippie, drama queen lunatics. Just starving for attention and controversy. Where are the police?
If every rogue fringe lunatic group in the world blocks the road, we can all just go back to being cavemen. Have to love the catcalls and group think mentality of these thugs.
aztecalgorithm 3 years ago 2
a group is smarter than an individual. unless that individual is trying to nose his vehicle through a moving group of bicycles...duh
joesfph 3 years ago
I prefer the air...
takethepot 3 years ago
I ride my bike every day to work through a busy city and I go on a lot of mass cycle rides like you see in the video. What you see is called pushing a light and if it's done correctly, it's legal. In the video, the group is too spead out to have it be legal.
Anyway, for the people who say get off the road, your an idiot. Bikes don't belong on sidewalks...they belong on the road. I do agree that the bikers were in the wrong because of how they pushed the light for so long.
tuffgost 3 years ago
I ride my bike and don't have a drivers license. I obey the law but do make some silly moves and get a close call here or there.
But I agree, run those assholes over. They ruin it for the proper cyclist by being hooligans in our clothing.
peaceandloveletsblow 3 years ago
I wish one of them got propperly ran over
MLeyden91 3 years ago
I would've just ran over the 2 assholes blocking me lol
GutsAnGlory 3 years ago
Those ain't cyclists, they're hippies on bikes giving cyclists a bad name. Critical myass! If they ain't wearing spandex and obeying traffic laws, shoot 'em.
mastered6969 3 years ago
Sometimes wearing spandex is the worst crime of all ^_^
superhakujin 3 years ago
I'm so glad I have a big truck and an airhorn. If I was in the position of that white suv I would have just laid on my horn til they couldn't stand it anymore and if they wanted to get violent I'd get outta my truck with maglight in hand and videotape in the other so I could film em beatin the hell outta me and sue them for all they're worth.
mcfly69505 3 years ago
This is how normal law abiding people are brought to the brink of committing crimes.
saltysearay 3 years ago 3
If any of those fucks stopped in front of my car, I would have ran them down and dragged their body for MILES.
mediumpimpn 3 years ago 2
...Then you would be charged with vehicular manslaughter and would go to jail for a long time.
mamui65 3 years ago
No, then I would back up, do a neutral drop on that faggots skull and leave the scene. As far as manslaughter goes, I would get away with it for three reasons. First, my windows are dark so no-one would be able to describe me. Second, my car is registered to someone else so the police/photo radar can't fuck with me. Third, no-one would care except for you pussy cyclists all of which would be too busy crying like little bitches to be able to get my plate in the first place. DIE!
mediumpimpn 3 years ago
So let me get this strait (since you seem to dislike "faggots") you would violently harm (or murder) someone because they upheld traffic and you wouldn't be caught because the "pussy" cyclist you just hit with your car was too busy crying. This truly sounds like the work of a mastermind. If you actually had the balls your lame screen name seems to have you would get out of the car and fight these "pussy" cyclists yourself, but you're probably not close to the level of fitness of these cyclists.
mamui65 3 years ago
Yes, they would be violently harmed while I was attempting to murder them. Thank you for the mastermind compliment.
My screen-name is actually more modest that you think. It's supposed to be a joke about people who claim they're "big-pimpn", as in really mediumpimpn...
As far as getting out an boxing, I really don't think I'm fit enough to box 100+ cyclists. Plus, it would be much more fun to listen to the music of their bones being crushed as the tumble along the underside of my vehicle. :)
mediumpimpn 3 years ago
I could respond in kind with a jackass comment about how the police would eventually find you and riddle you with bullets but I won't. Instead I'll tell you why I responded to you in the first place: it was because I was tired of coming across videos like this where both parties, the cyclists and motorists, are in the wrong and seeing a comment by some guy who wants everyone to know he can curse and take a radical position on a clearly multifaceted issue. Please just stop, I'm so tired of it.
mamui65 3 years ago
wow...he actually stopped...i really liked the argument.!!;P
sonnyvanar 3 years ago
wow...he actually stopped...i really liked the argument.!!;P
sonnyvanar 3 years ago
If U don't understand why the car was blocked U have never ridden w/cars on the road long enough 2know they don't give respect, we HAVE2take it&that we can't trigger wight censored lights&have no choice but2run some. Take long bike rides w friends, let yourself laugh and fly& put up w/road rage then comment.All cyclists aren't perfect but most just want2 ride&will take th lane when it is th only way2make it safe.On single lane hills we take the lane2save our ass&th driver from on-coming traffic.
jillssecretgarden 3 years ago
Fuck you.
mediumpimpn 3 years ago
The only time I face mass amounts of road rage is for a week or so after one of these Critical Mass rides.
All it does is piss motorists off at cyclists, and I want nothing to do with your cause.
You can't claim to want equal rights and then hog the road making it impossible for anyone but you and your friends to use.
Izekio 3 years ago 6
U must live N a much nicer town than i. My friends and i ride 100 miles+ and find it 2B around 1 in 10 drivers that carelessly risk our lives. We only take a lane after this happens because other motorist would otherwise follow suit. We aren't rude or arrogant about it, we respect ourselves enough2 boldly protect th group.Motorist 4the most part R not paying attention &need 2Breminded we Rthere.We drive too &understand it is inconvenient 2wait on a slower vehicle but rage is just not tolerated.
jillssecretgarden 3 years ago
You morons risk your own lives by riding in a street full of 45+ mph vehicles dumb-ass. Get the fuck out of the road, that's where cars go.
mediumpimpn 3 years ago
Hmmm I'm a selfish asshole who likes to block traffic and run red lights.
I'm a cyclist and I admit, I run the odd red.. when it's safe to do so and I'm not blocking someones right of way.
These assholes just make the road more dangerous for the rest of us. I'd have cheered if he ran over those 2 douche bags bikes, they're just as bad as the rageaholic drivers who don't signal and cut red lights.
Find some other way of wasting your time instead of wasting everyone else's.
Izekio 3 years ago 4
Fuck you too.
mediumpimpn 3 years ago
so its ok for you to run lights but not other cyclists.
konarider321 3 years ago
Never said that, but obstructing traffic is completely different. Not arguing the practice of running red lights as a cyclist, we can't trigger the lights like a car.
There's a difference between doing it by yourself when there is NO traffic to obstruct, and having a mob of cyclists fly through an intersection for 5-10 minutes with absolutely no regard for anyone but themselves.
It's called being a selfish prick when you do that... I'd rather share the road.
Izekio 3 years ago 2
I hate self-righteous pricks. I need someone to explain to me why if you are riding a bike, your right of way is more important then cars and pedestrians?
johhnytrash 3 years ago 3
Seriously tho, these assholes ruin the public's view of cyclists for the rest of us riders who actually follow the rules of the road.
tomcatfranks 3 years ago 2
It's the Hell's Angels cyclists, lol
tomcatfranks 3 years ago