"In a city made for cars, why are bicycles getting places faster?"
Los Angeles, CA (May 12, 2008) — Beginning in April, as commuters were mired in the typical Friday rush-hour traffic logjam, memb...
"In a city made for cars, why are bicycles getting places faster?"
Los Angeles, CA (May 12, 2008) — Beginning in April, as commuters were mired in the typical Friday rush-hour traffic logjam, members of an organization calling itself CRIMANIMALZ [krim-an-i-muhlz] have taken to two of Los Angeles' busiest freeways on bicycles in a flash mob-type protest aimed at raising questions about transportation. Weaving in and out of choked traffic, cyclists surprised frustrated motorists with a spirited sprint on the region's most clogged and polluted arteries. More rides are planned.
Friday, April 18th, 2008 The time (5:30 p.m.) and day (April 19) were carefully chosen after considerable research and scouting over a two-week planning stage. Based on unverified data and rider speculation, motor vehicles were moving at a speed between 5 and 10 mph. There was no strategy on what to do when actually on the freeway, as the group's riders agreed to an "every rider for themselves" approach in regards to possible police retaliation.
Starting in Santa Monica, 15 bicyclists boarded the Cloverfield on-ramp (Santa Monica Fwy/I-10) and rode 0.87 miles to the Centinela off-ramp. They re-entered the 1-10 Fwy at Bundy and rode 0.44 miles to the I-405 N on-ramp and rode another 1.56 miles to the Santa Monica Blvd. exit. The ramp to the I-405 N was a steep grade and 0.65 miles in length. Riders spanned a total of 2.87 freeway miles.
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Chuck Norris can run on his own 2 feet at 50,000 MPH and ride a bicycle at 100,000 MPH! (And what's the record speed for anyone driving cars? like 670MPH?)
well if more people ... or actually if ALL THOSE PEOPLE ON THE FREEWAY in the cars, rode bikes, instead of cars (albeit, those that do not need the cars to work at least).. things would be a lot better don't you think?... hmmmm.. this video was awesome by the way.. wish my NADS were big enough for this... but if I ever see you doing this myself, I'll have to either cite you or just pull you over at least... but then let you go.. :)
The fact is..heavy, slow traffic makes riding safer! I used to haul so much ass around Chicago. More spread out, less dense cities always felt quite dangerous by comparison. Once I took a trip down Damen Ave. from Foster-> Pilsen, counting +1 for every car I passed and -1 for every car that passed me. The final count was in the 60s...
I used to commute to work on a skateboard, and used a short section of freeway for part of the trip home every day. Fun, fun :)
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i wanna ride on a freeway hit me up
all the ride scedules
LOVE THE SONG!!
I used to commute to work on a skateboard, and used a short section of freeway for part of the trip home every day. Fun, fun :)
I wish they had gone further!