Chicago Car Show Shutdown 2007 - Part 1

Learn why cyclists all over the world are uniting to undo the destruction that car culture has brought upon the Earth. War for oil, air pollution and the climate change it has brought on, and the senseless slaughter of hundreds of thousands of innocent lives due to vehicular violence; these issues are the foundation for our protest of auto shows throughout the world. View the Chicago effort in this multi-part series, part 1 explores the reasons we protest car culture each year.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Auto
• Show
• Chicago
• Protest
• Cycling
• Biking
• Activism
• Pollution
• Global
• Warming
• Car
• Accidents
• 9/11
• War
• Oil
• Iraq
• Terrorism

[PottedSnoof]

The maker of this video should win an award: "Biggest douchebag of the century"

[thestevenlane]

another worthless comment from someone that doesn't produce videos; why don't you do something useful and make a trophy for the biggest douchebag of the century? Show me a video of the award, and I'll send you my address.

[Mujexxx]

Would you imagine a world without transports ? A country economy will collapse. And about the polution the cars do, I repeat it's smaller compared to the industrial polution.

[thestevenlane]

Industry feeds commerce, your purchase decisions drive the unsustainable practices that create the industrial pollution. It would be easy to fuel a profitable economy based on sustainablility considering every market segment and product on the planet needs to be reinvented. Unfortunately we will have to wait for the current oil based economy to completely collapse before change is implemented, this economic recession is already taking effect (duh!). Get ahead of the curve, invest in light rail.

[Mujexxx]

How would you like to transport cargo and travel along the country ? Yes it a small risk you have to take everytime you drive, you take risks with the bike going on a public road more than a car. The cars have a very small percentage of polution compared to the industrial polution. I bet that more than half of those guys participating at your protest have cars.

[thestevenlane]

Truck Driver? No thanks. Small risk? 42,000+ people die every year inside their cars (not including all the others that are run over). That's 115 drivers a day that never make it home. Small percentage of pollution? More toxins and waste are created producing one car than that one car will ever produce. Simply buying a car is a horribly toxic and wasteful act that has an enormous impact on industrial pollution output. More risk? More people are killed by beds than bikes every year (Google it).

[facelessone86]

Can you post this without the copyright music. It looks interesting.

[PottedSnoof]

Actually I'm quite good looking, secure, and happy. I don't have videos posted because I don't have a camera. The funny thing is, after I made the butt face comment, you removed the videos that showed your face. Maybe you should remake them with a paper bag over your head?

[Spaceisneat]

What's the point of replying to such an idiotic statement? Your insecurities about your own physical appearance were revealed...I didn't even need to address your immature comment. It makes sense - why you have no videos posted on your account, not to mention any videos where YOUR face is shown. Don't feel so good about how you look? So angry at people who haven't wronged you, because you're single and lonely (and jealous)?

[PottedSnoof]

I noticed you had nothing to say about the butt face comment, perhaps you agree?

[Spaceisneat]

I'm 14? You're funny. How old are you? Actually, your age shouldn't even matter...whether you're 16, or 44. You're an ignorant, immature, hateful asshole, no matter your age. Perhaps you should consider the fact that millions of people CHOOSE to ride bicycles rather than drive cars? You should also consider that it requires FAR more determination and courage to commute by bicycle, in comparison to the relative comfort and laziness of commuting by car. Your comments speak a lot about your issues.

[PottedSnoof]

Nope and nope, I just hate self important, effeminate bike riding weasels who act as if being too poor to own a car makes them better than everyone else. I do like it when a butt-faced 14 year old girl tries to psychoanalyze people based on their youtube comments, however.

[Spaceisneat]

This guy has an obvious hostility toward cyclists. Are you just an asshole...or do you have more serious psychological issues, PottedSnoof? How is a cyclist causing any harm to you...in your vehicle? Perhaps the opposite should be asked instead...how are you harming cyclists and pedestrians by driving your vehicle?

[bricasrbia]

I know just one fact.I save 200$ monthly.That's my economy