Critical Mass seems to be about social and political activism. Instead sitting in your car alone on the way home, why not interact with people and have fun? And then it can also be seen from an environmental standpoint, they aren’t using any oil or gas. But I think the main point is social interaction and fun, a new way to travel home from work. That seems to be their centralized purpose, they are not there to terrorize people in their cars or stop traffic. Their tactics do in fact match their purpose, it is just a bunch of people talking and enjoying their ride. As a bystander, I would support them, I think it is great what they were doing. I am not too sure if I would partake in it myself because of safety issues, but I think what they were trying to do was great. Some of their tactics were also quite funny, like the signs they wrote for people who honked at them “Honk if you love bicycles!” I thought that was really catching and funny to wave that sign at the people who are annoyed at them being in their way. It is a great thing in itself and a shame that it had to end.
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I definitely agreed with what you said about Critical Mass being about social and political activism. Like you mentioned, it's basically people having fun and socializing with each other.
I think it is great that these people have created more of a community and are able to interact with one aonther, but I also feel that in today's society, there should also be a way to match this with people who do prefer to drive cars. Some people are in a hurry and need faster transportation. If the society found a way to make both groups of people happy at the same time, critical mass would be a great thing.
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