Reclaim the streets / Critical Mass cycle ride

Geegee

Has anyone any information on the Mayday event?

Victor

Try www.indymedia.ie or post a similar thread on the cycling & politics boards.

I might be able to get you an e-mail address.

OLP

http://www.thumped.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=35185

super_furry

I understand the Critical Mass cycle ride, but Reclaim the Streets? From what? For what? Always seems to be just an excuse for a mill-up.

FX Meister

Those cycle rides usually only attract about ten people really. It's a shame.

Victor

super_furry wrote:

but Reclaim the Streets? From what?

From cars.

Rockdolphin

Great idea, then maybe pedestrians can hold a reclaim the pavements rally, you know reclaim the pavements from the cyclists :rolleyes:

ferdi

Rockdolphin wrote:

Great idea, then maybe pedestrians can hold a reclaim the pavements rally, you know reclaim the pavements from the cyclists :rolleyes:

if there wasnt so many freakin' cars on the road that wouldnt be an issue :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

panda100

I think reclaim the streets is a great idea,its always a pity it doesnt attract more people. I havent seen any posters up about it this year??Are the goverment ripping them down or smething??

The_Minister

panda100 wrote:

I think reclaim the streets is a great idea,its always a pity it doesnt attract more people. I havent seen any posters up about it this year??Are the goverment ripping them down or smething??

What is the point of reclaim the streets? It seems just to be a riotous (pun intended) booze-up.

Victor

Tahts only when the cops show up.

po0k

And the scum

Degsy

What about people who for reasons of injury,illness or old age cannot cycle and are either reliant on public transport or a private vehicel?Should they be forced to stay at home while a bunch of hippies riots in town?

ferdi

yep, get used to it grampa

Stephen

Ah, the yearly fite teh powar!!11 fest. Great.

ferdi

maybe the method isnt very well thought out but you'd have to agree the power has to be fought at least once a year?? we're in a modern european society not communist china ffs.

Degsy

Yeah,but if you're gonna fight the power do it properly,burn the city to the ground once a year,storm the odd prison and string up a few politicians from lamposts but this business of **** around on bicycles and playing tom-toms whilst full of cannabis isnt going to do anything.

FX Meister

Degsy wrote:

What about people who for reasons of injury,illness or old age cannot cycle and are either reliant on public transport or a private vehicel?Should they be forced to stay at home while a bunch of hippies riots in town?

Yeah, what can't they just stay at home for the few hours it's going on? Why should I be forced to not park in their parking spaces while those lazy people cruise up in their cheap cars and park right at the door.

jman0

Degsy wrote:

What about people who for reasons of injury,illness or old age cannot cycle and are either reliant on public transport or a private vehicel?Should they be forced to stay at home while a bunch of hippies riots in town?

It doesn't PREVENT or STOP anyone from using their private cars/buses or taxi's.
At worst it just makes them go a little slower.:rolleyes:

Sgt. Politeness

I really hope the cops beat the piss out of those tree huggers this year, i love when that happens

Stephen

Don't you think traffic is already moving bloody slow enough? The average cyclist travels through dublin traffic far faster than the average vehicle, so wtf is the problem?

Reclaim the streets is a pointless action normal done by hippys with no job and no car so they can have a feeling of accomplishment.

Go to tesco's and get a job pack the shelves with Orange Juice at least your doing something contructive with your time and no hassel to others.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Sgt. Politeness wrote:

I really hope the cops beat the piss out of those tree huggers this year, i love when that happens

Rather be a liberal tree-hugger than a conservative Bush hugger.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Dre as in Dray wrote:

Reclaim the streets is a pointless action normal done by hippys with no job and no car so they can have a feeling of accomplishment.

Go to tesco's and get a job pack the shelves with Orange Juice at least your doing something contructive with your time and no hassel to others.

Ah yes, but itf it's not causing hassle to people, then hwo will you know the point is being made in the first place? Get out and walk to work every once in a while you lazy git! It's summer!

Degsy

Sgt. Politeness wrote:

I really hope the cops beat the piss out of those tree huggers this year, i love when that happens

I agree.Remember the famous mayday "protests"?The hippies were all for reclaiming the streets from "the man" but when the cops gave them a taste of reall anarchy they went whining off to their rich daddies to prosecute the cops!
I hope Donal Corcoran is gonna be there!

bizmark

Maybe a few cars will do a carmageddon/death race on them 15 points for the tree huggers \o/.

That would f*cking rule.

Degsy

Or if eveybody else launched a counter-protest called "reclaim the streets from the hippies by giving them a good kicking"...i'd SOO be there!!

ferdi

the hippies take a couple of streets for one day a year.
what about the farmers, taxi drivers, bus drivers, anti war, republican marches and protests that go on practically ever weekend in the capital?

you people are just cynical shells of human beings who have had every last shred of idealism squeezed from your bodies by 'witty', sardonic american comedy combined with your crappy and unhappy little lives.

Degsy

ferdi wrote:

the hippies take a couple of streets for one day a year.
what about the farmers, taxi drivers, bus drivers, anti war, republican marches and protests that go on practically ever weekend in the capital?

you people are just cynical shells of human beings who have had every last shred of idealism squeezed from your bodies by 'witty', sardonic american comedy combined with your crappy and unhappy little lives.

Wooh..get you!!!

The hippies have no business taking anything over for two seconds because they're useless,idealistic parasites and everybody is sick of them.

bizmark

Degsy wrote:

Wooh..get you!!!

The hippies have no business taking anything over for two seconds because they're useless,idealistic parasites and everybody is sick of them.

Amen

ferdi

thank you both for proving my point gents, why dont you both top youselves now and get it over with?

panda100

Kinda sad but there is no reclaim the streets this year cos no one has organised it.There is instead this:

The theme of this year's May Day march in Dublin, organised by the Dublin Council of Trade Unions, is 'Organise Now: Protect Workers' Dignity ; Join a Trade Union'.

Assemble at Parnell Square at 2.30 pm, Saturday 29th April.

March to meeting at Liberty Hall.

Social in Cois Life Bar, Liberty Hall Centre, 4 pm. to 7.30 pm.

All trade unions, community, campaign and working class organisations welcome. All trade unionists and activists welcome. Bring your banners.

Yeah, this year there should be no holding back and fannying around by the Gardai...:D

lostexpectation

Degsy wrote:

Wooh..get you!!!

The hippies have no business taking anything over for two seconds because they're useless,idealistic parasites and everybody is sick of them.

Degsey you seem like a very angry man (who likes guns)


Damn hippies never did anything huh? Have Peace Activists Ever Stopped a War?
http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=51&ItemID=9543

astrofool

Ikky Poo2 wrote:

Rather be a liberal tree-hugger than a conservative Bush hugger.

Yes, because if you don't love trees then you automatically love Bush, thank god people are so one-dimensional.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

In what way does chosing option A over option B dictate that there is no option C? Or indeed, D, E, F and so on...

Your thinking is kinda one-dimensional, so thank God for you too!

Anwyay, we all know that there's no such thing as global warming, war for profit or a finite supply of oil - so lets all drive to our heart's content!

FX Meister

Degsy wrote:

The hippies have no business taking anything over for two seconds because they're useless,idealistic parasites and everybody is sick of them.

I usually go along to this each year. I'm not useless, idealistic or a parasite. I probably give a lot more to society than you do. What does that make me? Keep your ingorance to yourself please.

Victor

Dre as in Dray wrote:

Reclaim the streets is a pointless action normal done by hippys with no job

Its a bank holiday, who else will be working?

Guy:Incognito

Why are they reclaiming the streets from the cars when the streets are only put there in the first place so cars could get around the place?

Victor

No the streets were built in the time of pedestrians and horse carriages. they were not built for cars.

Guy:Incognito

Victor wrote:

No the streets were built in the time of pedestrians and horse carriages. they were not built for cars.

So then can we all keep our roads that were built since about the turn of last century for our cars then?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Yes, but you can't drive on them !

On a more serious note, what are the opinions of drivers and advocates of brute force in terms of dealing long-term with the problems of personal v public transport?

_blank_

:eek:

I've just been out for a smoke from work, I work on one of Melbourne's main streets - Collins St., and I've seen about five hundred cyclists going past in a group, with a police escort.

Related?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

That probably happens two or three times a week in other countries!

Degsy

lostexpectation wrote:

Degsey you seem like a very angry man (who likes guns)


Damn hippies never did anything huh? Have Peace Activists Ever Stopped a War?
http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=51&ItemID=9543

But THESE poxy hippies arent trying to stop a war..they're trying to mess up everybody's day for them because they've got nothing better to do.
Never mind sending in the gardai,they should have a paramilitary force of thugs armed with hurley sticks for just such a contingency and i shall be happy to offer my services!!

ferdi

They always say lesser minds resort to violence, Degsy.

JimmySmith

Go ahead, reclaim the streets. Mess up the terrible car drivers day. If there were no cars your streets would be mud piles and you would not be able to cycle on them.
If you want the streets so much then i suggest you pay road tax which keeps them in good enough shape for all road users to use then.
In fact maybe we should organise a protest at cyclists using the roads without paying for the privilege.
I cycle and walk to work whenever i can, but i dont feel like making life hard for the motorist either. But then i am one of those rare cyclists who obeys traffic signals too.

Degsy

ferdi wrote:

They always say lesser minds resort to violence, Degsy.

The people who say that need a beating;)

Cactus Col

Why don't they try organise their "reclaim the streets" to coincide with European car free day?

That'd make a bit more sense.

Degsy

Cactus Col wrote:

Why don't they try organise their "reclaim the streets" to coincide with European car free day?

That'd make a bit more sense.

Because the whole concept is a load of rubbish.People pay a fortune for cars,insurance,motor tax,petrol and all the other stuff that goes with it and they arent going to leave thier cars at home bacause a bunch of unemployed,dreddlock-sporting layabouts tells them to.

Sgt. Politeness

FX Meister wrote:

I probably give a lot more to society than you do. What does that make me? .

It makes you a hippy, hippy.
So no RTS this year cause noone organised it eh? Big shock, they were probably all too stoned to do it, or too busy out singing to trees or something.