I see some of the situations that have occurred recently - Seattle critical mass ride, in Portland, a biker holding on for dear life to windshield wiper, and now New York.

First, on New York - several versions of the video are out there. The longer versions seem to convince me the policeman overreacted. What he did was criminal - he should be in jail, and not a cop.

Second, I have many close friends who are policeman, who have risked their lives to save others. They work hard, are paid little and take lots of abuse. Yes, there are bad apples, but in my neck of the woods, they str some of the most hard working, empathetic people I know and they see some of the worst S___ anyone could see and deal with, and on a daily basis.

Ok, beyond that, Critical Mass isn't my style. I think more Gahndi and Mother Theresa.

Critical Manners are my type of bicyclists!