I attended a meeting of sorts yesterday evening and I always heard if you don’t have anything nice to say then you shouldn’t say anything at all, but you can’t always believe what you hear right?

So yeah, there’s a seemingly well intentioned group of people, some more bike minded than others, now meeting on a regular basis with the idea of raising awareness for bicycle versus car interaction… from what I can tell. While I wish them all the best, I guess it’s just not my scene. More over, I was really hoping this was going to be a more direct action kind of “organization” as we’ll call them and not the sort of people discussing what is or is not allowed in terms of local government policies.

Overall the meeting brought about a lot of discussion on how a small group of people felt everyone should ride their bikes and how “we” could best promote “our” knowledge. For instance, riding in flip flops was a big concern. Really? As well, the big debut sounds like what will be a ride happening on Louisville’s biggest gridlock day known as Thunder Over Louisville. A giant fireworks and beer festival kicking off two weeks of buildup for the Kentucky Derby. For a group promoting the idea that bicycles should follow the same road rules as cars, a group ride (Considerate Mass as it was referred to) in miles of backed up traffic doesn’t sound too productive. Like I said, best of luck to them.

For more info check out bikesaretraffic.org