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i guess it's still a good thing if people don't stick around for ages in busy junctions. that does piss me off. it doesn't really promote the fact that cycling is the best form of transport when you just stick around getting in everyone's way. i might not go to the next one because of this. really, this CM has been boring.
i'd say it's not really 'car culture' in the states, but macroscopically there are indeed too many cars on this planet than we ever need, and way too many of them guzzling too much fuel than anyone ever needs (4x4's? fcuk them all!). so i'd say it's a universal call. but then at the same time this is why stopping at CM pisses me off. cars waiting without turning their keys off = wasting fuel + more pollution than they would have caused if their journey wasn't disrupted. it's unrealistic to think that all cars should disappear so i think these are things to keep in mind. everyone goes to CM for their own reasons but i would say people should think about why they are there in the first place instead of selfish reasons.