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@danwentskiing
i'm going to walk out on a brittle and flimsy limb and say i don't understand the point.
i've tried a few times, but i still don't get it.
i've got it in toronto - it had a fun/freewheelin'/liberal/carnival/hippyish vibe which you could either love or loathe. also, having around 200 people show up helps.
in brum i it's too slow and antagonistic - drivers see 20-30 cyclists deliberately annoying them as they leave work late on a friday night, compounding their already bad mood. not a good way to tempt people over to an alternative mode of transport. in fact, if this is the aim, i think it has a negative effect ie: "cyclists are self-righteous wankers, i'd prefer to drive, even motorists are more accepted than asshole cyclists".
i propose either speeding up and properly dominating a lane of traffic (as a car would), or making it more of a party atmosphere so at least some of the motorists can get along with it...