2011-02-25 - Riders Down, Critical Mass, Porto Alegre, Brasil

Maybe should go in Rider(s) Down. Awful news from Brasil:

http://zerohora.clicrbs.com.br/zerohora/jsp/default.jsp?uf=1&local=1&section=Geral&newsID=a3221536.xml

http://www.correiodopovo.com.br/Noticias/?Noticia=261933

That looks bad. Could you translate the main facts for those of us who don't have Portuguese?

I can't translate, but picked this up from a friends Facebook...

Porto Alegre Brasil Critical Mass - a motorist wiped out about 20 cyclists - there were bodies lying on the floor none of them dead but they could die later in hospital

She took that picture (and more, not of bodies thankfully). There's a youtube vid of folks reaction, but again all in Portuguese.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTiGH_H959o

How awful. Thoughts going out to the riders.

Happily my friend has updated her facebook to say all injured are out of hospital, so none too serious.

The articles seem to suggest it was an accident, in reality my friend reports an angry driver accelerating thru the mass as they set-off, they'd only been riding a few hundred metres.

Undeterred, they're gonna reclaim the streets again on Monday.

^if that's true (that it was intentional), people gotta chill!

hope everyone's ok.

in the article says that it was on purpose and the driver run away. the cyclis identified the driver and threatened to do to his house (they should have done it) (second link correio do povo) and this things happen in our lovely south american countries where there is no justice and nobody gives a toss about anything apart from being corrupt and seapling the poeple's money. luckily enough nobody was badly hurt (politicians are shit)

^if that's true (that it was intentional), people gotta chill!

hope everyone's ok.

Unfortunately, people do get stressed about brief delays and momentarily seem to forget what harm they can do with heavy vehicles. That said, such incidents, much as they often make the headlines, are vanishingly rare. People generally know that if they hit someone, it'll be a lot more trouble for them than it's worth.

nice and calmly reasoned on here Oliver,
however I have had conversations with bus drivers where they laughed off bad driving with stuff like ' ah mate, if I do you ill only get a ban and a fine'
theres nut jobs out there.

be careful.

Jason, in many cases that sort of rubbish is just bravado. I do know very well that cases exist in which people act on that sort of thing, but this is usually due to underlying psychological problems and acting them out. I'm just saying that they are actually few and far between. Most people are decent and will not aim to harm you.

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Happily my friend has updated her facebook to say all injured are out of hospital, so none too serious.

The articles seem to suggest it was an accident, in reality my friend reports an angry driver accelerating thru the mass as they set-off, they'd only been riding a few hundred metres.

Undeterred, they're gonna reclaim the streets again on Monday.

looks intentional to me - no attempt to stop. Driver removed license plates and ditched the car.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZARjUMaOfyQ&feature=player_embedded#at=137

http://www.verbicidemagazine.com/blog/tragedy-at-critical-mass-bike-ride-in-porto-alegre-brazil/1341

YouTube - Atropelamento Massa Critica 25022011.mp4

It's at 0:58 in the above video. Utterly shocking, there's no doubt whatsoever that it's intentional.

Heart goes out to those affected and their friends and families.

Holy Fuck.

That's horrible…

That's horrendous :(

Youtube comment trolling is in full effect also.

Oh my God, that is absolutely horrific. Let's hope this person is caught.

wow, even after reading about it I wasn't expecting that. Absolutely sickening. I hope everyone eventually gets back on their bikes.

Espero que melhores logo!!

English subtitles:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRgiIrHRoHM&feature=player_embedded#at=13

thats horrific ,I hope whoever it was gets whats coming to them .

I seldom use my car, I keep it for specific uses, I don't really see it as a viable transport solution in a crowded city. Seeing one used as a weapon on us by the mentally unstable makes me crave the day when the oil has run out and this tyranny of drivers ends. Mass access to motor vehicles has been for less than fifty years, I think they will have guzzled the World's resources within the next ten, fuckin roll on.
My thoughts are with the injured and their families.

Hi, not sure if this has been done already, (couldn't find it in the search feature), pretty fucking horrific if you ask me, happened Friday in Brazil

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XL3g4vPK30

more info here

as I said sorry if its been posted before,

David

http://www.lfgss.com/thread60361.html#post1981563 your search did not seem to extend to 8 posts down the page!

https://www.lfgss.com/thread60361.html

Nightmare situation.