Rigoberto Hernandez
Rigoberto Hernandez is a journalism student at San Francisco State University. He has interned at The Oregonian and The Orange County Register, but prefers to report on the Mission District. In his spare time he can be found riding his bike around the city, going to Giants games and admiring the Stable building.
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Chaos is fun? Hmm… ok. Get a job.
Friday night I was walking home after a long day at work. The Critical Mass people stood between me and my bed. I had to wait for two lights for them to stop, and seeing that they had no intention to yield to pedestrians I ventured into the sea of bikes. At night. It was very scary and the riders were thugs and bullies for the most part.
I have been in many CM rides in the past. We always stopped for pedestrians back then. A sad sign this does not happen any more.
I don’t know why there’s any confusion about stopping for pedestrians. Seriously, I stop when I ride. People should always stop and they should encourage others to stop.