Critical Mass is affiliated with no official organization and is sponsored by no one. While there is no organized structure, there are occasional meetings where anyone who wants to be involved beyond just the rides themselves can participate. They usually take the form of an informal gathering at someone s house or a bar. The meetings are open to the public. We believe that riding our bikes in public streets does not require sanctioning by anyone.
Bikes have as much right as cars to city streets.
Police officers sometimes assist us by restraining cross-car traffic at intersections. However, we do not request such assistance. We prefer to cork the intersections ourselves. Most CM riders believe strongly that our city and country are too car-dependent, that cars use up too many resources, occupy too much space, and do too much damage. Bikes, they say, would be a partial solution to the car-glut that grips our cities.