Others are springing up across the country. There are those who think the point of Critical Mass is to delay traffic, but in practice what happens is that we mostly find ourselves visibly breezing through rush hour traffic that's not going very fast anyhow. We do contribute to the delay, but not by very much. Bouts of guerrilla theater cause occasional intentional delays. Critical Mass has no leaders.
People exchange opinions and ideas at the ride, either in person or on paper.
The ride's only semblance of organization is expressed through quite a variety of printed handouts. There is no organizing committee, nor is anyone in charge, per se. Ideas are shared through a Xerocracy, that is, anyone can make copies of their ideas and opinions and spread them around. A Flocculus One astute participant has found a rather obscure word that describes the ride perfectly. That's exactly what it feels like inside the ride, and it's pretty clear that that's what we look like from the outside.