Whoa, this is what I’m always afraid will happen on a group bike ride in Portland: A driver straight up plowed through a crowd of 150 cyclists on a Critical Mass ride in Brazil last Friday. The video below is pretty horrifying. Though somehow no one died, two people are in serious condition. The driver ditched his Volkswagen Golf a few blocks away and took the plates, but is now claiming “self defense”. People on the ride are doubly upset that police and media have referred to the incident as an “accident”—think how different this would be if the weapon in the potentially deadly assault were a knife, a baseball bat, or anything other than a car.
Via Buzzfeed and Treehugger.
Lesson: stay far, far away from Carnaval.
When was the last time there was even a Critical Mass ride in Portland?
Best Viral VW ad ever. We can use baseball bats on bikes? Damn we may be able to keep them off the sidewalk yet!
Was that a Toyota?
@Cat & Beard – I get on the plane for Carnaval this Friday. Maybe I shouldn’t take my folding bicycle…
That is nightmare material. Wear your helmets people.
Reymont — a power line fell down last weekend and killed a dozen people. Also, manhole explosions.