From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech
On 8/21/2025 1:13 PM, AMuzi wrote:
Odd newsy item just now:
https://truenews.media/2025/08/21/100-bikers-overrun-boston-highways- trump-demands-crackdown/
seems to conflate bicycles with motorcycles and mixes good clean fun
with anarchic threats to civilization.
Some local coverage also unclear: https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/man-facing-charges-after-more- than-100-people-bikes-scooters-seen-riding-through- boston/777ZYXUBCZHPRFL6XRTMCTIBJE/
For example, a stolen dirt bike (unlicensed offroad mini motorcycle) crashing into a squad car is not a 'bicycle event'. ??
Better, with local video, but I still don't know what actually happened:
https://www.wcvb.com/article/1-arrested-after-over-100-bikes-seen- riding-on-boston-highways-tunnels/65800122
It was a mix of bicycles, ebikes, scooters, and motorcycles. There
really isn't any more information out than what you posted. It seems a
large group of kids and young adults just got together for an unplanned 'critical mass' type of ride, and as the group rode along more people
joined in. The one person that got arrested claimed he was riding his
bike, saw the group go by, and just decided to join in.
The only law that was broken was riding bikes and scooters on a limited
access highay (Interstate 93). The guy they arrested was never even on
the higway, according to him.
BTW I just love all the pearl clutching from your first link. Too bad
they didn't express a similar sentiment when a mob descended on the US
capitol and killed 5 cops.
And armed assault on the US capitol? Freedom of expression! They deserve presidential pardon!
A group of kids on bikes? terrorists! Call out the national guard!
<chuckle> silly magatards....
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