[sustran] Re: [carfree_network] Very sad news from Brazil

[Todd Edelman]

I posted the following comment in the City Fix article:

"How about alternative headline 'Man attacks large group of people with 
his car' rather than using the temporary role all these people had at 
the time? (There are just people and some are mean and angry and some 
drive and/or cycle sometimes. Most people do not cycle regularly, may 
have a bias, and the headline you use implies an 'accident' or even that 
the cycling people could have been at fault somehow.)"

- T

On 03/03/11 20:27, Erica Schlaikjer wrote:
> I wrote a post about in TheCityFix.com, as well:
> http://thecityfix.com/motorist-plows-through-cyclists-in-porto-alegre/
>
> Please feel free to continue this discussion online, in the comments.
>
> Best,
> Erica Schlaikjer
>
> On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 7:34 AM, Luis Patricio <lcpatricio at gmail.com 
> <mailto:lcpatricio at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Wow ! Even China !! Thanks for the support guys.
>
>     Our special critical mass ride was yesterday. There were 300
>     cyclists approximately although it was raining. It was one of the
>     most beautiful and pacific rides I've been to.
>
>     Here's the article from our main neswspaper:
>     http://www.gazetadopovo.com.br/vidaecidadania/conteudo.phtml?tl=1&id=1102300&tit=Bicicletada-da-Paz-reune-cerca-de-300-ciclistas-em-Curitiba
>     <http://www.gazetadopovo.com.br/vidaecidadania/conteudo.phtml?tl=1&id=1102300&tit=Bicicletada-da-Paz-reune-cerca-de-300-ciclistas-em-Curitiba>
>
>     It's sad that something like that needs to happen to make people
>     start noticing that something's wrong in our life style. But
>     fortunately, we can get something good out all of this. There is a
>     lot of people questioning whether or not the cyclists/the movement
>     were wrong and it's a great opportunity to raise awareness about
>     urban mobility among the general public.
>
>     cheers
>
>     Luis Patricio
>     transportehumano.com.br <http://transportehumano.com.br>
>     "Mais importante que o veículo que você usa, é a mensagem que você
>     veicula"
>     @luis_patricio
>
>
>
>     2011/3/2 jane. <voodikon at yahoo.com <mailto:voodikon at yahoo.com>>
>
>         I just checked--the story has appeared in the major Chinese
>         news media as well:
>
>         http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hqpl/zggc/2011-03-01/content_1894044.html
>         http://news.sohu.com/20110301/n279592695.shtml
>         http://gb.cri.cn/27824/2011/03/01/5105s3167583.htm
>         http://video.sina.com.cn/p/news/s/v/2011-03-01/085061269341.html
>
>         Jane
>
>         ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>         *From:* Justin Hyatt <justin at zofi.hu <mailto:justin at zofi.hu>>
>         *To:* carfree_network at googlegroups.com
>         <mailto:carfree_network at googlegroups.com>
>         *Cc:* inhodpr at gmail.com <mailto:inhodpr at gmail.com>
>         *Sent:* Tue, March 1, 2011 10:56:14 PM
>
>         *Subject:* Re: [carfree_network] Very sad news from Brazil
>
>         Hi all,
>
>         This news appeared in the Hungarian media and was also
>         discussed on the Budapest Critical Mass webpage. In fact, a
>         letter of support was drafted and sent to the Porte Alegre CM
>         group by the Budapest Cm community. In case anyone is
>         interested, it can be read below.
>
>         Pippa's suggestion of a mobility justice campaign is also a
>         good one, and I have asked the Brazilians if they could
>         picture doing this, and we'll see if that can happen to
>         coincide also with Friday's monthly news relase.
>
>         *In Brazilian*
>
>         Caros ciclistas da Massa Crítica de Porto Alegre!
>
>         Há alguns dias ficamos sabendo do evento trágico que aconteceu
>         com vocês na marcha. Em nome de todos os ciclistas e
>         participantes da MC da Hungria queríamos desejar a recuperação
>         mais rápida possível para os feridos e esperamos que nunca
>         mais aconteça tal evento em nenhum lado do mundo.
>
>         Esperamos também que esse horrível atropelamento não
>         desencoraje vocês e que continuem pedalando por um mundo não
>         só mais respirável, mas também mais amigo para com os
>         ciclistas! Mais uma vez uma recuperação rápida!
>
>         A Massa Crítica da Hungria
>
>         *In Hungarian:*
>
>         Kedves porto alegre-i CM-esek!
>
>         A napokban eljutott hozzánk Magyarországra annak a tragikus
>         eseménynek a híre, ami veletek a felvonuláson történt. Minden
>         magyarországi CM-es és kerékpáros nevében szeretnénk minden
>         sérültnek mihamarabbi gyógyulást kívánni, és reméljük, hogy
>         ilyen esemény soha nem fog sehol a világban megismétlődni.
>
>         Reméljük, hogy ez a szörnyűség nem veszi kedvetek, és tovább
>         tekertek egy kerékpárosbarát világért!
>         Mihamarabbi gyógyulást kívánnak a magyarországi kerékpárosok!
>
>         *In English:*
>
>         Dear Critical Mass riders in Porto Alegre!
>
>         In these days we in Hungary have come to know the tragical
>         news about what happened to you at a Critical Mass ride in
>         Porto Allegre. In the name of all Hungarian Critical Mass
>         riders, we would like to wish for the quickest recovery to
>         everyone injured in this incident, and we hope that such a
>         thing will never happen again, anywhere in the world.
>
>         We hope that this horrible thing doesn't spoil your mood, and
>         that you will be able to continue cycling for a more
>         bicycle-friendly world!
>         We as Hungarian cyclists wish you all a quick recovery!
>
>         www.criticalmass.hu <http://www.criticalmass.hu/>
>
>         On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 9:07 PM, Davi Pires <inhodpr at gmail.com
>         <mailto:inhodpr at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>             Hi all,
>
>             The driver lawyer said his client would show up at the
>             police this
>             afternoon, when he was contacted by the press. According
>             to his
>             lawyer, he will pledge innocent, alleging that the
>             cyclists hit the
>             car first, breaking the glass and scaring his 15-year-old
>             son who was
>             with him.
>
>             This is different from the story the cyclists told on the
>             video
>             footage taken right after the accident. They said they
>             were going
>             slow, and that the driver had been honking and threatening to
>             accelerate for a few minutes. They asked him to stay calm,
>             because
>             there were elder people, and kids, and pets, and it would
>             not be safe
>             for him to pass through - which, as you saw, he ignored.
>
>             The 15-year-old son, when interviewed by the press, said
>             (translation):
>             - It was wasn't them, the cyclists, who started. My father
>             went a
>             little first. But then they started hitting the car for
>             real. Then,
>             after they calmed down, three of them stayed in front of
>             the car,
>             blocking him, only him.
>
>             [from this link, in portuguese:
>             http://zerohora.clicrbs.com.br/zerohora/jsp/default.jsp?uf=1&local=1&section=Geral&newsID=a3223867.xml
>             <http://zerohora.clicrbs.com.br/zerohora/jsp/default.jsp?uf=1&local=1&section=Geral&newsID=a3223867.xml>]
>
>             Etienne, you are right. The police so far acts as if the
>             cyclists were
>             wrong, for they had not warned the authorities that they
>             would be
>             riding that night.
>
>             I think one of the great help we can have from the
>             international
>             community is to have this story show up on major
>             newspapers all over
>             the world. I believe our politicians are very sensitive to
>             the bad PR
>             that will come if this insane driver is not convicted.
>
>             BTW, I am brazilian too, but from another city (Recife). I
>             will follow
>             the events through the blog of the Critical Mass of Porto
>             Alegre, and
>             try to keep you updated.
>
>             We are also trying to figure out what is the best strategy
>             to raise
>             awareness of the incident throughout the country. Some
>             cities have
>             scheduled rides for this week. If anyone has experience on
>             this kind
>             of thing (I hope not), we are open to suggestions as to
>             what worked
>             before, and what didn't.
>
>             Davi Pires
>
>             On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 8:58 AM, Theo Haris
>             <theohariss at gmail.com <mailto:theohariss at gmail.com>> wrote:
>             > This is very sad news indeed. I hope nobody got killed
>             during this heinous
>             > act..
>             >
>             > Luis Patricio, do you want to keep us informed on what's
>             happening in
>             > Brazil? I wonder also whether we should organise a
>             critical mass ending on
>             > the embassy of Brazil in all countries we can, to
>             protest if they still hold
>             > to the story that he didn't mean murder..
>             >
>             > Theo
>             >
>             > On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 1:51 PM, Etienne von Bertrab
>             <etiennevon at gmail.com <mailto:etiennevon at gmail.com>>
>             > wrote:
>             >>
>             >> These are horrible news, Luis Patricio. As far as I
>             understood the police
>             >> is still not recognising these powerful video
>             testimonies. I wonder if we
>             >> could show solidarity while contributing with putting
>             pressure on
>             >> authorities with a letter from WCN. Has it been done in
>             the past? What do
>             >> you guys think?
>             >> Étienne
>             >>
>             >> On 27 February 2011 21:40, Luis Patricio
>             <lcpatricio at gmail.com <mailto:lcpatricio at gmail.com>> wrote:
>             >>>
>             >>> Hi all,
>             >>>
>             >>> Last friday on Porto Alegre's Critical Mass, a driver
>             hit dozens of
>             >>> cyclists:
>             >>>
>             http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRgiIrHRoHM&feature=player_embedded
>             <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRgiIrHRoHM&feature=player_embedded>
>             >>>
>             >>> We are all still shocked but many groups throughout
>             the country are
>             >>> already planning something to respond to that hideous
>             crime.
>             >>>
>             >>> The Porto Alegre CM blog has more info and videos (in
>             portuguese):
>             >>> http://massacriticapoa.wordpress.com/
>             >>>
>             >>> Luis Patricio
>             >>> transportehumano.com.br <http://transportehumano.com.br>
>             >>> "Mais importante que o veículo que você usa, é a
>             mensagem que você
>             >>> veicula"
>             >>> @luis_patricio
>             >>>
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