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>, Siri
Cruise > wrote:

> > > In California vehicles yield the right of way to pedestrians regardless
> > > of
> > > whether the pedestrians are making a legal crossing.
> >
> > that might be what the law says, but anyone who steps in front of a
> > moving vehicle which shows no signs of slowing down is not going to
> > enjoy the outcome.
>
> Actual protesters obstruct traffic in a way that the cars have enough time to
> see them and stop.

you were talking about jaywalking.

the entire goal of protesters is to shut down roads and inconvenience
innocent drivers who just want to go to work or home or wherever it is
they're going. some of them attack the drivers who insist on getting
past their crap.

> They hold up traffic for a short time until the police and
> highway patrol show up and arrest the protestors. The road is cleared without
> killing or maiming anyone. The annoyance of waiting does not justify
> attacking
> human beings, at least in civilisation. Your neck of the wood is still
> waiting
> for roads paved with actual road and indoor plumbing.

on what planet is this?

here's what really happens:
<http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/articl...ple-caught-up-
in-2594851.php>
A 72-year-old man driving the Chevrolet minivan and his 70-year-old
wife were surrounded by bicyclists who rocked their vehicle, police
said, adding that two witnesses told them that three riders threw
their bicycles in front of the minivan to block its path.

Tempers flared on both sides and the minivan's windshield was
shattered and a wiper bent, but Berkeley police did not make any
arrests, said Sgt. Mary Kusmiss, department spokeswoman.

no arrests.

<http://www.seattlepi.com/local/artic...otest-marred-b
y-violence-1280435.php>
For years, bicyclists involved with Critical Mass have gathered
monthly to ride through Seattle streets in a show of support for the
rights of bicyclists. For the most part, Seattle police have taken a
hands-off approach to the riders, although the protest tactics
include filling the streets with bikes, putting a stop to vehicular
traffic.

a 'hands-off approach'.

<http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local...per-Level-of-G
eorge-Washington-Bridge-398665691.html>
Delays at the bridge for traffic heading into New York from New
Jersey were up to nearly 90 minutes; traffic cameras showed
bumper-to-bumper traffic barely inching along.*

90 minutes is not 'a short time'.