critical something

ok, so Critical Mass taiwan-style wasn't what i expected:

we were only nine not the hundreds i'd imagined

and we took a tour with Mr. Hsieh of the taipei city government,

to see the state of the new bike paths through the city centre

(not sharing with pedestrians)

and then went for a little ride

and had some dumplings together

and shared stories

here's a couple more photos i took on the way to the ride,

which show the current level of respect offered to cyclists (and pedestrians) by car (and scooter) riders:

this man's found a way to avoid parking fees:block 4/5ths of the pavement.

cycle path? what cycle path?