The problem with demonstrations like this is that it does NOTHING to help their cause. The way to get more bike routes isn't to become territorial of streets with 45MPH speed limits and get your buddies together to claim all the lanes and slow down every car behind you.
Wouldn't a smarter approach be to do some sort of fundraising? Maybe some 5K or 10K rides where they can legally close streets and get sponsors? I doubt the jurisdictions/municipalities aren't building the bike routes because they don't want them, its probably because there's no funding for them. Meet with City Planners and come up with a plan where you come up with the initial cost of infrastructure and they'll absorb the cost of maintenance. That would require more thought, more proactivity and more work than just getting a bunch of people together to piss people off but you might actually get what you want at the end of the day.
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