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In LA, a city where road rage all too often leads to "bang bang", you've got to admire the cojones of anyone willing to ride a bicycle at all, let alone on the notoriously busy freeways of Southern California. However, that's exactly what a group of cyclists are doing as part of a guerrilla effort to make pedal power a more widely accepted form of transportation.

A group of around 30 cycling advocates calling themselves Crimanimalz took to the Santa Monica Freeway last Friday at rush hour, riding about 2 miles before exiting at theSanta Monica Boulevard off ramp. The ride was the third for the group since April 18, and they are vowing to hold more.

Although technically riding a bicycle on a highway is illegal, two riders who were stopped by police were let off with a warning.

It's not clear whether these kinds of actions make cyclists more popular with the type of motorist who prefers not to have to deal with bikes, which might be a concern as two-wheel enthusiasts advocate for equal road rights. On the other hand, civil rights demonstrations didn't make African-Americans more popular with racists, but they got the job done.

via [Wired]