Traffic obstruction
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Traffic obstruction is a common tactic used during public protests and political demonstrations.[1][2] The transport users affected by such disruptions are sometimes unsympathetic to the cause.[3][4][5][failed verification][6]
Legality
Most jurisdictions[
Examples
Examples of intentional traffic obstructions aimed to articulate a protest agenda include
Raasta roko
Raasta roko (Hindi for obstruct the road) is a form of protest commonly practised in India.[10] It usually involves large numbers of people preventing vehicular traffic from using a busy thoroughfare. Pedestrian traffic is not targeted.
Rail roko is similar blocking of a railway.[11]
See also
References
- ^ Badger, Emily (13 July 2016). "Why highways have become the center of civil rights protest". The Washington post. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ISBN 978-0804763394.
- ^ "Proposed laws would crack down on protesters who block roadways". CNN. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "Stopping traffic: Minnesota lawmakers try increase penalties for common protest tactic". Salon. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "In Protests, Who Owns the Highways?". Bloomberg.com. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ Chen, Xi (2011). Social Protest and Contentious Authoritarianism in China. Cambridge University Press. p. 176.
- ^ "Supreme Court: Protesters can't block roads or public spaces, rules Supreme Court | India News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Law section". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
- ^ Emilie Ruscoe; Esha Ray (23 June 2019). "70 people arrested protesting climate change outside New York Times hq in Midtown". New York Daily News.
- ISBN 978-81-7648-446-6. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ISBN 978-1-60846-119-6. Retrieved 28 September 2012.