On Friday I participated in Critical Mass Vancouver. If you haven’t heard of Critical Mass it’s a monthly gathering of cyclists that ride around a city or town. There is no predetermined route and the group takes up the roads by ignoring red lights & blocking traffic at intersections.
First started in San Francisco in 1992 it is now celebrated in many cities around the world - usually on the last Friday of every month.
The underlying purpose is to draw attention to the fact that people ride bikes for transportation & roads should be more accommodating for cyclists. Irate motorists often see it as a mass protest with the deliberate attempt to obstruct traffic & cause disruption.
For someone who hasn’t ridden a bike in a long time it was awesome to be able to safely ride on the road with other happy cyclists. I think I will be participating in this as a regular monthly event.
Nice!
i’ve been participating in critical mass’ all over california, nice to see it’s still going strong in canada!