CRITICAL MASS, LIVERPOOL

The "Critical Mass" movement began in 1992, when a group of cyclists from San Francisco (USA) organised a bike ride around the city to raise awareness about cyclist's rights.
The name Critical Mass originated from a documentary film called "Return of the Scorcher" which was produced by San Franciscan bike riding evangelist, Ted White.
The film's narrater, George Bliss, was describing what chinese cyclists encounter in chinese cities, where there are no traffic lights at city road intersections. Cyclists are forced to wait at each intersection until enough of them gather, to form what George Bliss described as a: "critical mass," before they could cross the intersection by collectively forcing the traffic to yield. The term caught on, and the event is now a regular occurrence in more than 400 cities around the world.

Liverpool's ~ Critical Mass ~ event, begins at 6pm, at the Chinese Arch on Nelson Street, every second Friday of the month, come rain or shine...

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• Critical Mass
• Cycling
• Activism
• Liverpool
• Merseyside Cycle Campaign
• M.C.C
• Sustrans
• National Cycle Network
• Freeworld Films