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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2024/apr/12/after-30-years-critical-mass-is-still-fighting-for-cyclists-on-londons-roads
" Thirteen years ago, riding through central London on my way to meet a friend one evening, I found myself surrounded by hundreds of cyclists, some blaring horns, one popping wheelies, and even someone covered in lights, thundering out drum’n’bass from a mobile sound system.
In spite of being overdressed in a shirt and my best trousers, I was taken by the spontaneous solidarity of this diverse group, who I later found was mostly made up of strangers.
Having been swept along in their pack, we made our way to the West End as other traffic momentarily came to a halt to let us pass, while perplexed tourists and shoppers looked on.
This was my first experience of Critical Mass, a monthly, leaderless event held around the world, which promotes safer cycling by riding in numbers. "
^ this is exactly how i discovered critical mass around 2007, a random encounter
have fun this weekend one and all, get out there and support this unique event