Automobiles are SO last year...
Wake Up and Smell the Exhaust..
This film is from las months critical mass:
Manchester Critical Mass
Every last Friday of the month 6pm Central Library
Next one: Friday 27th June 6pm
Leaving from Central
Library Manchester
Afterwards we'll have a bbq and hang out a park, so bring bbq's,
food, music, drinks etc.
woooo it is an amazing bike ride to celebrate the bicycle, to meet other cyclists, to have an excuse to ride around, to feel part of a bike gang, to have a fun evening etc etc
Critical Mass
6pm Central Library
Friday 27th June
This month Manchester critical mass will be having a one minute silence
to honour two passionate cyclists that were killed this month by motorists,
and to remember all our cycling comrades that have been killed on the
roads.
Critical Mass bike rides are held at the end of the month all over the
world, and their pedal power is a fun way of imparting a serious message.
Make sure you’re there at next Critical Mass; whatever town you’re
in make it massive.
Manchester Critical Mass is a monthly bike ride around the city, meeting every last Friday at 6pm outside Central Library.
www.ibikemcr.org.uk
NORMAN FAY
Norman Fay died on Friday, June 20. He was cycling to the York cycle rally
when a motorist collided with him.
"He was just 72 so it's come as a real shock.
Norman had a well deserved reputation for fine craftsmanship and engineering,
and had an infectious love of all things cycling. His bikes have been
many people's introduction to cycling and his experimentation with different
cycle forms appealed to hard core enthusiasts and occasional riders alike.
I've been the lucky owner of a couple of his
bikes, one of which I bought when I was 18 and I still have but is sadly
gathering dust in the hut.
Both Norman and his late wife Marion were both founding members of South Tyneside Friends of the Earth.
Whilst he died relatively young in modern terms, his continued cycling
proved that you're never to old to get on your bike. Maybe it's time I
dusted off mine.
A true local hero."
MARIE VESCO
Marie Vesco was killed by a car on Wednesday 4th June while cycling to
Brighton. Active in various London social centres, Whitechapel and Brixton
Food Not Bombs, she now had plans to open a new social centre.
Marie was part of a group of twelve cyclists who left Brixton in the
early hours of the morning to join the Smash EDO demo. They were on the
A23 by
Burgess Hill when an impatient gas guzzling imbecile swerved across two
lanes straight into Marie, then another car hit her. She died instantly,
there was nothing her friends could have done. The driver of the second
car got straight on his phone as soon as he came to a halt - not for an
ambulance but to call his lawyer. He then started pushing Marie's mates
around. One driver has been arrested.
After critical mass we will be having a BBQ in the park so we can
socialise and get to know each other better so please bring provisions
hope you can join us
Put these dates in your diaries.
2008: 25th Jan, 29th Feb, 28th March, 25th April, 30th May, 27th June, 25th July, 29th Aug, 26th Sept, 31st Oct, 28th Nov, 26th Dec.
