Posts Tagged ‘ Critical Mass ’

I love the lighting, over-exposed feel and focus of this time-lapse film from Budapest’s critical mass. It somehow makes it feel like a stop-motion film instead - there are parts of it where my brain is telling me that I’m watching someone’s Hornby train set rather than real people:
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Criticality Accident - Don’t try this at home, kids! Sometimes we achieve critical mass by accident - like in the Newcastle Cycle Campaign’s City Chiefs Cycle Challenge, in which a bunch of politicians, civil servants and cycle campaigners took to the streets of Newcastle last month. Or during my training as a Bike Ability Instructor,...
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I had to teach on a Saturday morning. The students had made an effort to come in, even though the weather was perfect. And I’d made the effort, even though I’d found out that Osijek’s critical mass ride was taking part. That’s dedication, even though I felt like this: So when one of the students...
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I went along to Newcastle’s Critical Mass this evening - the first time I’ve attended one of these events. There are two reasons for this - firstly, there wasn’t one in Newcastle until recently. Secondly . . . I do have my doubts over the effectiveness of these gatherings in either bringing the plight...
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