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San Francisco Critical Mass, April 29, 2005. Critical Mass is a form of direct action in which people travel as a group on bicycles at a set location and time. The idea is for people to group together to make it safe for each other to ride bicycles through their streets, based on the old adage: there's safety in numbers.
On multiple occasions, Critical Mass participants attempted to ride on Lake Shore Drive, a road off limits to cyclists. Police prevented participants riding on Lake Shore Drive, by blocking entrance ramps with squad cars when Critical Mass riders approached the road. [8]
Critical Mass Melbourne [1] is an informal grass roots collection of people who gather to take part in the month's Critical Mass event, which is a cycling event typically held in various cities throughout the world on the last Friday of every month, for traveling as a group through city or town streets on bikes. The rides in Melbourne began in ...
The critical mass for lower-grade uranium depends strongly on the grade: with 45% 235 U, the bare-sphere critical mass is around 185 kilograms (408 lb); with 19.75% 235 U it is over 780 kilograms (1,720 lb); and with 15% 235 U, it is well over 1,350 kilograms (2,980 lb). In all of these cases, the use of a neutron reflector like beryllium can ...
Kidical Mass (sometimes Kiddical Mass) is an organised bicycle ride for children, often using public roads in towns and cities. The rides are free of charge and open to all, with adults acting as safety marshals. Unlike Critical Mass, the route is planned in advance.
A feeder ride is a bike ride where a group of cyclists get together to ride to a destination which is itself the starting point of a major bike ride event. Critical Mass rides and Ciclovia events typically attract feeder rides.
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Reclaim the Street, Time's Square: this action and the monthly critical mass rides led to Time's Square's eventual denial of cars. 1988 Reclaim The Streets, which started in England, is a way drawing attention to the fact that the urban design of cities was not only meant for cars, but for the community. This was done through direct action, art ...