ADFC Kidical Mass: Streets are for everyone!

On Sunday 22 September 2024, the cycling club ADFC will host the 13th edition of the event. Kidical Mass in Wiesbaden. Meeting point is at 15:00 on the Dern’s premises.

At the Children's Bicycle Corso, the young traffic participants and their parents can cycle comfortably and safely through Wiesbaden's streets for over an hour. The aim is the World Children's Day Festival on Schlossplatz.
In a short break, a visible sign is set with chalk. In the process, the children convert a busy road in a few seconds, turning street grey into children's colour.

Part of a nationwide action weekend
On the action days from 16 September to 27 October 2024, tens of thousands of people cycle in over 400 places. From the metropolitan region to rural areas, people are campaigning for safe school paths and independent mobility. For the children, this means not having to be brave for a short moment to cycle on the road. Fabian Heil, initiator of the Kidical Mass, puts it in a nutshell: ‘Children have a right to move safely, independently and protected. Only when we focus on children and vulnerable people in transport policy do we create a future-oriented design of public space for all. Cities such as Paris, Ghent and Utrecht are now doing it and changing the transport system quickly and efficiently. We want to do the same in Wiesbaden!”

Background ‘Kidical Mass’
The Kidical Mass is a form of action for children- and bicycle-friendly cities, which was invented in 2008 in Oregon (USA). The first German Kidical Mass demonstrations were organised by families in Berlin, Darmstadt, Stuttgart and Cologne in 2017 and 2018. In 2019, a Kidical Mass took place in Wiesbaden for the first time as part of the city cycling.

About the ADFC
With more than 230,000 members, the Allgemeine Deutsche Fahrrad-Club e.V. (ADFC) is the largest representation of the interests of cyclists worldwide. He advises on all matters relating to bicycles. Politically, the ADFC is committed to the consistent promotion of cycling.