ADFC Kidical Mass calls for safe mobility for children

Nationwide action weekend

This weekend, around 160 cities in Germany will host Kidical
mass carried out. Tens of thousands of children, young people and
Families on wheels. They want a better and
Safe mobility for children.

Conditions for cycling are bad

The Kidical Mass offers space for cheerful cycling in the city.
This space is often missing in everyday life, often there are no bike paths and
the existing ones are too narrow or not in front of the car traffic
protected, so that now, according to statistics of the
Federal Ministry of Transport, 43 percent of the children with the car to
School is brought.

ADFC Chairman Eru Frank said: "One hour the road belongs to the
children. They show us that Wiesbaden still has a lot to do until the
Bicycle-friendly and therefore child-friendly city. The
The needs of the next generation in transport must be met by the
Transport policymakers are finally being taken seriously.
Parents' resentment over limited bus traffic
The start of the school year would be much smaller if the students
School could cycle.”

Background ‘Kidical Mass’

The Kidical Mass is a form of action for child-safe cycle paths that
It was invented in Oregon in 2008. The first German Kidical Mass demos
organized families 2017 and 2018 in Berlin, Darmstadt, Stuttgart
and Cologne. In 2019, a Kidical was held for the first time as part of the city cycling
Mass in Wiesbaden.

About the ADFC

The Allgemeine Deutsche Fahrrad-Club e.V. (ADFC) has more than
200,000 members the largest advocacy group for cyclists
worldwide. He advises on all matters relating to bicycles. Political
The ADFC is committed to the consistent promotion of cycling.