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Kidical Mass

Cyclists from Oregon and Oklahoma are hoping that their new grassroots effort, Kidical Mass, will take root and encourage children and families to ride their bikes.

Why the effort? "To celebrate the fact that kids are traffic too. For family fun on vehicles that don’t hurt the future! Another excuse to get ice cream," The Kidical Mass site for Eugene, Ore., says.

In a recent story on the Bike Portland blog, editor Jonathan Maus explained the concept in a little more detail:

The city of Eugene has come up with a kinder, gentler, and younger spin on Critical Mass — “Kidical” Mass.

The idea came from bike advocate Shane Rhodes. Rhodes — who manages the Safe Routes to Schools program for a Eugene-area school district — says the idea came to him during an early morning brainstorm about an upcoming visit to his city by filmmaker Ted White.

“The bike movement has grown up, and now it has kids!”

The first Kidical Mass ride in Eugene was scheduled Friday night (April 18). Kidical Mass rides also were slated for Friday in Bend and Ashland, Ore., and Tulsa, Okla. The Kidical Mass rides began April 3 in Portland, and a Kidical Mass ride is slated for June 20 as part of Portland's Pedalpalooza event.

Promoters of Kidical Mass say it is a law-abiding easy ride in traffic. Helmets are required, and decorations and bike bells are encouraged.

I learned about the rides through the ChampaignCountyBikes e-mail list. There seems to be interest in developing Kidical Mass for the Champaign-Urbana area, but no definite plans have been made.

Roger 1 comments 12:52 AM

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