Friday evening, April 9. Time 18.00. The Freedom Square in Poznan gathers a crowd of people on bikes. It is not routine, monthly critical mass, organized by the environmental impacts associated with bicycle traffic in the city. Friday's demonstration was organized by a collective of bicycle, is intended to commemorate the tragic deaths of cyclists who died on Thursday hit by a car on the Bridge Dworcowy in Poznan.
The journey takes about 600 people participated. This is not an everyday event, the bikes have seen a much more diverse group than that arrived at the monthly critical mass. People are shocked by the accident, they want to in this way to express their solidarity with the victim. Speaker at the beginning of the full gravity urges the participants' behavior and invites you to prudence in the daily movement around town.
"We are a small group that chooses alternative transport! We can not allow ignorance authority "- I can hear the announcer -" directly responsible for the death of the driver Helmets BMW, but we must remember that it indirectly responsible for municipal officials. "
mass itself takes place in silence and meditation, no screams, no bells ring. On the Bridge Dworcowy group of cyclists is pinning gost bike - that is, white bike, which is intended to mean our memory of Kate. Ghost Bike will be a warning to drivers. Bike Ride
temporarily blocking traffic on the roundabout Kaponiera, then calmly reaches into Freedom Square. People drift, holding the hands of flyers inviting to picket at Thursday's city office.
