Critical Mass event ends without incidents in Budapest
Cyclists in Budapest on International Car-free Day 2008.
Car drivers and public transport users in Budapest gave mixed reactions to the International Car-free Day and the Critical Mass cycling event on Monday.
Roughly 10,000 cyclists took part in the Critical Mass programme, which ended without any accidents, chief organiser Gábor Kürti said on Monday night. Organisers had expected a half to one-third fewer cyclists than in April when 80,000 people went cycling in Budapest.
Organizers set the cyclists off from Heroes' Square with the destination of Moszkva tér, with the cyclists free to choose their own route. Andrássy út had been sealed off to traffic since the early hours.
One of the demands of the cyclists was to see a separate lane marked out for cyclists on Rákóczi út, while more generally they intended to promote the peaceful co-existence of motorists and cyclists. Car drivers displayed only moderate enthusiasm, however, with just as many cars on the capital's roads as on any weekday.
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