Friday Night Skating Vienna 2002

On 7th may, 2002 there was a meeting of the organization teams and the ordner to discuss improvements of the Friday Night Skating Vienna tour.
On may 17th, 2002 the Friday Night Skating Vienna was started.

For an overview about the event have a look at the Vienna Night Skating 2000 [E] web site and at the server night.skater [E].

There are a few pages about

• the police [E]
• the ordner [E]
• photos which are worth taking a look at [E]

1. 17. 5. 2002
2. 24. 5. 2002
3. 31. 5. 2002
4. 7. 6. 2002 - canceled because it was raining
5. 14. 6. 2002
6. 21. 6. 2002
7. 28. 6. 2002
8. 5. 7. 2002
9. 12. 7. 2002
10. 19. 7. 2002
11. 26. 7. 2002
12. 2. 8. 2002
13. 9. 8. 2002
14. 16. 8. 2002
15. 23. 8. 2002
16. 30. 8. 2002
17. 6. 9. 2002
18. 13. 9. 2002 - canceled because the police had a benefit event and we were not allowed to skate. But we were doing a night skating tour [E]
19. 20. 9. 2002
20. 27. 9. 2002
21. 4. 10. 2002 - canceled because it was raining
22. 11. 10. 2002 - canceled because it was raining
23. 18. 10. 2002 - canceled because it was raining

• Number of skater: about 600
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Schottenring - Franz-Josefs-Kai - Stubenring - Parkring - Schubertring - Kärntnerring - Opernring - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Grillparzerstraße - Landesgerichtsstraße - Auerspergstraße - Museumstraße - Museumsplatz - Getreidemarkt - Linke Wienzeile - Schloßbrücke - Schönbrunner Straße - Schloßstraße - Schönbrunner Straße - Rechte Wienzeile / Hamburger Straße - Kärntner Straße - Opernring - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:00 - 23:52
• Distance: about 22 km
• Photos [E]: The comments about the photos from the first Friday Night Skating Vienna tour of the last year (which was on may 18th, 2001 [E]) apply to this one, too.
  88.6 [G] made some fotos [E]
• Comments: A lot of skater, a long tour and high speed for the first tour. We had one person with a wheel-chair and one person with a special bike.
• Acting as ordner [E]: yes

• Number of skater: about 300
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Volksgartenstraße - Neustiftgasse - Neubaugürtel - Mariahilfer Gürtel - Sechshauser Gürtel - Schönbrunner Straße - Rechte Wienzeile / Hamburger Straße - Operngasse - Getreidemarkt - Museumsplatz - Museumstraße - Auerspergstraße - Landesgerichtsstraße - Universitätsstraße - Maria-Theresienstraße - Franz-Josefs-Kai - Stubenring - Parkring - Schubertring - Kärntnerring - Opernring - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:00 - 23:15
• Distance: about 20 km
• Photos [E]: 71 photos out of 88. I'm looking for places with more light for taking photos. That's why I get better results.
• Comments: On our way to the Getreidemarkt we were skating a short part of the Operngasse against the direction of the traffic. The police [E] had stopped the cars at the Friedrichstraße so we could skate without troubles.
• Acting as ordner [E]: yes

• Number of skater: about 500
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Babenbergerstraße - Museumsplatz - Museumstraße - Auerspergstraße - Landesgerichtsstraße - Maria-Theresienstraße - Obere Donaustraße - Brigittenauer Lände - Friedensbrücke - Roßauer Lände - Franz-Josefs-Kai - Aspernbrücke - Aspernbrückengasse - Praterstraße - Praterstern - Franzensbrückenstraße - Untere Donaustraße - Obere Donaustraße - Salztorbrücke - Salztorgasse - Vorlaufstraße - Marc-Aurel-Straße - Wipplinger Straße - Helferstorferstraße - Schottengasse - Teinfaltstraße - Löwelstraße - Ballhausplatz - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:00 - 23:20
• Distance: about 14 km
• Photos [E]: Just one photo because my camera broke down.
• Comments: First time we had a big sound equipment with us.
  And my camera broke down.
• Acting as ordner [E]: yes

• Number of skater: about 600
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Schottengasse - Maria-Theresienstraße - Obere Donaustraße - Brigittenauer Lände - Adalbert-Stifter-Straße - Floridsdorfer Hauptstraße - An der oberen Alten Donau - Wagramer Straße - Lassallestraße - Praterstraße - Aspernbrückengasse - Stubenring - Parkring - Schubertring - Kärntnerring - Opernring - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:00 - 23:55
• Distance: 18,6 km (measured by the police [E])
• Photos [E]: I borrowed a digital camera. But the memory card was full in the middle of the tour. And the size of the photos is the maximum size of that camera.
• Comments: No rain. But one fast skater crashed. And two bycicle racer took a closer look at a Ferrari.
• Acting as ordner [E]: yes

• Number of skater: about 600
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Volksgartenstraße - Neustiftgasse - Neubaugürtel - Mariahilfer Gürtel - Sechshauser Gürtel - Gaudenzdorfer Gürtel - Margaretengürtel - Matzleinsdorfer Platz - Margaretengürtel - Wiedner Gürtel - Südtiroler Platz - Laxenburger Straße - Quellenplatz - Laxenburger Straße - Raxstraße - Triester Straße - Matzleinsdorfer Platz - Reinprechtsdorfer Straße - Schönbrunner Straße - Rechte Wienzeile / Hamburger Straße - Kärntner Straße - Opernring - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:00 - 23:55
• Distance: about 19 km
• Photos: Sorry, no photos.
• Comments: Great weather. Only the last 3 km it was raining very hard.
• Acting as ordner [E]: no

• Number of skater: about 150
• Planned route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Grillparzerstraße - Landesgerichtsstraße - Auerspergstraße - Museumstraße - Museumsplatz - Getreidemarkt - Linke Wienzeile - Hadikgasse - Hackinger Steg - Hietzinger Kai - Schönbrunner Straße - Schloßstraße - Schönbrunner Straße - Rechte Wienzeile / Hamburger Straße - Kärntner Straße - Opernring - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Grillparzerstraße - Landesgerichtsstraße - Auerspergstraße - Museumstraße - Museumsplatz - Getreidemarkt - Linke Wienzeile - Hadikgasse - St.-Veiter-Brücke - Hietzinger Kai - Schönbrunner Straße - Schloßstraße - Schönbrunner Straße - Rechte Wienzeile / Hamburger Straße - Kärntner Straße - Opernring - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:00 - 23:40
• Distance: 20 km (measured by the police [E])
• Photos [E]: I got a new digital camera. But I had the wrong options, so the photos are smaller.
• Comments: Not many people because the weather was very unstable and it looks like it would start to rain every moment. But it didn't.
• Acting as ordner [E]: yes

• Number of skater: about 700
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Währinger Straße - Maria-Theresienstraße - Obere Donaustraße - Brigittenauer Lände - Friedensbrücke - Roßauer Lände - Franz-Josefs-Kai - Aspernbrücke - Aspernbrückengasse - Praterstraße - Praterstern - Lassallestraße - Vorgartenstraße - Ausstellungsstraße - Praterstern - Praterstraße - Untere Donaustraße - Obere Donaustraße - Roßauer Brücke - Türkenstraße - Hörlgasse - Rooseveltplatz - Universitätsstraße - Landesgerichtsstraße - Auerspergstraße - Museumstraße - Museumsplatz - Babenbergerstraße - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:05 - 23:45
• Distance: 16 km (measured by the police [E])
• Photos [E]: My new camera has a better flash light. But I'm still able to take photos which are too dark.
• Comments: We had a camera team with us. (I took a few photos of them.)
  And I had my first confrontation with a cab driver. That's something I'm trying to avoid. But when he drove into the crowd we had to stop him.
  Some policemen from another district were a little confused when we passed them.
• Acting as ordner [E]: yes

• Number of skater: about 500
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Schottenring - Franz-Josefs-Kai - Uraniastraße - Dampfschiffstraße - Weißgerberlände - Erdberger Lände - Ludwig-Koeßler-Platz - Schlachthausgasse - Schnirchgasse - Würtzlerstraße - Erdbergstraße - 1. Haidequerstraße - Lautenschlägergasse - Lindenbauergasse - Unter der Kirche - Kaiserebersdorfer Straße - Simmeringer Hauptstraße - Gottschalkgasse - Geiselbergstraße - Gräßlplatz - Arsenalstraße - Wiedner Gürtel - Margaretengürtel - Matzleinsdorfer Platz - Margaretengürtel - Schönbrunner Straße - Rechte Wienzeile / Hamburger Straße - Kärntner Straße - Opernring - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:00 - 00:05
• Distance: 21 km (measured by the police [E])
• Photos: Sorry, no photos.
• Comments: At the beginning it was very slow so we had to brake very often. After a while there were a few long and nice parts where higher speed was possible.
  We had to pass a lot of railway tracks which are more difficult to cross than tramway tracks.
  One person was running with us but he left in Simmering.
• Acting as ordner [E]: no

• Number of skater: about 800
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Volksgartenstraße - Neustiftgasse - Lerchenfelder Gürtel - Hernalser Gürtel - Alserstraße - Universitätsstraße - Maria-Theresienstraße - Obere Donaustraße - Brigittenauer Lände - Friedensbrücke - Roßauer Lände - Türkenstraße - Hörlgasse - Reichsratsstraße - Grillparzerstraße - Landesgerichtsstraße - Auerspergstraße - Museumstraße - Museumsplatz - Getreidemarkt - Operngasse - Margaretenstraße - Pilgramgasse - Rechte Wienzeile / Hamburger Straße - Kärntner Straße - Opernring - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:05 - 23:40
• Distance: 14,6 km (measured by the police [E])
• Photos [E]: I didn't take a lot of photos because someone told me that my photos are too dark.
• Comments: One person brought in a charge against the organisation. Reason: noise pollution. He was discussing a long time with one policeman from the leading car. It seems that he didn't like the music from our radio car.
• Acting as ordner [E]: yes

• Number of skater: about 500
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Schottengasse - Maria-Theresienstraße - Franz-Josefs-Kai - Aspernbrücke - Aspernbrückengasse - Praterstraße - Praterstern - Lassallestraße - Vorgartenstraße - Ausstellungsstraße - Praterstern - Franzensbrückenstraße - Untere Donaustraße - Aspernbrücke - Stubenring - Parkring - Schubertring - Kärntnerring - Opernring - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Schottenring - Franz-Josefs-Kai - Stubenring - Parkring - Schubertring - Kärntnerring - Opernring - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:00 - 23:30
• Distance: 17,1 km (measured by the police [E])
• Photos [E]: 38 photos out of 90. I didn't use the other ones because they were too dark.
• Comments: We had one man who was filming us. A lot of people were using citybikes. (There are still a few people which don't know how to use them in the right way.)
  Once in a while there are people who are running thru the crowd.
  Someone at the Cafe Einstein [G] has reserved a few tables for us. Most of the ordner and a few other skaters are visiting this cafe regularly after night skating.
• Acting as ordner [E]: yes

• Number of skater: about 800
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Schottengasse - Maria-Theresienstraße - Obere Donaustraße - Brigittenauer Lände - Adalbert-Stifter-Straße - Floridsdorfer Hauptstraße - An der oberen Alten Donau - Wagramer Straße - Lassallestraße - Praterstraße - Aspernbrückengasse - Stubenring - Parkring - Schubertring - Kärntnerring - Opernring - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:08 - 23:55
• Distance: 18 km (measured by the police [E])
• Photos [E]: 75 out of 114.
• Comments: We had two persons who where skating with a sign on their back. (You can see one person here, the other one here and both of them on this picture.)
  One person was skating with quad skates (that are the ones called "Rollschuhe" ages ago).
  Vicki showed us that she can skate with them, too. And she can do a lot of tricks with them.
• Acting as ordner [E]: yes

• Number of skater: about 1400
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Schottenring - Franz-Josefs-Kai - Uraniastraße - Dampfschiffstraße - Weißgerberlände - Erdberger Lände - Ludwig-Koeßler-Platz - Schlachthausgasse - Schnirchgasse - Würtzlerstraße - Erdbergstraße - 1. Haidequerstraße - Lautenschlägergasse - Lindenbauergasse - Unter der Kirche - Kaiserebersdorfer Straße - Simmeringer Hauptstraße - Gottschalkgasse - Geiselbergstraße - Gräßlplatz - Arsenalstraße - Wiedner Gürtel - Mommsengasse - Weyringergasse - Argentinierstraße - St. Elisabeth-Platz - Argentinierstraße - Paniglgasse - Wiedner Hauptstraße - Kärntner Straße - Opernring - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:00 - 23:47
• Distance: 18,2 km (measured by the police [E])
• Photos [E]: 59 pictures.
• Comments: This route is great. Most of the streets are fine, the length is just right and the traffic is not to high.
  We had one skateboarder skating with us the whole tour.
  Some streets are not made for us, but who cares?
• Acting as ordner [E]: yes

• Number of skater: about 350
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Volksgartenstraße - Museumstraße - Museumsplatz - Getreidemarkt - Linke Wienzeile - Grünbergstraße - Gaßmannstraße - Graf-Seilern-Gasse - Fasangartengasse - Stranzenberggasse - Fasangartengasse - Edelsinnstraße - Wienerbergbrücke - Wienerbergstraße - Triester Straße - Matzleinsdorfer Platz - Reinprechtsdorfer Straße - Wiedner Hauptstraße - Mayerhofgasse - Favoritenstraße - Wiedner Hauptstraße - Kärntner Straße - Opernring - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:00 - 23:36
• Distance: 17,9 km (measured by the police [E])
• Photos [E]: 50 out of 62.
• Comments: A new route with one hard uphill part. This person has suggested the route.
• Acting as ordner [E]: yes

• Number of skater: about 700
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Schottengasse - Maria-Theresienstraße - Franz-Josefs-Kai - Aspernbrücke - Aspernbrückengasse - Praterstraße - Praterstern - Lassallestraße - Vorgartenstraße - Ausstellungsstraße - Praterstern - Franzensbrückenstraße - Untere Donaustraße - Aspernbrücke - Stubenring - Parkring - Schubertring - Kärntnerring - Opernring - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Schottenring - Franz-Josefs-Kai - Stubenring - Parkring - Schubertring - Kärntnerring - Opernring - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:00 - 23:45
• Distance: 17,5 km (measured by the police [E])
• Photos [E]: 72 out of 106.
• Comments: A jogger was running with us, at least a short part of the route.
• Acting as ordner [E]: yes

• Number of skater: about 1400
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Schottenring - Liechtensteinstraße - Alserbachstraße - Julius-Tandler-Platz - - Alserbachstraße - Roßauer Lände - Franz-Josefs-Kai - Stubenring - Parkring - Schubertring - Kärntnerring - Opernring - Operngasse - Friedrichstraße - Linke Wienzeile - Schloßbrücke - Schönbrunner Straße - Schloßstraße - Schönbrunner Straße - Margaretengürtel - Gumpendorfer Gürtel - Mariahilfer Gürtel - Neubaugürtel - Burggasse - Museumsplatz - Babenbergerstraße - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:00 - 00:15
• Distance: 20 km (measured by the police [E])
• Photos [E]: 106 out of 161. A few people are waving to get photographed. And once in a while they do crazy things like posing like this or like this.
• Comments: Some stupid car driver try to drive through the crowd. Usually they are stopped by the police [E] or by the ordner [E].
  We saw some people with two cars who were doing some film shooting.
  And I saw one man who knew where his towel [E] was. (Like Ford Prefect [E]. If you don't know what I'm babbling about then you should read The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy [E].)
• Acting as ordner [E]: yes

• Number of skater: about 1000
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Volksgartenstraße - Museumstraße - Museumsplatz - Getreidemarkt - Linke Wienzeile - Gumpendorfer Gürtel - Mariahilfer Gürtel - Neubaugürtel - Lerchenfelder Gürtel - Hernalser Gürtel - Währinger Gürtel - Heiligenstädter Straße - Liechtenwerder Platz - Spittelauer Lände - Roßauer Lände - Türkenstraße - Hörlgasse - Währinger Straße - Sensengasse - Spitalgasse - Arne-Carlsson-Park - Spitalgasse - Nußdorfer Straße - Alserbachstraße - Roßauer Lände - Franz-Josefs-Kai - Stubenring - Parkring - Schubertring - Kärntnerring - Opernring - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:00 - 00:20
• Distance: 19,1 km (measured by the police [E])
• Photos: Sorry, no photos.
• Comments: One person got hurt and had to be picked up by the ambulance.
• Acting as ordner [E]: no

• Number of skater: about 100
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Schottenring - Liechtensteinstraße - Alserbachstraße - Julius-Tandler-Platz - Alserbachstraße - Roßauer Lände - Franz-Josefs-Kai - Dominikanerbastei - Rosenbursenstraße - Stubenring - Parkring - Schubertring - Kärntnerring - Opernring - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:00 - 23:05
• Distance: 15,8 km km
• Photos [E]: 32 out of 41.
• Comments: Thomas tried to move with only three wheels. But it seems that size does matter.
  Some member of a swiss inline organisation were skating with us.
• Acting as ordner [E]: yes

• Number of skater: about 100
• Planned route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Schottenring - Franz-Josefs-Kai - Stubenring - Parkring - Schubertring - Kärntnerring - Opernring - Operngasse - Friedrichstraße - Linke Wienzeile - Gaudenzdorfer Gürtel - Margaretengürtel - Matzleinsdorfer Platz - Reinprechtsdorfer Straße - Wiedner Hauptstraße - Mayerhofgasse - Favoritenstraße - Wiedner Hauptstraße - Resselgasse - Karlsplatz
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Schottenring - Franz-Josefs-Kai - Stubenring - Parkring - Schubertring - Kärntnerring - Opernring - Operngasse - Friedrichstraße - Linke Wienzeile - Gaudenzdorfer Gürtel - Margaretengürtel - Matzleinsdorfer Platz - Reinprechtsdorfer Straße - Wiedner Hauptstraße - Mayerhofgasse - Favoritenstraße - Wiedner Hauptstraße - Kärntner Straße - Opernring - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:05 - 23:10
• Distance: about 16 km
• Photos [E]: 32 out of 38
• Comments: It was planned to end the tour at the Karlsplatz where a local group of the Grüne Wien [G] wanted to give a party. But the weather was so bad that it was canceled. So the route was slightly changed.
  It was very cold and raining a little bit. I guess that's the reason why there were not more people participating this tour.
• Acting as ordner [E]: yes