Since the pandemic, Erpelding told 3News, for patients who were very sick in the hospital with COVID-19 their ECMO machine would serve as "life saving" therapy.
What is Critical Mass? The group advocates for cycling safety and is best known for its monthly community rides, held the last Friday of the month. Anna Fox, who rode in the event on 30 April 2021, spoke with Daniel Erpelding, one of Critical Mass Luxembourg organisers, about why he got involved and what the group aims to accomplish.
Anna Fox: Why are you doing this?
Daniel Erpelding: I have always loved cycling, but it was during my time as a student in Aachen that I realised that the bicycle is the most useful vehicle when you live and work in a city. Even after my father bought me a car, I found it quite useless, since there were too few opportunities for parking. Back in Luxembourg, I had the same problem: I had a car, but my first employer had no reliable parking space, so I switched to using a combination of car, train and my bicycle.