The Ride of Silence exists:
- to mourn cyclists killed by motorists
- to raise awareness (among motorists, police, and city officials) of cyclists on the road
- to have motorists know we only want to share the road
- to show that cyclists are not going away
On the third Wednesday of May, at 7 pm local time, cyclists around the world will take to the roads in remembrance of cyclists who have been injured and killed by motorists.
Chris Phelan organized the first Ride Of Silence in Dallas in 2003 after endurance cyclists Larry Schwartz was killed by a passing bus mirror on an empty road.
The Ride Of Silence is a free ride that asks its cyclists to ride no faster than 12 mph and remain silent during the ride.
The ride hopes to raise cycling awareness during bike safety month to motorists, police, and city officials. The ride is also a chance to mourn, in funeral procession style, cyclists who have been killed. The ride requests black armbands be worn to honor cyclists who have been killed and red armbands if you have had a bike/motor vehicle accident.
Mark Hagar, Ride of Silence MI Director
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Learn more: http://www.rideofsilence.org
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