The Ride of Silence, 2006

[bikerchick68]

Thanks again for the link Mark... I tried last year but the coordinator here never responded... BUT I emailed yesterday and am all set to participate this year!

I had an employee who was bicycling home in 1997. He was hit and killed by a drunk driver... I testified at both trials (criminal and civil) and this ride will be in Antolin Lopez honor.

[CyclingChick]

Thanks for the info...will definitely participate in the Dallas ride.

[withm]

I did this ride last year. It was very eerie to see the long line of 50-60 bikes traveling slowly, in almost single file, especially with the lights on as it got to be dusk. There will be one again in my area this year, and my bike club is working hard to get even more participants. There have been several serious or fatal bike/car accidents on that stretch of road where the Ride is conducted and as a result we are heavily involved in bicyclist advocacy. If you go to the website mentioned in the first post it will tell you where there are rides scheduled so far, and how to set one up for your locale.

Definitely worthwhile.
Martha

[markpedal]

Thanks for supporting the Ride Martha.

Bikegoddess, did you get my email from work, with the MS Word files, the 'mini' posters? If not reply here and we'll figure some way of getting them to you. I started delivering them at Grand Rapids MI area bike shops today. If anyone would like a copy that you can edit for your area, please contact me.

markpedal