Ride of Silence
"The Ride of Silence is an annual international ride to honor people on
bicycles who were injured or killed while on the road. The ride is slow
and silent and is designed to help raise awareness about sharing the
road."
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Advocates Discuss Significance of ‘Ride of Silence’
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It’s been a rough past year for Chicagoans who ride bikes
Ride of Silence, All Over California
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The silent group rides are both a remembrance of lost loved ones and a call to drivers and policy makers to do more to make cycling safer.
Lyft and Uber Won’t Release Data to Shed Light on How They Affect Traffic
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As ride-hail services like Lyft and Uber have boomed in San Francisco and other cities, proponents claim they help reduce demand for parking and road space by making it easier for people to own fewer cars. But very little data has been released by the ride-hail companies that would allow experts to assess their impact on […]
A Sadly Longer ‘Ride of Silence’ in 2017
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Robert Clark’s son Gashaw, 25, died in a bike crash three weeks ago. Gashaw was riding through the large intersection at Third Street and Mission Bay Boulevard, when he collided with a car. “There were over 600 people at his memorial,” said Clark, fighting through tears as he spoke to about 40 people in the […]
This Week: Converting Offices, Central Subway, Bike to Wherever Day
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Here is a list of events this week.
Ride Of Silence 2011, East Bay
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From EBBC: The Ride of Silence is a World-wide event held the 3rd Wednesday of each May (since 2003). The intent of this event is to show respect for cyclists who have been killed (including my friend John Greaves, Camino Tassajara – June 2009) or injured in vehicle collisions, support Daneil Greaves (his widow) who […]