On May 21, 2008, at 7:00 PM, the Ride of Silence began in North America and rolled across the globe. Cyclists took to the roads in a silent procession to honor those who have been killed or injured while cycling on public roadways. Although cyclists have a legal right to share the road with motorists, the motoring public often isn't aware of these rights, and sometimes not aware of the cyclists themselves.

Annually in the United States alone, over 42,000 motorists, 4,900 pedestrians, and 700 cyclists are killed by cars. The Ride of Silence provides a brief moment of peace and sanity on our streets, which allows everyone a reprieve from the pollution, noise, and lethal threat that private automobiles pose every day. In this quiet zone of contemplation, we are given the space to relax and reflect on those we have lost to vehicular violence.

Ride of Silence: Chicago 2008

Over a hundred cyclists gathered around the Eternal Flame in Daley Plaza, we traveled up Lincoln Ave to the Ghost Bike for Matthew Manger-Lynch.

The ride heads south to the Ghost Bike for Tyler Fabeck, we then continue to pass the sites where Bianca Ocasio, Amanda Annis, and Isai Medina were taken.

let the silence roar
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