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Last night I participated in the 2010 Ride of Silence.
The annual event is held on the third Wednesday in May, at 7 PM. Last night, 87 of us, escorted by bicycle-mounted police, rode to
the state capitol. A few of us then rode back to the start, after standing on the steps of the capitol for photos and some stories
of remembrance. We rode a little over 12 miles.
Ours was one of 310 worldwide events, all happening on the same day. The annual event is a slow-paced ride in honor
of those who have been injured or killed while cycling on public roadways. Many wore red or black armbands to honor victims they
knew. RideOfSilence.org even has a page set aside in memoriam for those who were killed.
As the name infers, riders are silent
on the road. It is essentially a symbolic funeral procession that was started by riders of a club in 2003, mourning the passing of one
of their number who had been killed by a mirror on a school bus while riding.
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