{"id":7836,"date":"2014-05-20T14:22:14","date_gmt":"2014-05-20T21:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/?p=7836"},"modified":"2014-05-20T16:23:48","modified_gmt":"2014-05-20T23:23:48","slug":"ride-of-silence-2014-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2014\/05\/20\/ride-of-silence-2014-tonight\/","title":{"rendered":"Ride of Silence is Tomorrow Night"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Spokane riders prepare for the Ride of Silence.<\/p><\/div>\n

Tomorrow if you see a line of bicyclists riding slowly in silence wearing black armbands, you are witnessing Washington’s participation in a global event. The\u00a0Ride\u00a0of\u00a0Silence<\/a>\u00a0honors those who have been injured or killed while cycling on public roads and highways. Chris Phelan of Dallas founded the event in honor of his friend Larry Schwartz, struck and killed by the side mirror on a bus, to raise awareness\u00a0of people on bicycles and to ask that we all watch out for each other.<\/p>\n

At WA Bikes we work tirelessly on safety issues and funding for better infrastructure so families won’t have to suffer the loss of a mother, father, sister, brother, grandma or grandpa, aunt or uncle, friend or teacher. The Ride of Silence reminds us how much more we have to do.<\/p>\n

Gov. Jay Inslee issued a proclamation for the Ride of Silence, noting the importance of bicycling as transportation. Several communities around Washington organize local rides; in the past rides have been held in\u00a0Bainbridge Island, Bellingham, Everett, Kent\/Auburn, Olympia,\u00a0Seattle, Silverdale\/Bremerton, Spokane and Spokane Valley, Tacoma, Vancouver, Walla Walla,\u00a0Wenatchee, and Woodinville. We don’t have details on all of this year’s rides; add yours in the comments below with details. (Next year, add your event to the Ride of Silence list for Washington and put it on our statewide events calendar<\/a>\u00a0and we’ll make sure we get word out in advance.)<\/p>\n