Rained Out of Silence

Today (in case you missed it) was a thing known as the Ride of Silence. Alas, in this neighborhood, with lightning flickering on the horizon right when we were about to set out at 7:00, the safer choice turned out to be the wiser choice as wicked (dare I say heinous?) storms passed through town. Besides, who wants to suddenly be a bad news story? ”Today in an ironic twist of fate, 6 cyclists in Champaign-Urbana were killed while riding through town in an annual ride intended as a memorial to cyclists injured or killed on the road” Not us, that’s for sure. Next year though, a little cooperation from the weather would be good. I hope it went well for the folks in Ann Arbor on the first annual ride for AABTS / AAVC.

For all you cyclists out there who might be interested in joining with others to remember fallen cyclists, maybe engage in some non-confrontational & low-impact cycling activism, have a look at rideofsilence.org. Ask around your local community, spread the word, participate. (If there’s no local ride in your town maybe even start your own?)

For all you motorists out there - please remember: Cyclists Are Everywhere. The cyclists don’t mean you any harm or ill will just like you probably don’t mean them any harm or ill will. Tempers can flare, but let’s all Try To Get Along. If the road is narrow, we’ll gladly move over if we can. Please don’t run us over. Thanks.