[nnc-list] Ride of Silece

[Randolph Marshall]

Ran Marshall will be there.
On May 3, 2007, at 5:22 PM, Jeffrey Warren wrote:

> Here's the rest of the information on the proposed "Ride of Silence."
>  
> The purpose:  
>     -- To mourn Carter LaPrade and all injured or killed cyclists
>     -- To raise awareness of cycling safety in our area
>     -- To spread the "Share the Road" message
>        
> When: 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 16 
>  
> Where:  Fletch's Fix-It, North Main Street, meet in the rear parking  
> area.
>  
> Route:    From Fletch's parking lot, go out to School Street, R on  
> School Street to No. Main Street; R on North Main Street to Church  
> Street (Rt. 200), L on Church Street to Good Luck Road, L on Good Luck  
> to
> Rt. 3, L on Rt. 3 into Kilmarnock and end at Fletch's.  The route is  
> approximately six miles long and takes in the two dangerous highways  
> in this area, Rt 200 and Rt 3, as well as Main Street.
>  
> The route is six miles and should take less than an hour.  We'll ride  
> in silence at 12 mph with black armbands.  We'll have a few extra  
> armbands.  Bring your own if you have one.  
>
>    
>
> Email Jeff Warren at jwarren at kaballero.com if you wish to  
> participate.  If you commit, be there, as we'll not ride with less  
> than 12.   
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Fletcher Brown
>> To: nnc-list at northernneckcycling.org
>> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 10:46 AM
>> Subject: [nnc-list] Ride of Silece
>>
>> To Northern Neck Cycling members: 
>>  
>> This is from RoadBiker newsletter:
>>  
>> ---The fifth annual Ride of Silence, a global network of group rides  
>> to honor cyclists injured or killed by motorists, will take place on  
>> May 16 at 7 p.m. (or May 19 at 10 a.m. in the southern hemisphere).  
>> The Ride of Silence was created in Dallas to honor endurance cyclist  
>> Larry Schwartz, who was killed by the driver of a school bus in 2003.  
>> More than a thousand cyclists showed up for a slow, silent 12-mile  
>> procession. The next year, riders in about 50 North American cities  
>> participated. In 2006 there were rides in more than 250 locations  
>> worldwide. If no ride is in your area, it's easy to organize one and  
>> add it to the list at http://www.rideofsilence.org/main.php 
>>  
>>
>> Since we had a cyclist killed last year, it seems appropriate for  
>> us to undertake a Ride of Silence in memory of that cyclist, Carter  
>> LaPrade of Weems. 
>>  
>> Dallas had more than a thousand participants for the inaugural Sound  
>> of Silence ride;  if we can get at least a dozen commitments we'll go  
>> forward with a local Ride of Silence, as described below.  We've  
>> cleared this with Mrs. LaPrade.  Jeff Warren will do the publicity. 
>>
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