DATE: Wednes­day, May 19, 2010
TIME: Meet at 6:30pm, Ride at 7:00 pm
START/FINISH: Thou­sand Oaks/Countywide park­ing lot (Just North of W. Hill­crest Drive on W. Wilbur Road. Enter on W. Wilbur Road)
DISTANCE: 10 Miles

The Conejo Val­ley Cyclists and the City of Thou­sand Oaks invites all con­cerned cyclists to join them for their 3^rd annual Ride of Silence. Last year they had over 150 rid­ers join in. This year they hope to more than dou­ble that number.

The Ride of Silence is a solemn obser­vance of the death or injury of all our broth­ers and sis­ters due to acci­dents between their bicy­cles and motor vehi­cles on the road. Join with them as they ride a short 10 miles at a slow 12 mph pace in honor of the mem­ory of the 600-plus other cyclists that die each year on our roads.

CVC is work­ing with the Ven­tura County Sheriff’s Dept. to have rolling traf­fic breaks in order to stay as one peloton.

THE RIDE OF SILENCE WILL NOT BE QUIET

On May 19, 2010, at 7:00 PM, the Ride of Silence will begin in North Amer­ica and roll across the globe. Cyclists will take to the roads in a silent pro­ces­sion to honor cyclists 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.

In 2003, Chris Phe­lan orga­nized the first Ride Of Silence in Dal­las after endurance cyclist Larry Schwartz was hit by the mir­ror of a pass­ing bus and was killed. (Read the full his­tory here…)

The Ride Of Silence is a free ride that asks its cyclists to ride no faster than 12 mph and remain silent dur­ing the ride. There is no brochure, no spon­sors and no reg­is­tra­tion fees. The ride, which is held dur­ing Bike Safety month, aims to raise the aware­ness of motorists, police and city offi­cials that cyclists have a legal right to the pub­lic road­ways. The ride is also a chance to show respect for those who have been killed or injured.

Please check the resources on their site.

To get infor­ma­tion on how to orga­nize and host a Ride of Silence, please click HERE.