Denver's Ride of Silence Stays Safe
Here's the general idea of the Ride of Silence: May 16 at 7 PM, join cyclists worldwide in a silent slow-paced ride (max. 12 mph/20 kph) in honor of those who have been injured or killed while cycling on public roadways.
Denver's ride organizers have made the amusing (but realistic?) decision to keep the Ride of Silence safely off Denver's roads. The ride will be in Washington Park on the park's closed roads/walkways/bike paths. (I suppose this shows the success of Denver's Share the Sidewalk approach to cycling - even Denver's bike advocates are adopting it.)
Maybe Brian Mitchell, Denver's traffic engineer will turn up. Since the ride won't be on Denver streets, Mr. Mitchell wouldn't even need to face the physical dangers of his own work -- unless you count the danger of park roads crowded by cyclists and pedestrians who stay off the streets.
And, as far as the psychic dangers, it's hard to imagine that anyone at the city is greatly troubled by them.
You can invite Mr. Mitchell by e-mailing public works: PWorks@ci.denver.co.us
The Ride of Silence site has a list of rides worldwide. Here's the info on Denver's ride:
Contact: Steve Cantar, Doris Rigoni
Distance: 12
Notes: Meet at South High, 1700 E Louisiana Ave; Ride is in Wash Park. Helmets required
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05/11/07 @ 07:20 What better tribute to those who have been injured or killed than to get the Ride in the first section of the newspaper? And I'll be amazed that doing laps in the park will do that.
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05/11/07 @ 18:00 
