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RIDE OF SILENCE - Des Moines
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Just lettin' ya know that this event occurred in the past. So don't go planning your day around this one.
WHEN
Wed May 18 2016
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
WHERE
On the Steps of the Historical Society in the East Village area
Des Moines, IA
WHO
BIKEIOWA.com
Recap/Results
2016 was a record turn-out for Des Moines. We doubled the length of the
route and gained maximum exposure. It is estimated that 350-450 attended
the event.
The event had an extra-special meaning this year as
the trial was held for the killer of Wade Franck the week before the
ride. Wade was the Sales Manager at Kyle's Bikes and was killed by a
Drunk driver on a Sunday morning in August 2015 while participating in
the Urban Assault Ride.
READ THE FULL RECAP
Facebook photo album
Check out the powerful photos taken by Steve Fuller.
Description
Safety/Education/Training
Distance - 5 miles
2016 marks the 12th year that we have been hosting a Ride of Silence in Des Moines.
Join cyclists nationwide in a silent slow-paced ride (max. 12 mph) in honor of those who have been injured or killed while cycling on America's public roadways. 6:30 pm -7:00 pm - various speakers and crowd participation to share why they come to the Ride of Silence and for who. Ride starts at 7:00 pm sharp.
Check out the 2008 Ride of Silence Video
www.rideofsilence.org
Jim Freeman of
Iowa Bike Law
will also be speaking before the ride.
Why does this site exist?
To
HONOR
those who have been injured or killed
To
RAISE AWARENESS
that we are here
To ask that we all
SHARE THE ROAD
THE RIDE OF SILENCE WILL NOT BE QUIET
On May 18th, the Ride of Silence will roll across the country, starting at 7:00 pm. Over 370+ U.S.locations in all 50 states and 52 other countries in all 7 continents 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.
We'll ride a slow 10-12 mph or less.
Iowa "
Ride of Silence" Statistics
Please review
BIKEIOWA.com/RideOfSilence
for a list of present and past cyclists we have called out before each ride.
See someone NOT on the list?
- Please email Biker@BIKEIOWA.com and we will add them to the list ASAP!
Route
New Route for 2016!
Ride goes through downtown Des Moines, through Court Ave and up around the State Capitol Complex.
VIEW ROUTE
(route is tentative and may change)
We'll have TWO regroupiong points this year.
Venue
On the Steps of the Historical Society in the East Village area
600 E Locust St
Des Moines, IA 50309
MAP
Links
Registration
None for this event.
Just show up a bit early to hear a shout-out for those on the list this year (pay respect).
Contact
Who Posted
Posted Mar 25, 2016 by
bikeiowa
Modified Jun 16, 2016 by
bikeiowa
Recap Posted Jun 16, 2016
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Comments (1)
--> the route is longer this year. We will ride even slower than we have in past. We will have two additional police escorts this year.
--> PLEASE stay tight as a group and hold your line. Feel free to use hand signals for 'slowing..' when needed. This will allow our police escorts the stop traffic at the 40+ intersections more safely.
--> This is called the Ride of Silence for a reason. We ride *IN SILENCE* to honor those who have been hit or killed. Please save the chatter for afterwards.
--> If you have lights and blinkies, please turn them ON.
--> There will be TWO re-group points. #1 on the red bridge off Court Ave. #2 on the circle drive West of the Capitol. At these stops, we will stop and re-group for a moment, then continue on.
--> We will take a photo in front of the Capitol when we re-group. We won't take long.
--> We will ride up the West Terrace. This is a large sidewalk to the East of the Capitol. Please YIELD to pedestrians.
--> Most importantly - PLEASE RIDE SAFE out there!
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