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Pittsburgh Ride of Silence

May 15 @ 6:45 pm 8:00 pm

Join cyclists worldwide in a silent slow-paced ride (max.12 mph/20kph) in honor of those who have been injured or killed while cycling on public roadways.

In 2024 we ride in Memory of three local people that died since our last ride of Silence:

  • Arron Jones died at the intersection of Rt 18 and St. Francis Way in Cranberry Township on November 22, 2023. His obituary is HERE. An article on the collision is HERE.
  • Dave Bialosky, our long time club member, was struck by a truck while riding Bon Ton Roulet in Penn Yan New York in July 2023. His obituary is here: https://obituaries.post-gazette.com/obituary/david-harris-bialosky-1088704352
  • James Mills died at the intersection of Liberty and Stanwix Streets in Pittsburgh earlier this month. He is remembered by those who knew him in the Facebook post HERE.
  • • Free parking after 5:00 pm
  • Sign waiver
  • 6:45 announcements
  • 7:00 ride begins – ends at approximately 8:15 pm
  • Controlled pace of no more than 12 mph Protocol is keeping chatter to a minimum or not at all
  • 2024 ROS route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46551494
  • We ride rain or shine.  We cancel only if there is a dangerous weather event.
  • If 2nd Ave is closed due to the recent water main break, please just park elsewhere near the trail, and ride the trail to the start. 

Since 2002 30 people in or from Pittsburgh died in collisions with motor vehicles.  This is the full list we ride in memory of:

Details

Date:
May 15
Time:
6:45 pm – 8:00 pm

Organizer

Western PA Bicycle Club
Email
ridewithus@wpabikeclub.com
Website
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Ride Leader

Robin Woods
Second Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States
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