Chicago Ride of Silence
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Wednesday, May 15, 2024 (always the 3rd Wednesday of May):
Honor fallen cyclists and raise awareness in this annual procession past Chicago Ghost Bikes.
Unofficial start from Queen's Landing to the official ride start
Gather/Depart at 6pm,
Dickens Greenway Plaza
Post-ride at Sleeping Village
Website: http://www.rideofsilencechicago.org
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Ride of Silence - May 15, 2024 - One day. One time. World wide.
Join the annual Ride of Silence, an organized annual cycling procession honoring those that have been injured or killed. The goal is to raise awareness that we are here, and to ask that we all share the road.
Save the date for the 2025 Chicago Ride Of Silence - May 21, 2025
Our route typically passes several Ghost Bikes, which are powerful memorials to fallen cyclists created by painting a bicycle white and placing it at or near the site of the cyclist’s death.
DATE: May 15, 2024 (always the 3rd Wednesday of May)
TIME: Gather at 6:00 pm
WHERE: Hundreds of locations world wide; Dickens Greenway Plaza in Lincoln Park, Chicago
One day. One Time. World wide.
Communities throughout Chicagoland participate in the Ride of Silence including: Arlington Heights, Bartlett, Elk Grove Village, Evanston, Joliet, Oak Park and Peoria.
Wherever you ride, we ride in unity.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/RideofSilenceChicago
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Comment by Chicago Ride of Silence on May 10, 2012 at 1:34pm
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Up to 15 Rides of Silence in Illinois so far!
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Did you know that NW Indiana is hosting a couple ROS events this year?
Michigan City, Indiana - Contact Trina Walsworth/ Bike Stop Cycling at 219-872-9228 for any information concerning the ride. The distance is 9 miles. It will start at the Michigan City High School parking lot located on Pahs Road. Please arrive by 6:30 pm. Helmets are required and lights are recommended. There will be a police escort.
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Highland, IN - begin and end at Main Square Park with an escort of several police officers riding bicycles. All riders must sign a waiver. Sponsored by Southshore Trails of N.W. Indiana. Wearing a bicycle helmet meeting U.S. safety standards is required.
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Blessing of the Bikes
Wednesday, May 16
Join us during National Bike Month on a special day - Wednesday, May 16 - for a special Blessing of the Bikes at Northwestern's Chicago Campus at 12:40 p.m. around the flag pole , outside of Abbott Hall (corners of Lake Shore Drive and Superior).
Cyclists and non-cyclists from all faith backgrounds are welcome to join in this blessing and to bring their bikes, too. A prayer will be said for the safety of all cyclists, in remembrance for those cyclists no longer with us and to give thanks for the joy cyclists experience on their self-propelled travels and journeys.
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We're updating the wording on our flyers to more accurately reflect the mission of the Ride of Silence. At last night's organizing meeting someone suggested the following --
"Ride of Silence = Right to Ride"
And we do ride in silence on this one night each year with cyclists around the world to silently assert our right to share the road. What a powerful and "loud" statement to motorists when done in communities worldwide. In silence, we also pay tribute to all fallen cyclists, with the hope that such tragedies do not continue.
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This was our route last year - this year will be similar. Does anyone have knowledge of the wards to know which wards this route goes through?
http://www.rideofsilence.org/chicago/images/RoS-Map-2011.jpg
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Comment by dan brown on April 25, 2012 at 3:33am
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I attended the post-ride event and thought it was really cool.
It was really a great way to "end" the silence and share with folks and get to know some new people too. Everyone was great and the mood was upbeat. Kind of like having a luncheon after a wake or funeral service.
Dan
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What did you think of the post-ride gathering last year at the Hamlin Park fieldhouse?
We are working to possibly reserve that space again this year... Please let us know.
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Anyone in this group want to put together a video submission based on the Ride of Silence? Perfect if you have footage from previous years, too.
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Are you all ordering your ROS jersey??? &/or T-shirt?
As a reminder, jersey orders MUST be received by Monday, April 23.
T-shirt orders should be placed by the end of April to allow enough time to produce and ship (the t-shirt producer is a print on-demand company, so the shirts are customizable - can even order a sweatshirt if you prefer).
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Putting the call out now... ahead of next week's planning session.
Seeking volunteers to help spread the word about ROS-Chicago --
* any journalists out there to write a press release?
* anyone to deliver flyers to bike shops, coffee shops, gyms, etc?
* night-of volunteers to act as ride marshalls?
* anyone to print a banner/signs to parade with us on our bikes?
* helpers to organize the after-gathering?
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