This Saturday, the Seattle Bike Blog is organizing a slow bike ride to honor those killed in biking accidents recently. Beginning at South Lake Union, the ride will start at the end of the Moving Planet festival, at around 3 p.m. The route will take riders to the memorials of three who recently died while riding: Mike Wang, Brian Fairbrother and Robert Townsend.
From Tom Fucoloro with the Seattle Bike Blog:
The number of people killed while biking in Seattle and around the region this summer has been devastating. The mayor responded by calling for a road safety summit, Cascade Bicycle Club held a press conference and many media outlets in town have run stories and editorials calling for a solution.
But perched on bike saddles all around the city, residents of Seattle are feeling a mix of fear, anger, sadness, hope and everything in between. Friends and family of those injured or killed on the streets of Seattle are coming to terms with their forever-changed lives.
Seattle, we need to get together, honor those who have lost their lives in traffic and support each other. We need to work for change. There is no better way to do this than to ride together.
So with the help of Davey Oil (of Bike Works fame, though he is helping plan in his free time) and Adonia Lugo (one of the founding forces behind LA’s CicLAvia events and author of Urban Adonia), Seattle Bike Blog is organizing a ride that will visit the memorials of Mike Wang (Dexter/Thomas), Brian Fairbrother (1171 Fairview Ave N) and Robert Townsend (University Way/Campus Parkway) while providing an opportunity to come together as a community in favor of safer streets.
To learn more about the ride, visit the Seattle Bike Blog.
