Cyclists who have been killed or injured on city streets have been remembered in the 9th annual 'Ride of Silence'.
Led and followed by hearses, riders flooded Wyandotte St. E. last night to drive home the importance of sharing the road.
Executive Director of Bike Windsor-Essex, Lori Newton says there's still a long way to go to make cycling safer in Windsor. "We need to have safer streets in our cities and our communities. It's really important to us that we look at safe streets, we look at protected bike lanes and we look at encouraging people who can't or won't be able to drive a car to be able to safely get to where they need to go."
"This event provides a powerful message to motorists," says Newton. "I think that this is the most important event that we do. It is reminding the city that we are human beings, we are not just cyclists. We all pay taxes, we all have a right to share our roads safely, so that we can navigate our streets and get to our appointments and our jobs and our schools safely and healthily.")
Newton says it is always important to remember the rules of the road.