Chicago Ride of Silence honors bicyclists who were struck, killed by vehicles in Chicago

Chicago Ride of Silence honors bicyclists killed by vehicles in Chicago

CHICAGO -- Fallen bicyclists were honored Wednesday evening in a 10-mile Ride of Silence throughout Chicago.The annual ride includes stops for silent reflection at sites where bikers were killed by drivers over the past several years.The event was intended to call attention to the right of bicyclists to use the road, and the urgent need for infrastructure to make biking in Chicago safer.

The Ghost Bike of Ron Mendoza, 43, a bike rider who was struck by a driver at Wrightwood Avenue and Pulaski Road on June 5 of last year, and died of his injuries two days later.The Ghost Bike of Joshua Anleu, 16, who was struck and killed by a vehicle at Waveland and Long avenues while biking on Oct. 4 of last year.The Ghost Bike of Ernesto Vargas, 18, who was struck and critically injured by a Jeep in a hit-and-run on Feb.

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