Memorial Ride

After spending the last half a year researching and being very much involved in the Ghost Bike project as I create a book I have been moved by the unity within the cycling community not just on this forum but all over, while documenting and collating data I have decided to put across an idea.

I believe we should have a date set in our diarys where everyone takes part in a memorial ride in Central London, The point of the ghost bikes is not just as a memorial to that specific cyclist but to serve as a reminder and a memorial to all cyclists who have died. I believe this is what the ride should do as well, not only serve as a time to reflect on the vulnerablility of cyclists but also hopefully raise awareness.

I have not put this in the rides section as I would not be best suited to organizing this as I have a rather hectic life at the moment, and am also not based in London. What I believe should be done is we set a single date or possibly two a year where we would ride a specific high profile route through London, this is not to cause disruption although this would inevitably happen and would help to raise awareness through the disruption of traffic, it is more to just raise awareness, and to show our support to the friends and families who have lost loved ones. I believe we should include various landmarks within the route which might include such places as Parliment, Trafalger Square etc.... I believe that if we impliment a dress code such as black suits then this would be a striking image to see, and somehow have the names of the people who have been killed on the roads in London displayed throughout.

I am aware that this idea is not very structured but I think it is something we should do, and I think that the Eilidh memorial ride touched so many people that we need to do this.

just an idea, open to discussion

Nick