David Waechter, who works with the "3 Feet Please" initiative, poses with his bike at the GVR East Center before heading out during Green Valley's Ride of Silence on May 17.Â
Cyclists gather at the GVR East Center before heading out on Green Valley's Ride of Silence on May 17.Â
Kevin Murphy | Green Valley News
David Waechter, who works with the "3 Feet Please" initiative, poses with his bike at the GVR East Center before heading out during Green Valley's Ride of Silence on May 17.Â
Kevin Murphy | Green Valley News
Chuck Hill, longtime local organizer of Green Valley's Ride of Silence, speaks about the event ahead of the ride at GVR East Center on May 17.Â
Kevin Murphy | Green Valley News
Cyclists head out from the GVR East Center at the start of Green Valley's Ride of Silence on May 17.Â
Mary Glen Hatcher | Green Valley News
Cyclists head out from the GVR East Center at the start of Green Valley's Ride of Silence on May 17.
Mary Glen Hatcher | Green Valley News
Cyclists head out from the GVR East Center at the start of Green Valley's Ride of Silence on May 17.
Riders set off for a seven-mile silent ride from the GVR East Center around 6 p.m., with safety escorts provided by the Green Valley Fire District, the Pima County Sheriff's Department and the Green Valley Sheriff's Auxiliary Volunteers.Â
Started in 2003, and held every year since on the third Wednesday in May, the Ride of Silence aims to raise the awareness of motorists, police and city officials that cyclists have a legal right to the public roadways, and is also a chance to honor the lives of cyclists who have been killed or injured.
Mary Glen is a North Carolina native who's excited to explore the Tucson area through her reporting with Green Valley News. She graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill's Hussman School of Journalism and Media in 2019.
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