{"id":986,"date":"2026-05-21T10:42:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T10:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=986"},"modified":"2026-05-21T10:42:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T10:42:37","slug":"hundreds-of-cyclists-across-the-triangle-participate-in-ride-of-silence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=986","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of cyclists across the Triangle participate in Ride of Silence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) \u2014 Hundreds of cyclists across the Triangle and thousands across the country participated in a Ride of Silence Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=984\">Ukraine says its drones hit another refinery deep inside Russia as long-range strikes escalate<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The silent ride is a demonstration to honor those who have been killed or injured while riding a bike.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo feel the emotion, and the weight that sometimes we carry and we just push aside,\u201d Executive Director of Bike Durham John Tallmadge said.<\/p>\n<p>In Durham, cyclists like Patrick Craft rode the five-mile stretch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was in an accident 35 years ago, had a head on collision with a drunk driver and was almost killed,\u201d Craft said.<\/p>\n<p>For two years after his accident, he said he could not ride his bike.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBicyclists are invisible, and you just have to ride very defensively cause people don\u2019t see you. It\u2019s not that they mean to miss you, people are just busy and there\u2019s a lot of distractions,\u201d Craft said.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a situation Craft said has become too common.<\/p>\n<p>A month ago, another deadly bike crash in Durham killed 15-year-old Jack O\u2019Shea. Police said the driver was 26-year-old Joseph Savarino, the grandson of legendary Duke Basketball Coach K.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=982\">UK government to release papers related to former Prince Andrew\u2019s appointment as trade envoy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Police said Savarino\u2019s blood alcohol level was 0.11.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTogether, we can make change,\u201d Tallmadge said.<\/p>\n<p>The goal is to create a safer place for bikers, whether that\u2019s larger biking lanes or sidewalks.<\/p>\n<section>\n<div>\n<h2>MORE FROM CBS 17<\/h2>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<p>\t\tDURHAM COUNTY NEWS<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<div>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. Can revisit later. --><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n<p>\t\t\tTriangle cyclists participate in Ride of Silence<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<span><br \/>\n<svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. Can revisit later. --><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n<p>\t\t\t2 houses, shed catch on fire in Durham neighborhood<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<span><br \/>\n<svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. Can revisit later. --><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n<p>\t\t\t2 injured in stabbing at Urban Ministries of Durham, police say<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<span><br \/>\n<svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cSo that if someone makes a stupid decision and drives drunk and doesn\u2019t have good response time, it doesn\u2019t end in a heartbreak of losing a child,\u201d Tallmadge said.<\/p>\n<p>Durham City Council member Carl Rist, who rode for former council member John Allore who was killed while cycling in 2023, said they are in the process of doing just that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe invested in a bond issue a couple years ago to build more sidewalks and bike paths so walkers and bikers are separate from where cars are going,\u201d Rist said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=980\">Myanmar military recaptures 2 strategic border towns from ethnic militias<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DURHAM, N.C. 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