Bicycle safety advocates recently held the third annual Tampa Hillsborough Ride of Silence in memory of cyclists injured or killed in traffic accidents.<\/p>\n
Organizers used statistics to highlight the importance of bicycle safety awareness. They said 173 cyclists were killed in Hillsborough County alone in the past 18 years. Injuries in the same time frame were much higher at 6,656. In 2012, 13 Hillsborough County cyclists were killed, making it the deadliest year here since 1996. That number attracted the attention of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, who selected Tampa as the location for the first of two DOT Regional Bicycle Safety Summits. The summit was held on April 11.<\/p>\n
The Ride of Silence was held on Wednesday, May 15, and started at 7 p.m. at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park. Cyclists were asked to ride the 11 miles in silence and to wear either a black or red armband. Red honored injured (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Bicycle safety advocates recently held the third annual Tampa Hillsborough Ride of Silence in memory of cyclists injured or killed in traffic accidents. Organizers used statistics to highlight the importance of bicycle safety awareness. They said 173 cyclists were killed…<\/span><\/p>\n