I was just reading your thread because I'm a mother who lost her only child in September of last year to a methamphetamine fueled individual that hit my son (who was wearing a helmet and no ear buds, was a Cat 2 racer and knew the rules of the road and followed them) head on at 80 mph and kept going until he crashed without injuries to himself. He then popped open a 32 or however ounces they come in but BIG Coors and downed it. He left my son to die and didn't even know he killed someone. He was so clueless as to be a robot behind a 2 (?) ton machine. My son died with his entire insides ripped out of his body. I know this because I saw him in the E.R. He was my only son and was 31 years old, and a responsible, contributing member of society working as a Biomedical Engineer. He was on a noon training ride. The guy that killed him was out of his mind by 12:17 when my son was killed.

I just want to say that if you have not had a memorial ride for this fallen cyclist, or even if you have done so, there is a website that will direct you to a place in your area that you can go to do so once again for him and for any of the other cyclists that have been killed just because they like to ride a bike.

The website is www.rideofsilence.com

Hurry because it's happening on Wednesday of this week. That's the 16th of May. You just go to the website and show up. No dues, no tee-shirt, no B.S.

Respectfully,
Mary Ann