@Wes: I totally understand what you're saying. However, as Cav said everyone will take from it what they will regardless of what the intentions of the ride were. That being said, the fact that there will be media there - and trust me, there will be - is an opportunity to give exposure to both a tragic loss and the serious problem of drivers not paying attention/acting irresponsibly behind the wheel. And I'm sure we can all agree that sometimes it's simply that drivers don't get the seriousness of the consequences of not paying attention and not their complete hate towards cyclists.

I do agree that it would be counter productive for some ashhat to get on and start screaming nonsense. I think all we can do is rep Charlie and the community with the honour and respect we have all shown thus far and I think the message will get accross. And to that end, I'm a big fan of having the driver handouts we've had a couple of times from the Tooker people at some past CMs - it tends to lighten the mood and be pretty effective, at least in my experiences. I know there has been some talk here about this and was wondering if people were thinking of just hadning out the flyer? Or should we have a modified version with the memorial ride info swapped with a message to drivers - something to the effect of "please don't regard this inconvenience as an attack but instead as a reminder that we are out there sharing the road with you, not fighting for ownership of it." or something more eloquent? If you don't have the time Wes I can volunteer to make said mods if anyone's interested.

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