AMARILLO, TEXAS -- Thousands of cyclists across the United States are remembering friends and family who have died or been injured doing what they love - riding.
The Ride of Silence is held during National Bike Month and aims to raise the awareness of motorists, police, and city officials that cyclists have a legal right to public roadways.
It's a slow-paced ride, about 12 miles per hour, but it's a chance to show respect and honor for those who have been hit while on a bike.
There are more and more bicycles on the road for different reasons, all the time and we do have a legal right to be on the road so we're asking motors to share the road, give us plenty of space when they pass us on the left," said Kenneth Graham, the Event Organizer for Amarillo.
Graham says by mid-summer he expects the Traffic Commission and the City Commission to approve a final bike plan with more markings on the pavement and a strong bicycle route system.
