A total of 15 cyclists were killed in crashes last year in Pennsylvania, according to PennDOT. The Ride of Silence and event at the Capitol are part of an international effort to call for better and safer conditions on the state’s roadways for all users.
Almost exactly a year ago, Brandon Basom was the victim of a hit-and-run while riding his bicycle in Harrisburg, an incident that he said put him briefly in the hospital with broken ribs and lacerations that had to be stapled closed.
On Wednesday evening, roughly 100 cyclists rode to the Capitol steps, where 15 white “ghost bikes” had been placed to commemorate those Pennsylvanians killed, along with a red bike representing those with serious injuries. “It doesn’t just take their lives, it takes their loved ones’ lives, too,” Patricia Worley, Chantel’s mother, said of the victims of bicycle collisions.
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