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TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – Dozens in the Tucson cycling community gathered at Reid Park Thursday evening for an 8.2-mile silent ride.<\/p>\n

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The ride is meant to honor cyclists who have been killed while riding and to call for safer streets in the Tucson area.<\/p>\n

Dozens of cyclists rode slowly and silently around Tucson, following a ghost bike. <\/p>\n

\u201cI do find it very dangerous to ride on roads here in Tucson, and I think it\u2019s important to make people aware of our presence,\u201d said Natalie Roberge, a cyclist.<\/p>\n

Roberge has been cycling in Tucson for a few years, but this ride means more to her than most.<\/p>\n

She is riding to honor her friend, Wayne Cullop, who was hit while riding earlier this month. He remains in the ICU.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was president of the GABA for many, many years, he\u2019s still a ride leader; he\u2019s an advocate for the cycling community, so he has a huge presence here in Tucson,\u201d Roberge said.<\/p>\n

Incidents like that are why the Greater Arizona Bicycling Association holds a silent ride every year to honor fallen riders.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo matter what you\u2019re doing and why you\u2019re on the bike, there\u2019s no excuse, there\u2019s no reason that you should end up having a 4-, 6,000-pound car colliding with you,\u201d said Damion Alexander, an event organizer.<\/p>\n

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The ride is part of a larger, international event. In Tucson, this ride was especially important, as just in the last six weeks, three cyclists were killed while riding.<\/p>\n

\u201c246 cyclists that were killed in Arizona, that\u2019s disproportionately high in the nation. And then Tucson is disproportionately high in Arizona, and so we really need to get out and do something about it,\u201d said Cliff Haston, a member of the Greater Arizona Bicycling Association.<\/p>\n

Alexander said they are trying to encourage riders and drivers to share the road and stay in their lane.<\/p>\n

\u201cPut down your phones, pay attention, realize that it\u2019s a brother, a mother, you know, a friend. We go out for rides, and we just wanna get home,\u201d Alexander said.<\/p>\n

Organizers like Alexander and Haston said they also want action to be taken.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re not only just more aware of what\u2019s going on, but they\u2019re actually doing something about it, such as support infrastructure, report problems,\u201d Haston said.<\/p>\n

Pima County and the City of Tucson both have websites where road issues can be reported.<\/p>\n

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