Asif's mother, Lizzi Rahman (fourth from left) stands with a group of activists and families, Image via Rabi Abonour/Right Of Way
Human rights activist group Right Of Way has organized a 12-hour bicycle ride champaign—titled ‘Ride of Remembrance and Hope’(RORAH)—around the city of New York, stenciling memorial designs in honor of cyclists and pedestrian who were killed in traffic over the years.
They worked together with 12 families of the victims who were killed by drivers to stencil designs created by artist Robyn Hasty, at the exact site where the accident happened.
The campaign was as an initiative to advocate safe streets and a petition to embrace Vision Zero, which plans to eliminate traffic fatalities by 2024.
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Dante Curry was killed in the Bronx by a driver who was traveling 65 mph in a 30 mph zone. The driver received a $60 speeding ticket, Image via Rabi Abonour/Right Of Way
Luis Bravo's mother, Martha Purancajas, at the memorial, Image via Rabi Abonour/Right Of Way
Allison Liao, 3, was crossing the street in Flushing with her grandmother last fall when she was struck and killed by an SUV driver. Allison and her grandmother had the right-of-way, but the driver was not charged with a crime, Image via Rabi Abonour/Right Of Way
Ella Bandes was killed by an MTA bus driver in Bushwick last year. The driver received no summonses and no charges were filed, Image via Rabi Abonour/Right Of Way
Samuel Cohen-Eckstein was killed retrieving his ball in Park Slope last fall ,Image via Rabi Abonour/Right Of Way
[via Gothamist, images via Rabi Abonour/Right Of Way]