Three years after the tragic death of photographer and cyclist Anthony Harris, family, friends, and fellow cyclists gathered for an eleven-lap ride around the Queen’s Park Savannah to honour his memory and renew calls for safer roads.
According to the Manager of Arrive Alive, Jerome Skinner, the organisation’s presence at the memorial is not just a gesture of solidarity with the Harris family, but reaffirms its unwavering support for the wider cycling community whose safety and rights on the road remain a pressing concern.
“We know over the years there have been way too many cyclists who have been killed on our roads, and we would really want drivers in particular to remember that cyclists have a right to use the roads and we need to respect that right.”
Mr. Skinner said some motorists often view cyclists as obstacles on the road, but he emphasised that cyclists have just as much right to use the roadways and deserve the same level of respect and consideration.
He also offered some words of advice for motorists: “Slow down, look out for cyclists, look out for pedestrians, pay attention and, of course, don’t drink and drive, wear your seatbelts. At the end of the day, we have to be mindful of some of the things we can control, and those are simple, little things that we can do every day to make the road safer for ourselves, for our families, for our loved ones and for the people that we don’t know.”
Mr. Harris’s death sparked widespread grief and a growing movement for road safety reform.
In July 2023, motorist Naeem Bisnath was arrested by members of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service in connection with the incident.