7th annual North Coast Motorcycle Safety Ride set for May 19

PARKMAN

The Seventh Annual North Coast Motorcycle Safety Ride will be May 19 and include Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake, Mahoning, and Trumbull counties.

The ride, started in 2005, was designed to promote motorcycle safety and awareness. It is a partnership among the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Motorcycle Ohio, Safe Communities and University Hospitals. Proceeds benefit Safe Communities in all five counties.

The ride will feature two starting points, one at the Ashtabula County Fairgrounds in Jefferson and the other at Bike Town Harley Davidson in Austintown. Both groups will meet at Parkman Community Center in Geauga County.

Riders will return to the Cortland Moose and Family Center in Mecca Township for festivities, safety displays and food. The ride will be escorted by state troopers and local law-enforcement officers.

Riders can register the day of the ride at each starting point from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. The ride begins at 11 a.m.