WASHINGTON — Hundreds of cyclists rode from Bethesda into Washington, D.C., on Sunday for the fourth annual Ride for Your Life , an event held in honor of road traffic victims and dedicated to strengthening street-safety laws nationwide.

The 10-mile ride — which began at Caroline Freeland Urban Park and ended at the Lincoln Memorial — has become the largest street-safety cycling event in the United States. Riders participate each year to advocate for redesigned roads, stronger safety legislation, and better protections for cyclists, pedestrians, and drivers.

The event honors Sarah Langenkamp , a U.S. diplomat and mother of two who was struck and killed by a driver on River Road in Bethesda in 2022 while biking home from her children’s school. Her death galvanized national attention a

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