Kyle’s Mile 10 attracts hundreds of riders

Cedar Rapids, Iowa – This Saturday morning, hundreds of people attended the 10th Annual Kyle’s Mile Suicide Awareness and Prevention Ride at the Metro Harley-Davidson in Cedar Rapids.

According to ride creator Byron Cooper, they were inspired to create the attraction after losing their fifteen-year-old son Kyle to suicide.

According to Cooper, the trip serves as a reminder that they are not alone in their struggles with depression and other mental illnesses rather than as a monument.

He remarked that the number of individuals who attend the ride every year is usually astounding.

That only serves as evidence that this is something that impacts everyone, not because of the ride. It is not prejudiced. Everybody experiences depression. Everybody has moments of darkness and loneliness. Furthermore, this is more of an awareness-raising campaign to let people know that this is typical. Being unhappy is acceptable. And we’re all present,” Cooper remarked.

At ten this morning, the riders departed from Cedar Rapids and stopped at Alburnett, Mechanicsville, Swisher, and Wild Hogs in Walford before coming to an end.

According to Cooper, the ride’s earnings are reinvested in the suicide bullying hotline.