A well-known local motorcycle activist in the Toronto area, Liz Metcalfe was returning from riding for a cause when she was killed in a collision.

The Toronto resident was riding home after completing an annual fundraising motorcycle ride to raise awareness and funds for the Toronto Rape Crisis Centre. Metcalfe was on the organizing committee of Woman Ride Out Against Rape, known as WROAR.

On Thursday, a hundred motorcycles were parked outside Benjamin’s Park Memorial Chapel in North York as riders attended the funeral for Liz Metcalfe who was 57.

She died after a series of collisions on Highway 9 near Schomberg pushed a vehicle into her lane. She was rushed to hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Ironically, Metcalfe was a motorcycle safety trainer with Learning Curves. According to reports, a March 2009 photo posted on Facebook shows Metcalfe holding a sign that reads “Please look for bikes.” She later commented on the photo, saying, “People don’t stop to realize they’re driving 2,000-pound weapons.”

Not only was she known for her work in the motorcycle community and the hard work with the women’s charities and causes, but she and her fellow WROAR members were known for wearing bright pink mohawks on their helmets.

More of Liz and those who are paying tribute to her can be found on the WROAR website.