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bluegoose · 01-17-2008, 04:34 PM

Has anyone ever seen one of these? They are old bikes, painted white and placed on the side of the road at the site where a cyclist was killed by a car.

A couple of weeks ago, while SteelBlue and I were driving home from a run, we passed the site where the local cyclist was killed 2 months ago. There, leaning against a road sign was a ghost bike. I had never heard of it until then.

It was kind of a haunting image.

This is not the one we saw, but another one in Portland.

http://www.ghostbike.org/

PS. Why is it only showing the link and not the pic?

SteelBlue · 01-17-2008, 07:00 PM

I read an article about ghost bikes in Bicycling magazine last month. I think it's a great idea and as you said it leaves passers by with memorable image. For those who don't know, it's a bike painted white and placed very near the spot where a cyclist has been killed. Fastened to the bike is a sign that reads "a cyclist was killed here".

creekster · 01-17-2008, 07:01 PM

I have only seen photos. I think it is a good idea.

01-17-2008, 04:34 PM	#1
bluegoose Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,919	Ghost bikes Has anyone ever seen one of these? They are old bikes, painted white and placed on the side of the road at the site where a cyclist was killed by a car. A couple of weeks ago, while SteelBlue and I were driving home from a run, we passed the site where the local cyclist was killed 2 months ago. There, leaning against a road sign was a ghost bike. I had never heard of it until then. It was kind of a haunting image. This is not the one we saw, but another one in Portland. http://www.ghostbike.org/ PS. Why is it only showing the link and not the pic?

01-17-2008, 07:01 PM	#3
creekster Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: the far corner of my mind Posts: 8,711	I have only seen photos. I think it is a good idea. __________________ Sorry for th e tpyos.

01-17-2008, 07:00 PM	#2
SteelBlue Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Norcal Posts: 5,821	I read an article about ghost bikes in Bicycling magazine last month. I think it's a great idea and as you said it leaves passers by with memorable image. For those who don't know, it's a bike painted white and placed very near the spot where a cyclist has been killed. Fastened to the bike is a sign that reads "a cyclist was killed here".