Tried to ignore it, finally stopped...

**tzvia** · 05-07-2011, 04:24 PM

Every morning for over a week, I've been passing this memorial on the sidewalk that has a bike in it. I just did not want to look. I could not stop. 'No time' was my excuse. Today, on my regular road ride, I decided to make a right instead of a left, and go a few miles out of the way to see this memorial.

Oh geez, 17 years old. Hit and run... very sobering, very sad.

**Biciclista** · 05-07-2011, 04:28 PM

nice photo, but yes, that is very sad

**Tri Girl** · 05-07-2011, 04:35 PM

oh my... so tragically sad. 17 is far too young...

Sometimes not knowing feels better. Poor young man.

**emily_in_nc** · 05-07-2011, 04:58 PM

So sad... too bad that road doesn't have a bike lane or shoulder. It looks like a road where drivers would drive too fast. Sigh...

**tulip** · 05-08-2011, 08:33 AM

That's a ghost bike. Very moving.

**Velocivixen** · 05-08-2011, 10:20 AM

In Portland, OR we have those white "ghost bikes" similar to what you have shown. Yes, very sobering.
Thank you for taking the time to look and share.

**azfiddle** · 05-08-2011, 11:51 AM

Tucson also has a sobering number of ghost bike memorials.

The annual Ride of Silence is coming up soon.... in honor of all of those injured or killed by cars while riding. A sad and moving experience, but good to raise awareness.

**muddysmudge** · 05-18-2011, 12:09 PM

That is very sad. We too have 'ghost bikes' in London. Too many.

Very poignant photo.

**chincitop** · 07-20-2011, 03:46 PM

Wow, yeah, that's definitely sad, and heavy. It's really sweet of his friends and family to include his bike in the memorial, though. Respects that he really loved his machine.

**Velocivixen** · 07-21-2011, 10:06 AM

@chincitop, I don't think that is actually the victim's bike. In my area they use discarded bikes and paint them white. It might be different in different areas. I volunteered at a local bike organization where they take donated bikes and if they're reasonable, they fix them up to sell, otherwise they dismantle and recycle the metal. I saw an area in the shop that had several white "ghost" bikes.

**Tokie** · 07-21-2011, 10:27 AM

IIt breaks my heart. I hope these ghost bikes do raise awareness among drivers to give cyclists enough safe space. tokie

**Voodoo Sally** · 07-21-2011, 11:49 AM

http://ghostbikes.org/

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