Posted by admin on 10/29/07 in Cyclist Incidents, Ghost Bike
MTI Daily Bulletin: Cyclists remember victim of fatal accident, blame unsafe bike paths
Hundreds of cyclists in Budapest held a memorial ride on Sunday to remember the victim of a fatal accident in the capital last week and to protest against unsafe bicycle paths. The memorial gathering placed a “ghost bike”, a bicycle painted white, by […]
Posted by admin on 08/12/07 in Cyclist Incidents, Ghost Bike
This is Local London.com: Cyclists holds ghost bike vigil after death
Cyclists have held a vigil with a white-painted “ghost bike” for a man who was killed in a collision with a car while riding his bike in south-east London. Leonard Woods, 53, of Burnt Ash Lane, Bromley, was killed while cycling towards Blackheath along […]
Posted by admin on 06/8/07 in Ghost Bike
Telegraph.co.uk: Glowing tribute - The ghost bikes of New York stand as grim testimony to the shocking death toll of cyclists amid the city’s chaotic traffic.
New York should be a cyclist’s paradise. For all that goes on in the city, it’s a tiny place. You can pedal around the perimeter of Manhattan in less than […]
Posted by admin on 01/5/07 in Cyclist Incidents, Ghost Bike
Times Up!: 2006 Bicyclist Memorial Ride
Date: Sunday, January 7th, 2007, Location: Bronx Ride: 9am:
Meet@ Pelham Bay stop on the 6 train. Queens/Brooklyn Ride: 945am: Meet @ Jamaica Center stop on the E or J trains.
Summary: Ride in honor of the bicyclists who died on the streets in 2006. These victims will not be forgotten. http://www.times-up.org/ghost_bikes.php See below […]
Posted by admin on 01/5/07 in Cyclist Incidents, Ghost Bike
The Villager: Ride for cyclists killed in 2006
On Sun., Jan. 7, cyclists will ride to the crash site of each of the 14 cyclists known to have been killed on the streets of New York City in 2006, holding a vigil at the white “ghost bike” memorial at each site to mark the deaths. The […]
Posted by admin on 06/29/06 in Cyclist Incidents, Ghost Bike
Reflecting upon the tragic loss of Kate Tamayo, and Tim placing a bike painted white near where she was killed, these articles on Ghost Bikes prove very timely.
The Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin Ghost Bike Campaign is meant, not to frighten people away from riding bicycles, but to draw attention to the simple fact that, if […]