Re: PESO - Ghost Bike

2013-10-19 Thread knarf
I have to admit these are tough to look at. The bike in my photo had a lovely tribute taped to it. She seemed like an amazing woman. Hopefully these makeshift memorials raise everyone's awareness (motorists and cyclists alike) to share the road and ride/drive safely. The immutable laws of

Re: PESO - Ghost Bike

2013-10-17 Thread Bulent Celasun
How sad... I thought such an acciddent taking the life of a cyclist should be a rare event in your city. I cannot even imagine someone on a bike on our inner city roads... Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr

Re: PESO - Ghost Bike

2013-10-17 Thread Bob Sullivan
Bulent, Problems in the suburbs too. Think bikes and drivers on cell phones. They are simply the worst. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 4:32 AM, Bulent Celasun bulent.cela...@gmail.com wrote: How sad... I thought such an acciddent taking the life of a cyclist should be a rare event in

Re: PESO - Ghost Bike

2013-10-17 Thread knarf
I find it worse in the suburbs. Cars are going faster and they aren't used to bikes like they are downtown. Thanks for the comments Bob and Bulent. Thanks as well to all who looked. Cheers, frank Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Bulent, Problems in the suburbs too. Think bikes and

Re: PESO - Ghost Bike

2013-10-17 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Really weird that you posted that just now.. I photographed one yesterday here In NY - but didn't plan to post because the background was too cluttered and it also kind of gave me the willies -- but still I took the photograph. It was a long an actual biking path (!) along the Hudson River

PESO - Ghost Bike

2013-10-16 Thread knarf
A cyclist lost her life about 10 blocks from my house last month. From all accounts she was a lovely lady. Cycling group's, as is custom around these parts (and many other places as well) placed a white ghost bike on the curb near the collision as a memorial: