It is a bad corner, no question. Lots of traffic. They are ubiquitous. They are terrible reminders of death and dying. This doesn't celebrate where they lived well, but where they died.
Yes, limit them to being there for only one year, if people must place them at all. To decorate them with flags, pumpkins, mini Christmas tree? No.
Ridiculous distractions. People shouldn't need a memorial to remind fellow cyclists to cycle safely. Drivers should slow down, check blind spots, but they don't and won't, unless it is a good habit. The garbage truck ran into poor Dussault. Cyclists have to drive with utmost caution. It's win-lose, for sure.
Op-Ed: Ottawa won't pay for bike safety
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| 38-year-old cyclist Mario Théoret |
Ghost bike honours cyclist killed at busy intersection
Another ghost bike has been set up in the Capital to solemnly mark the intersection where a cyclist lost his life. Friends and members of the cycling community placed the bike at West Hunt Club and...
- Kelly Egan: Across sea of asphalt, ghost bike reminds us a life was lost: Here died David Tyler Br... http://bit.ly/Vj79uw #Ottawa #News
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7 comments:
It is a shame that bikers are involved in these accidents.. I am starting to see more and more bike lanes in our state.. Vehicles have to allow room for the bikes..
My husband rides on the shoulder of the highway and it scares me to death because there are people who just don't stay between the lines. I say a prayer every time he leaves. We don't have ghost bike memorials, but we do have crosses on the side of the road for those killed in car wrecks. They would not be allowed on the pavement.
Have a bunch of flowers, and when they wilt, have nothing, Families do not need this right in their face every time they drive/walk or cycle past.I would hate to see that if one of ours had died that way.
This just goes to show that we need a better bike lane system and we need better drivers. Here , the car drivers have put up a big stink about bike lanes. With drivers with those attitudes now wonder people get hurt or killed.
I have never heard of this, nor have I seen this before. Very mixed feelings about these.
I read the article in the paper the other day on that ghost bike. It dismays me that all this time later, there's no movement at all on getting rid of this thing.
Hari Om
I am all in favour of folk finding their way to process grief... I am not at all sure such public demonstration is entirely appropriate... could write lots, but won't. It's your blog! Read this as agreement though... YAM xx
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