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| June incident on highway #7 |
UPDATE: This journalist has it wrong. In any situation, a bicyclist will lose with a vehicle. Rider must be vigilant and nothing will protect them except this. Seriously, bikes and trucks collide. People are hit by cars doors. You can't legislate this, and only a cyclist can practice self-defense.
Reevely: The city is totally tone-deaf on ghost bikes
The city’s transportation and planning staff seem not to notice that roadside memorials to people killed in traffic are meant to point accusing fingers at them.~~~~~~~~~~
I'm so happy! They are ubiquitous, especially with no rules. The city of Ottawa has a new plan for limiting the ghost bikes we drive-by all the time. This is what lobbying will do! A limit of 90 days.
This is a great idea. I think it so sad that people will only think of a loved one in the place where they died. There is so much more to grief and grieving, and many opportunities to navigate your way through a healthy grieving process. Hospice groups offer group and individual support.
It's a driving distraction, it crowds the sidewalk, and won't prevent another garbage truck from killing a person on a bike. Seriously.
I read about it on my Twitter feed.
BTW
Twitter is having some issues, since they've leveled off with new users, and they are finding it hard to earn a profit!
"The notion that this is creating a heightened risk for an accident, I think, is unfounded."
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It is kind of sad to see the ghose bikes and memorials along side of the roads. I would think it would be better for the family and friends to think of happier times. ENjoy your weekend!
Had not heard about the ghost bikes, good the city has a plan.
Hari OM
that is good news... your point's well made... Grief is not fun but neither ought it to be indulged and I think this is a very sensible solution. YAM xx
It's about time. That one down at Riverside and Bank especially.
It might seem harsh, but these are not private cemeteries, they're visual eyesores, and if they're not removed, someone else is going to get killed.
It's very sad to know their are so many fatal bike accidents. 90 days sounds like a long-enough time to me for the ghost bikes.
It seems that there's much more than bike in these places. I see potted plants and more .
That's a new concept for me. Here in Minnesota its usually crosses and artificial flowers....
I don't think I've ever seen one. Of course there are lots of crosses and flowers for car accidents. - Margy
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