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I see some twat's nicked the saddle tho'.

Originally Posted by HHH

This seems a strange thing to do!
Anybody seen one before ?

BBC News - Memorial tribute to cyclist is 'NI's first ghost bike'

Let's hope it doesn't start-up here... where will i get flowers from for TSO?

It's a very London thing

I've seen a few aroud London - not quite sure what the point is but the Evening Standard has some sort of vague campaign on for safer cycling every time one is killed

Originally Posted by Poppy

I've seen a few aroud London - not quite sure what the point is but the Evening Standard has some sort of vague campaign on for safer cycling every time one is killed

Next we'll have little bikes painted on to the sides of cars like fighter pilots used to do....

It started many many moons ago in Oz or some such foresaken colonial shithole in the states, quite few lay claim to having started it.

Each "ghost" bike being in memory of a cyclist and in particular a cycle couriers killed on the job by a careless driver.

The first ones were placed by people who actually lost personal friends, later campaigns seem to be jumping on the grief whore bandwagon though.

Ghost Bikes | ghost bikes

Originally Posted by Buzz

It started many many moons ago in Oz or some such foresaken colonial shithole in the states, quite few lay claim to having started it.

Each "ghost" bike being in memory of a cyclist and in particular a cycle couriers killed on the job by a careless driver.

The first ones were placed by people who actually lost personal friends, later campaigns seem to be jumping on the grief whore bandwagon though.

Ghost Bikes | ghost bikes

Never heard of them until today, then I read about one in today's Baltimore City Paper and then logged onto ARRSE to find this. Spooky ...

NZ is becoming the Land of the Great White Grief Whore.
After living here for some time I'm getting used to the white crosses and minature gardens of rememberance at the side of the road to commemorate those who've killed themselves speeding or drunk driving but yesterday saw a people mover with a 'In memory of......" tribute sticker on the rear windscreen.
Unbelievable!

Originally Posted by thegimp

It's a very London thing

Yes, there have been a few cyclist v HGV / PSV fatalities in Oxford but I've only seen one ghost bike- chained to the traffic light turning from Broad St into Parks Rd for 22-year-old Tsz Fok, hit by a bin lorry in 2007.