ghost bike
English
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A ghost bike in Berlin, Germany, in 2009.
Etymology
US origin, 2003.[1]
Noun
ghost bike (plural ghost bikes)
- A bicycle painted white and set up as a roadside memorial to indicate where a cyclist was killed by traffic.
- 2011 November 10, Peter Walker; Vicky Lane, “Ghost bikes: memorials to road victims blamed for putting people off cycling”, in The Guardian:
- Often painted entirely in white and locked to a fixed object as close to the accident site as possible, ghost bikes aim to act as both a memorial –they feature the name of the dead rider and other details, whether on a sign or painted to the frame – and a cautionary reminder for cyclists and drivers about what can happen when bike and vehicle come into contact.
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References
- Peter Walker; Vicky Lane (2011-11-10), “Ghost bikes: memorials to road victims blamed for putting people off cycling”, in The Guardian
Further reading
ghost bike on Wikipedia.Wikipedia