Ghost bikes

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Ghost bikes

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i'd never heard of these until recently, apparently for about the last 10 years if someone dies in a cycling accident, someone paints a bike white and leaves it in that spot. I've never seen one before. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_bike" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


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w00dsy wrote:i'd never heard of these until recently, apparently for about the last 10 years if someone dies in a cycling accident, someone paints a bike white and leaves it in that spot. I've never seen one before. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_bike" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


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There was an uproar a while back when 2 or 3 in the states were stolen.
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Freakin morbid if you ask me.
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Use to see one everyday. Stretch of road parallel to a waste transfer station. Naturally lots of big trucks use the road and so there is a bike track 5metres offset from the road.

Every day I saw fools choosing to ride the road instead of using the track, who is the ghost bike there for cyclists or motorists? Just a matter of time till there is two if the cyclists think they are going to win against two trucks.

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