Comments on: Memorials

By: Adam Bee

Adam Bee — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 04:08:32 +0000

Wow that is unbelievable. This should really be in the news. Someday the world will look back on these days when we let cars roam the streets freely just like how we look back on the days when drunk driving was looked upon as humorous.

By: Scott Kelsey

Scott Kelsey — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:38:43 +0000

Hello,

Should I fix or replace the bike? Should we move it? Looks like a wheel is off and the bike is mangled. I have the key to the lock. Anybody seen the bike on ash road?

scott

By: Henry Scott

Henry Scott — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:13:28 +0000

Wow… I can hardly believe this either. I haven’t even had a chance to go by yet… I’ll try to make it up there this weekend and get some photographs.

By: Phil Good-Elliott

Phil Good-Elliott — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:00:11 +0000

Unbelievable, without a doubt! I wonder if this might benefit from some local media attention?

By: Nancy Sawyer

Nancy Sawyer — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:25:21 +0000

Patrick’s ghost bike was hit by a car yesterday. I was coming home late last night with all the kids and, of course, looked for the bike in the dark as we passed by. It’s still chained to the pole, but twisted and a bit mangled. Unbelievable. So sad….

Nancy

By: Paul Taylor

Paul Taylor — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:02:08 +0000

I took a detour home from church this morning, to drive by the bike. I was very moved. As Nancy said, “It looked lonely”. There was no sunshine; it was raining.

As a cyclist, I think it should be as highly visible as practical, day and night. I liked the sign. If I were a family member, or a close friend of the victim, I would want to see it in the proper location, if practical.

Also, as a cyclist, I salute Phil, Scott, and Nancy for taking this initiative.

By: Nancy Sawyer

Nancy Sawyer — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:08:05 +0000

I’m wondering if the ghost bike for Patrick would be better at the intersection of Cleveland and Swanson Dr. Pat was hit on the north side of Cleveland just east of the Swanson/Cleveland intersection.

I put a temporary sign up with Pat’s name. My mother put flowers on the bike. I’m just thinking it would be more visible at day and night if it were at a lit intersection.

Has anyone else seen the bike that Scott put out for Pat? What do you think?

I have not seen Pete’s ghost bike yet.

Nancy

By: Nancy Sawyer

Nancy Sawyer — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:52:10 +0000

Scott,

Thank you for all you have done to create this memorial ghost bike. It’s 9:45 p.m. right now, and I just drove by the bike on Cleveland. It was dark out and the bike is on the dark side of the street. It looked lonely.

I have had a few friends and family say that they’ve seen it and it was quite striking for them. I was wondering what kind of sign/plaque to put up. I’ll look some more at the Ghost Bike site and see what others have done.

Thank you!
Nancy

By: Paul Taylor

Paul Taylor — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 01:10:04 +0000

As I mentioned in an earlier comment, when I was in Seattle last year, I saw some ghost bikes (didn’t know that’s what they were called). I was very moved by them. I thought the signs were a really important element. As I recall, the signs said “A cyclist was struck and injured at this site on xx/xx/xxxx” or “A cyclist was struck and killed at this site on xx/xx/xxxx”. From my recollection, a name was not mentioned. I have been thinking about this since my earlier post, and I don’t think a name was mentioned on the ones I saw.

So my vote would be to include a sign. Leave it to the cyclist or family to decide if the name should be mentioned.

By: Phil Good-Elliott

Phil Good-Elliott — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:09:16 +0000

I'd say so. Might want to put something up temporarily until family members get a chance to work something up. Most folks won't know that a ghost bike is a memorial w/o a plaque. For more info, see the Ghost Bike How To page.