ghost bike

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English[edit]

A ghost bike in Berlin, Germany, in 2009.

Etymology[edit]

US origin, 2003.[1]

Noun[edit]

ghost bike (plural ghost bikes)

  1. 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[2]:
      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[edit]

  1. ^ Peter Walker, Vicky Lane (2011 November 10) “Ghost bikes: memorials to road victims blamed for putting people off cycling”, in The Guardian‎[1]

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