"When I started on educational leave, my plan was to ride my bike to the internship and back. I thought it was a great idea: I'd get in better shape, save on gas, parking, and give my transmission a break. No problems, right?Then I took my bike on the Pittsburgh streets and it scared the shit out of me. Cars would happily run you off the road or just ignore you completely. I sometimes wonder how anyone rides in Pittsburgh.
I saw this out of the corner of my eye on Friday and was able to stop and get this picture early Sunday morning. Ghost Bikes are set up by the biking community whenever one of their own is injured or killed by a careless driver. They're basically what you see here: an old bike spray painted white and affixed with a sign letting drivers know exactly what happened. Sometimes its a warning, sometimes a plea, sometimes a tombstone. I had heard about these popping up in New York. Seeing one of these in Pittsburgh literally chills me."
-Todd (Hryckowian)
originally posted to Flickr as Ghost Bike found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_bike
When I die, if I go on a bike, read my plea, for those that wish to properly honor that death and life - I want my bike turned into a ghost bike. If my bike, is maimed, destroyed, or you don't want to use it, feel free to contact the SLC Bike Collective to get one for cheap.
Don't mean to get morbid, just got to make these arrangements. ride on!
photo credit: ghostbike.org, times-up.org.
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