No info here other than some random-ass tweet claiming there had been an accident.
I’m assuming you read the article, but it doesn’t appear that you did.
Ghost bikes are put up as a reminder of the loss of life in that specific area. Most normal people would see a Ghost Bike and kind of get this slap to the brain to drive like people lives are at stake. The fact that someone in a car crashed into that reminder is the whole irony of the story.
Unfortunately, the ghost bikes in my area usually partially block the sidewalk and/or impede maintenance of the infrastructure that is there, making it less safe for everyone. Wish they would stop or find another way.
I did read the article. Show me where that fact was stated. Because it wasn’t, and that’s my complaint. All they had was was a 10 month old tweet with pole in the road.
"In April, the family of Marciales created a ghost bike memorial in his honour. Ghost bikes are a reminder to both motorists and other cyclists of the tragic loss of a cyclist due to collisions from drivers. The white bike was chained to street light in the middle of the roadway, right where he was hit.
On Sunday, someone noticed that a motorist had hit the memorial. “There’s been another crash at Balbo and lakeshore drive. Someone hit the light pole. Gerardo’s ghost bike and the pole are in the middle of the street,” Bike Lane Uprising tweeted."
I’m assuming you read the article, but it doesn’t appear that you did.
Ghost bikes are put up as a reminder of the loss of life in that specific area. Most normal people would see a Ghost Bike and kind of get this slap to the brain to drive like people lives are at stake. The fact that someone in a car crashed into that reminder is the whole irony of the story.
Unfortunately, the ghost bikes in my area usually partially block the sidewalk and/or impede maintenance of the infrastructure that is there, making it less safe for everyone. Wish they would stop or find another way.
We can start by not killing cyclists. No dead cyclists = no ghost bikes.
I did read the article. Show me where that fact was stated. Because it wasn’t, and that’s my complaint. All they had was was a 10 month old tweet with pole in the road.
If one guy hitting the ghost bike wasn’t enough, it happened twice… 🤷♂️
"In April, the family of Marciales created a ghost bike memorial in his honour. Ghost bikes are a reminder to both motorists and other cyclists of the tragic loss of a cyclist due to collisions from drivers. The white bike was chained to street light in the middle of the roadway, right where he was hit.
On Sunday, someone noticed that a motorist had hit the memorial. “There’s been another crash at Balbo and lakeshore drive. Someone hit the light pole. Gerardo’s ghost bike and the pole are in the middle of the street,” Bike Lane Uprising tweeted."
Emphasis mine. It was stated in the article.