[SDCBC] Every Ghost Bike is A Caution

[J. W. Stump]

Every Ghost Bike is A Caution

Every Ghost Bike is a caution and a safety reminder for riders and drivers.  Maybe the Ghost Bike should have a broken light and mini stop sign?

I do not know the whole story of what happened here.  Did the rider ride out into a normal well designed intersection and was stuck by an attentive slow moving car or the traffic signal mis timed and mis focused for bike riders; so that a driver talking on the phone and driving in excess of a safe speed hit him?  Unless you think it was suicide there may be more to the story than a anti-bike biased witness had to say.

I just do not know yet.  I do know that if I was driving in the City and had a burnt out car head light I do not think that gives everyone a free license to kill me.

All the best
John Stump
4133 Poplar
City Heights, California 92105


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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: JonIsaacs at aol.com 
  To: sdcbc at bikesandiego.org 
  Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 12:32 PM
  Subject: Re: [SDCBC] Monuments are for the living -Ghost Bikes


  In a message dated 9/21/2007 10:02:47 AM Pacific Daylight Time, jwstump at cox.net writes:


    Jim,

    Monuments are for the living.  A Ghost Bike reminds us of the conflict and may advance the struggle.

    All the best
    John
    ------


  Hi:

  Maybe there would be a way to incorporate a message in the GHOST BIKE that it is wise to have a light at night and not run stop signs...

  It would seem like that might be a good message that this sadly departed cyclist could convey to those still on this side.

  Just a thought...

  Jon





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