No More Ghost Bikes by Michigan Ghost Bikes

This is a good time of year to take a moment to be aware of ghost bikes and the important message these plain white bikes are trying to sear into the brain of every driver: Watch out for bikes.

You don’t get a second chance to un-kill or un-maim someone when you hit them with your car, something a nameless driver almost proved on me yesterday when they sped out of a parking lot, nearly hitting me. It only takes a momentary lapse of attention, a glance at the phone or simply a wandering mind can create another of these somber memorials in a heartbeat.

Paul Kissel shared this photo in the Michigan Ghost Bikes group writing Placed a TRIBUTE ghost bike at the Farmers Market downtown Muskegon prior to the Ride of Silence this Wednesday. Hope it reminds passersby of our cause, our purpose, and the reason we pay tribute.