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Ghostbikes
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A ghost bike is a bicycle that has been painted white and attached to a bike rack,
telephone pole, or other object near a site where a cyclist has been hurt or killed.
The first ghost bike memorial project was in St. Louis, Missouri, United States in October, 2003.
After observing a motorist strike a bicyclist on Holly Hills Boulevard, Patrick Van Der Tuin placed
a white-painted bicycle on the spot with a hand-painted sign "Cyclist Struck Here". Noticing the
effect this had on motorists in the area, Patrick then enlisted the help of friends to place 15 more
"ghost bikes" in prominent spots in the St. Louis area where cyclists had recently been hit by automobiles.
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Sadly over the years, the Greater Kansas City Bicycle Federation
and friends, have been obligated to put up ghostbikes, in memory of those who have fallen in KC streets.
Here are a few. May we never have to put up another ghost bike in Kansas
City. Farewell comrades.
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in honor of Jim Northcraft
55, commuter, killed July 14, 2005
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in honor of John Triggs
killed June 9, 2006
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in honor of Audrey K. Lindvall, 23,
killed August 2, 2006
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in honor of Louis Bailey
died May 23, 2007
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in honor of Michael Hammond
killed July 14, 2007
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in honor of Sierra Gaunt, 14
and Larry Gaunt, 59
killed August 6, 2007
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in honor of Chris Cooper, 17 yrs old
killed November 8, 2007
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You can visit Patrick Van Der Tuin's web site Broken Bikes Broken Lives with photos of original Ghost Bike installations
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