ghost bike

English

A ghost bike in Berlin, Germany, in 2009.

Etymology

First use appears c. 2003 in the US.

Noun

ghost bike (plural ghost bikes)

1. A bicycle painted white and set up as a roadside memorial to indicate where a cyclist was killed by traffic.

   Synonym: ghost bicycle

   • 2011 November 10, Peter Walker, Vicky Lane, “Ghost bikes: memorials to road victims blamed for putting people off cycling”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:

     Often painted entirely in white and locked to a fixed object as close to the accident site as possible, ghost bikes aim to act as both a memorial –they feature the name of the dead rider and other details, whether on a sign or painted to the frame – and a cautionary reminder for cyclists and drivers about what can happen when bike and vehicle come into contact.

Translations

Translations

• French: vélo fantôme (fr) m
• German: Geisterrad n, Geisterfahrrad n
• Italian: bici fantasma f
• Portuguese: bicicleta fantasma f
• Russian: призрачный велосипед (prizračnyj velosiped)
• Spanish: bicicleta fantasma f, bicicleta blanca f

Further reading

• ghost bike on Wikipedia.Wikipedia