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When I started on educational leave, my plan was to ride my bike to the internship and back. I thought it was a great idea: I'd get in better shape, save on gas, parking, and give my transmission a break. No problems, right?

Then I took my bike on the Pittsburgh streets and it scared the shit out of me. Cars would happily run you off the road or just ignore you completely. I sometimes wonder how anyone rides in Pittsburgh.

I saw this out of the corner of my eye on Friday and was able to stop and get this picture early Sunday morning. Ghost Bikes are set up by the biking community whenever one of their own is injured or killed by a careless driver. They're basically what you see here: an old bike spray painted white and affixed with a sign letting drivers know exactly what happened. Sometimes its a warning, sometimes a plea, sometimes a tombstone. I had heard about these popping up in New York. Seeing one of these in Pittsburgh literally chills me.
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originally posted to Flickr as Ghost Bike
Date

2007-09-22 14:20:21
Author

Todd (Hryckowian)
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(Reusing this image)
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Hryckowian at http://flickr.com/photos/87373143@N00/1430996406. It was reviewed on 00:53, 5 October 2007 (UTC) by FlickreviewR, and confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

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Camera manufacturer Canon
Camera model Canon PowerShot S3 IS
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Date and time of data generation 14:20, 22 September 2007
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