ghost bike

ghost bike
 n.— «Bicycle-safety advocates yesterday solemnly rode to each of the 14 spots around the city where cyclists were killed by cars in 2006, leaving behind white “ghost bikes” to memorialize the victims.» —“Ride For Fallen ’06 Bicyclists” by John Mazor New York Post Jan. 8, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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