Kelsey Rennebohm - Boston, MA - Ghost Bikes on Waymarking.com

In Boston's Fenway section, at the corner of Huntington Avenue and Forsyth Street, is a white painted bike tied to a post that marks where Kelsey Rennebohn lost her life in a bicycle accident.

The bicycle is chained to a post in front of a Qdoba restaurant on the southwest corner of the intersection. This is next to the westbound lane for Huntington Avenue/Mass. Route 9, and is right on the edge of the road.

The bike is a boys style bike with a high seat and straight handlebars. Off the handlebars is a basket - not painted - with stuffing and lights inside. Wrapped around the cross piece is fake autumn colored ivy.

The ghost bike site states that Kelsey was a Boston College student and an honors graduate at Barnard College. On a Friday night at about 10:30 pm, she was struck by an MBTA bus. The article didn't have more specifics on the accident.

The intersection is a bad intersection for ANY vehicle, and it is especially bad for bicycles. In fact, the location is the site of a previous ghost bike. Huntington Avenue is a main secondary road for the city, which lacks in wide laned roads. Also, parts of Huntington Avenue allow parked cars along the side. Also, in the center is the E Line of the Green Line trolley. Not only must you watch for trolleys, which are large vehicles that don't stop quickly, but the crossing itself is dangerous with a trough for the flange and a rubbery surface that is slippery - I know - I was slipping just from the light snow that fell that morning. Northeastern University is on both sides of the road, and the area is full of colleges, museums, medical centers, and other places where people may be biking to.

In the past, Boston has been rather quick to collect ghost bikes - often within days or weeks of placing it. If this is the same bike, then it has lasted at least six months from the accident. Perhaps it's placement has been negotiated to remind people of the dangers of biking in the city.

Age of victim: 28 Name of the victim: Kelsey Rennebohn Date of the accident: 06/01/2012 Accident resulted in a fatality: yes News Article Web Page: [Web Link] Memorial Web Page: [Web Link]

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