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 Unnamed Ghost Bike - Portland, Oregon Posted by:  howarthe
N 45° 33.768 W 122° 39.354
10T E 526853 N 5045531
One of the first ghost bikes every placed in Portland. It has been well mainteained since 2005. I suspect the victim was a transient, and that is why there is no name associated with this ghost bike.
Waymark Code: WM8NV1
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 04/25/2010
Views: 5
This is the result of the research I was able to complete about this ghost bike.
This bike was placed between 09/22/2005 and 10/27/2005, making it one of the first ghost biked ever placed in Portland. The victim was probably killed in 2005 or 2004. In 2007, a call went out for a memorial ride. At that time, the vicitim was not named either, so I suspect that the victim was a transient, and no one knows his name.
However, there are two photos on Flikr, one dated June 21, 2007 and the other dated December 21, 2008. In one of the photos, the front wheel is not painted white. Since the front wheel is white again in 2010, it seems as though someone is taking the time and effort to maintain this bike.
- Five cyclists died in 1997.
- Five cyclists died in 2001.
- Four cyclists died in 2005:
- Noah Cardamon, age 23, hit by a car at SE 49th Ave and Stark St, May 30, 2005.
- Kristine Okins, age 25, run over by a semi truck at SW Broadway and Washington St, June 27, 2005.
- Frank Vanerstrom, age 44, hit by a car on northbound Delta Park onramp of I-5, August 1, 2005.
- Christopher Burris, age 21, NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. near Wygant Street, September 3, 2005.
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- No cyclists died in 2006.
- Six cyclists died in 2007:
- Nick Bucher, age 24, at SE 26th and Stark, 02/02/07.
- Jerry Hinatsu, age 58, at SE 115th and SE Foster Road, 05/04/07.
- Daniel Hunt, age 56, on SE 11th Ave. at SE Stark St, 08/21/07.
- Curtis Lee Web, age 45, at Belmont and 34th, 10/08/07.
- Tracey Sparling, age 19, at W Burnside and 14th, 10/11/07.
- Brett Jarolimek, at N. Interstate and Greeley, 10/22/07.
Sources:
- Ghost bike effor picks up steam, Jonathan Maus, Bike Portland.org, September 22, 2005.
- Three more ghost bikes installed, Jonathan Maus, Bike Portland.org, October, 27, 2005.
- For 4 cyclists, life’s ride ended in a flash, Accidents on city streets claimed eclectic, active lives by Jacob Quinn Sanders, The Portland Tribune, December 30, 2005.
- Cyclist killed in SE Portland by Jonathan Maus, Bike Portland.org, February 3, 2007.
- Fatal hit-and-run on SE Foster Road by Jonathan Maus, Bike Portland.org, May 4, 2007.
- Ghost Bike on NE Killingsworth (@ 9th) by skomra, Flikr, June 21, 2007.
- Man dies after bike on bike collision by Jonathan Maus, Bike Portland.org, August 29, 2007.
- Woman killed while riding her bicycle at W. Burnside and 14th by Jonathan Maus, Bike Portland.org, October 11, 2007.
- Bicyclist dies after hitting telephone pole by Jonathan Maus, Bike Portland.org, October 17, 2007.
- Updated: Cyclist dies after collision with garbage truck by Jonathan Maus, Bike Portland.org, October 22, 2007.
- A sad record: Six bicyclists have died in Portland this year by Jonathan Maus, Bike Portland.org, October 23, 2007.
- Rides planned from memorial sites to rally on Saturday by Elly Blue, Bike Portland.org, November 15, 2007.
- ghost bike in front of my house by i-ball, Flikr, December 21, 2008.
Age of victim: 0
Name of the victim: unknown
Date of the accident: 01/01/2005
Accident resulted in a fatality: yes
News Article Web Page: Not listed
Memorial Web Page: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
It is preferable to log the location if the ghost bike is still there. If you want to note any personal experiences around bike safety you are welcome to do so, or provide a memorial for the victim.
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