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14-Aug-2022

Ghost bike

A memorial to a young child on a bicycle killed by a motorist in Northeast DC. There was a pile of stuffed animals nearby, too. There are a number of infamous intersections in this area where numerous pedestrians and cyclists have been hit by cars, but I’m not sure what has been done about them.

NOTE: Several people asked why the stop sign was facing in the wrong direction, which I couldn't explain, so we went back to see what the story was. It turned out that all four signs at that intersection were double sided, meaning that when a driver approaches the intersection, they can see the correct sign facing them as well as one kitty corner to it. I hope this isn't all the District government did to try to prevent more deaths on the streets in this neighborhood.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by PBase are decidedly unsharp.

Cormorant on a mission, posted earlier:

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Frank Gines07-Aug-2023 22:22
Wow very interesting ! I am pretty sure everyone will stop at the stop sign .V
Jeff Real08-Oct-2022 14:53
What an amazing thing to see!
I am glad you fond it and make this super image!
V
Graeme25-Sep-2022 15:03
So sad the know that children and cyclists have lost their lives in this area, Helen....
Zoltán Balogh20-Aug-2022 14:56
How sad... V
Mairéad20-Aug-2022 11:46
Very sad. We have roadside shrines here for people killed in traffic accidents.
pkocinski19-Aug-2022 12:21
Sad. Why assume the driver is at fault? Why is the STOP sign facing this way?
janescottcumming19-Aug-2022 12:07
That's very sad. Hope people notice and it makes them more careful.
Philip P19-Aug-2022 08:44
A very saddening memorial!
Don19-Aug-2022 06:38
A sad reminder of tragedy. I'm perplexed by the stop sign as it seems to be facing the wrong way.
Fong Lam19-Aug-2022 06:16
A touching scene and that display serves to remind motorists to drive with due care.....V
Gill Kopy19-Aug-2022 05:33
Oh, that is so sad. Good that the child is not forgotten and a reminder to be cautious. V
Charlene Ambrose19-Aug-2022 04:19
Always sad to see these memorials.
Carl Carbone19-Aug-2022 01:16
Sad memorial.
Hank Vander Velde19-Aug-2022 01:01
Sad story. Hopefully this will be a reminder for driving slower.
bill friedlander18-Aug-2022 23:23
A sad reminder. V
Pierre Martin18-Aug-2022 22:07
sad story happen there, things we dont want to see again!
globalgadabout18-Aug-2022 21:34
a touching reminder of yet another traffic tragedy...however, there are many drivers who just are not alert, or cautious, and lost in there own bubble..
Nirvan Hope18-Aug-2022 21:07
Hopefully there is a warning sign before that stop sign. A children at play sign. But sadly too late for this little one
Tom Munson18-Aug-2022 20:30
What a cool find and capture.
Marcia Rules18-Aug-2022 20:08
Always a poignant scene. Food for thought as we go about our sometimes routine lives. VV~
hayl18-Aug-2022 18:33
How sad and it looks like a quiet street with speed bumps.
joseantonio18-Aug-2022 18:29
sad image but nice capture to show the danger of those points.V.
Raymond18-Aug-2022 18:03
So sad, sped is surely the main cause, install sleeping policemen!
Julie Oldfield18-Aug-2022 17:38
That is very poignant and sad. People speed through streets. V