They Don’t Normally Do This

20 thoughts on “They Don’t Normally Do This”

1. Starina June 17, 2016 at 10:36 am

   Yay! I bet the guys who took it down feel a bit awful now.
   1. Paps June 17, 2016 at 10:42 am

      For doing their job?
   2. Tom June 17, 2016 at 10:58 am

      They were right to take it down, it was in awful condition. The group that put it there should have maintained it.

      Just because the idea is noble doesn’t mean you can do whatever you like, love locks are another example that some people seem to think should be left in place forever.
      1. munkifisht June 17, 2016 at 12:33 pm

         Right to take it down? No, not really. The better approach would have been to perhaps talk to the cycling community and tell them that the memorial would have to be maintained or it would have to be removed.
         1. Catherine McEntee June 17, 2016 at 12:38 pm

            +1 munkifisht
2. They Tried To Make Me Go To Rehab June 17, 2016 at 10:40 am

   Bizarre bureaucracy gone mad bullcrap
3. Grouse June 17, 2016 at 11:18 am

   I’m happy they’re putting it back up. I wouldn’t mind if they put up a freshly-painted version, though (or even an all-white bike build). All monuments need upkeep.
   1. TBird June 17, 2016 at 11:59 am

      The condition and appearance of the bike probably best reflects the time it ha taken the council to improving the junctions. Not a tap has been done to it since the death of Zu Zhang Wong in 2009. No assistance for pedestrian, narrow cycle lanes and poor signage.
   2. Bingo June 17, 2016 at 12:26 pm

      Are you The Famous Grouse?
4. H June 17, 2016 at 11:56 am

   I swear there was a post last week or so of a close up of the bike showing the council tag asking the owner to remove the tag if they wanted the bike to be left there but I can’t find it now – did I imagine it?
   1. Bruncvik June 17, 2016 at 12:58 pm

      I saw that post, too. I walk past the bike every day, and given it’s at a traffic light, I usually have half a minute or so before I can cross the road. The tag was gone from the bike the same day the post was published (I specifically checked for it because of the post). And as of yesterday, the bike’s been back, with brand new zip ties.
      1. H June 17, 2016 at 2:04 pm

         So it was just DCC going ahead anyway, thanks
5. Sheila June 17, 2016 at 12:17 pm

   Yup, I tweeted this to BS and DCC. I did think it was odd it wasn’t referenced
   https://twitter.com/SheilaPortobelo/status/737370062412251136
   1. Sheila June 17, 2016 at 12:20 pm

      Meant for H
      1. H June 17, 2016 at 12:47 pm

         Thanks, maybe I saw it on FB or Twitter
         1. Sheila June 17, 2016 at 1:13 pm

            It was on broadsheet after that tweet. Not sure if it’s been removed or what.
   2. kev June 17, 2016 at 3:23 pm

      why didn’t you just remove the tag? problem would have been solved without the drama.
6. Formerly known as @ireland.com June 17, 2016 at 1:03 pm

   In Australia, the ghost bikes are usually a temporary memorial. I see the value in reminding car drivers and cyclists to be careful on the roads. RIP.
7. H June 17, 2016 at 1:11 pm

   There was another BS post on this that is not referenced here: https://www.broadsheet.ie/2016/05/31/love-lock/

   My question is why didn’t anyone who saw the post contact Ghostbike.org or why didn’t someone just remove the tag as per the instructions? (I’m exonerating myself from responsibility as I live in London and I was between two trips abroad the day I saw it so was too busy unpacking, washing and repacking).

   Perhaps one or both of these things happened but the bike was removed anyway…
   1. Sheila June 17, 2016 at 1:14 pm

      And I did forward the tweet to ghostbikes on Twitter.

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