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The BBC reports that the ghost bike placed at a junction where Louise Wright was killed by a lorry is to be removed.
The white painted bicycle was anonymously attached to a lamppost in Nottingham city centre where cyclist Louise Wright was killed in July.
The 29-year-old died following a rush hour collision with a lorry on Lower Parliament Street.
The city council said it had consulted with Ms Wright's family to remove the bike and create a permanent memorial.
Flowers and the bike have remained at the scene since the crash.
However the city council said it now risks becoming an obstruction to pedestrians and distracting drivers.
It does appear to be a potential hazard to pedestrians, which is fair enough. The bit that bothered me was the council's claim that it would distract drivers. I'd say it was no more a distraction than a billboard for the latest smartphone, maybe it's the awkward reminder that cyclists are easily killed by motor vehicles that doesn't sit well with them.
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The white painted bicycle was anonymously attached to a lamppost in Nottingham city centre where cyclist Louise Wright was killed in July.
The 29-year-old died following a rush hour collision with a lorry on Lower Parliament Street.
The city council said it had consulted with Ms Wright's family to remove the bike and create a permanent memorial.
Flowers and the bike have remained at the scene since the crash.
However the city council said it now risks becoming an obstruction to pedestrians and distracting drivers.
It does appear to be a potential hazard to pedestrians, which is fair enough. The bit that bothered me was the council's claim that it would distract drivers. I'd say it was no more a distraction than a billboard for the latest smartphone, maybe it's the awkward reminder that cyclists are easily killed by motor vehicles that doesn't sit well with them.
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