S2 Topic Write Out

 

Hello everyone my name is Maelynne and I’m going to talk about my topic of interest which is both about Ghost Bikes and what makes a street/area unsafe enough for bicyclists and motor-vehicles sharing the road lead to fatal injuries or death. Now a little background on Ghost Bikes is that they are essentially old abandoned bikes that are stripped of its parts and painted white and they serve as memorials for cyclists who have passed away due to motor-vehicle collisions.

My plan for gathering information and research is first, to go around San Francisco, more specifically SoMa which has been argued to be a dangerous neighborhood for cyclists and has had at least 4 Ghost Bike Memorials in the past 3 years and just observe the streets and see if there are any memorials around and note signs that cyclists and drivers do that creates an unsafe area. Second, I plan on searching forĀ online resources that involve a list of a few bicycle accidents in San Francisco and how they died and how that accident could have been easily prevented.

Thank You.

 

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