A chilling reminder

GhostbikeToday’s sketch is a sombre scene from the Scottish Parliament. The mist falls on Arthur’s Seat behind two bicycles chained to railings. Both bikes are painted completely, tyres included, white.

 

The ‘Ghost bikes’ were positioned in front of the Scottish Parliament on Monday morning by a group of cyclists campaigning to make Scotland a safer place to cycle for everyone.

Ghost bikes have been used around the world to mark places where a fatal accident occurred, acting as both a memorial and a warning. The two bikes at Holyrood represent not just the nine people killed already this year on Scotland’s roads, but also the other 28 casualties since 2009.

 

I love cycling in Edinburgh and one day hope to encourage my young children to do the same. We all need to work together to make it safer to do so.

 

For more information visit the PedalonParliament website HERE.

2 thoughts on “A chilling reminder”

  1. Bikes are so hard to draw but you’ve nailed those and kept it loose. Makes a good point too.

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