Friday, June 03, 2005

GhostCycle

Its mission is as simple as its ghostly black-and-white, text-only layout: “We want to know about your bike accidents in the Seattle area,” the site says. Then it urges you to enter your bicycle accident info: date, location, whether you were obeying traffic laws, injuries suffered, etc.

This new guerilla site - GhostCycle.org - is all about bicycle safety. The city has stats on how many people bike (it’s estimated that 36 percent of Seattle residents ride for recreation, and up to 8,000 commute on a bike on any given day) but bike accidents are only tracked to a limited degree. The site organizers plan on compiling the information they receive, which could lead to an interesting, semi-official picture of potentially treacherous intersections and streets for the two-wheeled set.

Read more about the site in a recent Stranger article then click over to GhostCycle.org and enter any accident data you have.