Dan Black

A ghost bike was installed for Dan Black, one year after his serious crash, which he barely survived and was left paralyzed.

Details on the crash are in this article

From this blog post

Last year, Dec 2nd 2009, Dan Black was run down on the ‘on-road’ section on a Sustrans route (Celtic Trail) A48 Chepstow.

An elderly man simply turned right into oncoming traffic, ignoring
all UK road laws, and drove directly into Dan, cycling the other way.
Dan broke his back T5 level and suffered brain damage, thankfully he has
come out of his coma and is recovering, now in hospital at Rookwood

· Dan was fully lit, all lights confirmed to British Standards
(being much brighter than the standards) – confirmed by the police

· Dan had all reflectors on his bike, red rear, x4 amber pedal reflectors – confirmed by the police

· 3m reflective piping on his commuting waterproofs – cut off by the paramedics at scene

· Also it happened on a street lit, main trunk road, on a
recognised ‘on road’ section of the Sustrans network (the Celtic trail).
– confirmed by the police

After all of this CPS ‘crown prosecution service’ chose not to prosecute the elderly man due to it ‘not being in the public interest’. Worst the CPS
quotes Dan as being ‘poorly lit’ as a reason not to prosecute, despite
the fact that he met legal standards for lighting and was wearing
reflective clothing.