Elliot Lee Kaminitz
Elliot Lee Kaminitz
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Age: 65
Location:
Memorial Blvd near Easton’s Beach
Middletown
Newport , RI
United States
From the press release announcing a fathers' day ride to remember Dr. Kaminitz.
Elliot Kaminitz tragically lost his life in a bicycle collision on
Memorial Blvd near Easton’s Beach just one year ago. His family decided
to guide their grief into progress by working to make the Newport area
safer for cyclists. Partnering with Bike Newport, the Kaminitz Family
wishes to build the awareness and the funds needed to improve education,
support engineering, and provide encouragement for more, better and
safer cycling.
Renee Kaminitz explained. “We’re putting our efforts and energy into
improving the situation so people can enjoy our beautiful island and its
history on two wheels. This is how we can honor my late husband and the
city he loved. We’re encouraging our friends and our community to join
us in making cycling safer for everyone. We’re partnering with Bike
Newport because that’s where we see action and progress.”
Elliot’s children, Ilicia Kaminitz Strasser and Adam Kaminitz,
participated in the press conference by Skype from Wilmington, DE and
Santa Monica, CA respectively: “My father practiced and preached safe
cycling,” Ilicia shared, “starting with his granddaughters. We’ve
planned from the start for this event to include our youngest riders.
Safety Town will be great fun for the kids and they’re going to be
better bicyclists because of it. It’s like a kick start to all-important
Bike Ed.”
from Newport Patch
"Ghost Bike" Appears on Memorial Boulevard
The ghost bike was set up in memory of Dr. Elliot Kaminitz who was killed in a fatal bicycle accident on Memorial Boulevard.
Posted by
Cara Kenefick
(Editor) , October 03, 2012 at 03:14 AM
If you have driven down Memorial Boulevard recently, you may have
noticed a haunting bicycle chained to a sign post in memory of Elliot
Kaminitz, who was involved in a fatal bicycle accident last June.
The "ghost bike," which was painted all white and set up anonymously
at the site of Kaminitz's accident, appeared on Saturday. On it hangs a
sign simply bearing Kamintz's name and a bouqet of white flowers.
"We don't know who placed the memorial, but we hope it will serve
both to honor Elliot and remind passing motorists to pay attention,
drive carefully and share the road," BikeNewport posted on its website.
Kaminitz, a retired Middletown dentist and avid bicyclist, was riding
on Memorial Boulevard when he was struck by a vehicle on June 19. He
later succumbed to his injuries.
Ghost bikes have been a growing trend across the country, Boston.com reported last week.
Unlike public memorials for car crash victims, ghost bikes appear
mysteriously. No one takes credit for the deed, and it is seen as an act
of solidarity and remembrance throughout the cycling community.
As long as the bike remains on Memorial Boulevard, it will stand as a
reminder to drivers of Kaminitz and why it is so important to share the
road.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Age: 65
Location:
Memorial Blvd near Easton’s Beach
Middletown
Newport , RI
United States
From the press release announcing a fathers' day ride to remember Dr. Kaminitz.
Elliot Kaminitz tragically lost his life in a bicycle collision on
Memorial Blvd near Easton’s Beach just one year ago. His family decided
to guide their grief into progress by working to make the Newport area
safer for cyclists. Partnering with Bike Newport, the Kaminitz Family
wishes to build the awareness and the funds needed to improve education,
support engineering, and provide encouragement for more, better and
safer cycling.
Renee Kaminitz explained. “We’re putting our efforts and energy into
improving the situation so people can enjoy our beautiful island and its
history on two wheels. This is how we can honor my late husband and the
city he loved. We’re encouraging our friends and our community to join
us in making cycling safer for everyone. We’re partnering with Bike
Newport because that’s where we see action and progress.”
Elliot’s children, Ilicia Kaminitz Strasser and Adam Kaminitz,
participated in the press conference by Skype from Wilmington, DE and
Santa Monica, CA respectively: “My father practiced and preached safe
cycling,” Ilicia shared, “starting with his granddaughters. We’ve
planned from the start for this event to include our youngest riders.
Safety Town will be great fun for the kids and they’re going to be
better bicyclists because of it. It’s like a kick start to all-important
Bike Ed.”
from Newport Patch
"Ghost Bike" Appears on Memorial Boulevard
The ghost bike was set up in memory of Dr. Elliot Kaminitz who was killed in a fatal bicycle accident on Memorial Boulevard.
Posted by
Cara Kenefick
(Editor) , October 03, 2012 at 03:14 AM
If you have driven down Memorial Boulevard recently, you may have
noticed a haunting bicycle chained to a sign post in memory of Elliot
Kaminitz, who was involved in a fatal bicycle accident last June.
The "ghost bike," which was painted all white and set up anonymously
at the site of Kaminitz's accident, appeared on Saturday. On it hangs a
sign simply bearing Kamintz's name and a bouqet of white flowers.
"We don't know who placed the memorial, but we hope it will serve
both to honor Elliot and remind passing motorists to pay attention,
drive carefully and share the road," BikeNewport posted on its website.
Kaminitz, a retired Middletown dentist and avid bicyclist, was riding
on Memorial Boulevard when he was struck by a vehicle on June 19. He
later succumbed to his injuries.
Ghost bikes have been a growing trend across the country, Boston.com reported last week.
Unlike public memorials for car crash victims, ghost bikes appear
mysteriously. No one takes credit for the deed, and it is seen as an act
of solidarity and remembrance throughout the cycling community.
As long as the bike remains on Memorial Boulevard, it will stand as a
reminder to drivers of Kaminitz and why it is so important to share the
road.