Ghost Bikes: A Cyclist Was Killed Here Film Screening
From the Ventura Museum Website:
Ghost Bikes, a recently completed documentary by Danny Gamboa,
concentrates on Southern California's part in a worldwide phenomenon of
white bikes appearing as unofficial memorials where bicyclists have lost
their lives in traffic accidents. In Ventura County this year, ghost
bikes have been installed in remembrance of fallen riders Nick Haverland
and Jose Luis Carmona
The Ghost Bikes film will be shown at both 6:30
and 7:15 pm on Friday, November 18, at the Museum of Ventura County, and
the filmmaker will be there to answer questions. Admission is $5 for
the general public, free for museum members. It includes entry to all
exhibits, including Departures, which features the ghost bike made to
honor Nick Haverland, the 20-year old Ventura College student struck and
killed on Telegraph Road this past May. For reservations to either
screening, call 805-653-0323 x 7.
A ghost bike is first stripped to its basics and painted white. Often
local artists contribute elements, and then the bike is anonymously
left locked to a street sign near the crash site. The first ghost bikes
appeared in St. Louis in 2003, and volunteers tracking the sites
estimate that since then, more than 150 have appeared worldwide. Gamboa,
a Long Beach based filmmaker, sees ghost bikes as art that can raise
awareness about safety and encourage communication about sharing the
road. Gamboa is a cyclist who has installed ghost bikes for fallen
strangers.
The Museum of Ventura County is located at 100 East Main Street in
downtown Ventura. Hours are 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.
Admission is $4 adults, $3 seniors, $1 children 6-17, members and
children under 6 are free. For more museum information go to www.venturamuseum.org or call 805-653-0323.
Image from the ZKO Films website
From the Ventura Museum Website:
Ghost Bikes, a recently completed documentary by Danny Gamboa,
concentrates on Southern California's part in a worldwide phenomenon of
white bikes appearing as unofficial memorials where bicyclists have lost
their lives in traffic accidents. In Ventura County this year, ghost
bikes have been installed in remembrance of fallen riders Nick Haverland
and Jose Luis Carmona
The Ghost Bikes film will be shown at both 6:30
and 7:15 pm on Friday, November 18, at the Museum of Ventura County, and
the filmmaker will be there to answer questions. Admission is $5 for
the general public, free for museum members. It includes entry to all
exhibits, including Departures, which features the ghost bike made to
honor Nick Haverland, the 20-year old Ventura College student struck and
killed on Telegraph Road this past May. For reservations to either
screening, call 805-653-0323 x 7.
A ghost bike is first stripped to its basics and painted white. Often
local artists contribute elements, and then the bike is anonymously
left locked to a street sign near the crash site. The first ghost bikes
appeared in St. Louis in 2003, and volunteers tracking the sites
estimate that since then, more than 150 have appeared worldwide. Gamboa,
a Long Beach based filmmaker, sees ghost bikes as art that can raise
awareness about safety and encourage communication about sharing the
road. Gamboa is a cyclist who has installed ghost bikes for fallen
strangers.
The Museum of Ventura County is located at 100 East Main Street in
downtown Ventura. Hours are 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.
Admission is $4 adults, $3 seniors, $1 children 6-17, members and
children under 6 are free. For more museum information go to www.venturamuseum.org or call 805-653-0323.
Image from the ZKO Films website