jautrey_dont_copy - In God's eye, sin is sin and when asked He will forgive. Also, maybe you need a dictionary to define the words you are using. Its sad that not everyone is as perfect as you pretend to be

tiredofgovtwaste: If I could choose, I'd rather be conversing with St. Peter guilty of calling someone names than I would having killed someone because I was drunk...A RESOUNDING DITTO! Again, anyone who drinks and drives is STUPID!!! If my 21 yr old goes out and drinks and drives, he's STUPID. And to take someone's life doing such, is murder, plain and simple! I'll gladly defend my statements when I get to the pearly gates.

The ban on roadside memorials seems to affect "highways" and mentions that they are areas not safe for pedestrians, which leads me to believe that it refers to limited access roads and does not apply to this situation. I like the idea of the ghost bike. It doesn't, I wouldn't think, serve as a memorial to friends and family. As has been mentioned, there are more appropriate places for that. It does serve as a reminder to drivers that there are cyclists on the road and there can be dire consequences to forgetting that or not giving them their due space. And it can remind cyclists of how fragile they are, especially in a confrontation with a motor vehicle, and it can inspire them to adopt or maintain safe practices. It's a somber, fitting and, I think, tactful memorial that can remind us all to be a little more careful. If we didn't need the reminders, we wouldn't be seeing the ghost bikes.

tiredofgovtwaste: If I could choose, I'd rather be conversing with St. Peter guilty of calling someone names than I would having killed someone because I was drunk.

"it's unfortunate that a stupid 21 yr old had to take her life because the only way he could think to celebrate his b-day was to get drunk" jautrey_dont_copy

As a faceless, hide-behind a screen name but head, its easy to critize someone and call them names. I hope that if and when you reach the gates of heaven that you can explain your stupid comments to St. Peter and to the Father so that they will have enough compassion to let you in. But then again, you have or never will know what real compassion is as you have never made a judgement error or bad decison on the spot. May our Father have both families close to Him and give them strength to face each day and to seek Him and His Love, Compassion, and Guidance.