Memorial Cross - When Do You Let Go

[DaveM]

Just out of the suburb where I live we have this stretch of road Google Map. Now the problem here is we seem to have bikers being killed as they come off the highway hot and just don't make it somewhere along this stretch of road. This side it is common practice for friends and family to place flowers at the point of death.

Now normally they would only do this for a short time possibly leaving the small memorial site until such time as the flowers fade away. With some people they might renew the flowers once a year as a remembrance to that person.

Now the question is when do you let go as we have one site that has now basically become a permanent structure with a cross flowers, photos and a small plaque.

 

[Rocky]

We have white crosses along our roads where loved ones lost their lives. They seem to stay there forever.
I suppose if that particular section of your road is dangerous a permanent display is a daily reminder to be careful.
But if it's not working then I suppose it's purpose is useless.

 

[DaveM]

I can possibly understand this on the open road but in town if everyone did it we would now have loads of these memorial crosses just on that short section of the road. Since I have been staying in that are for the last 15 years we have had a few bikers go down in that area each year

 

[triumph david]

The same thing is done here, the "state" comes around after a few mounts maybe a year, there is no set date, and picks them up, sometimes they come back sometimes and sometimes they don't.

 

[dazco]

Theres a memorial on a twistie i ride regularly thats been there a couple years at least. They put a huge bronze heart with wings on it there and it's surrounded by regularly updated flowers and stuffed animals and such. It's heart wrenching when you think about it. Doesn't bother me at all, but after such a long time and with such a huge and ornate memorial it really hits home how hurt that family obviously is. No doubt a young squid playing boy racer on a sportbike long before he's ridden enough to know his limits and respect them.

 

[CarlS]

Here the state erects permanent markers after the family sets up their marker.