Ghost bike erected in honour of the late Clément Bazin

Friends and family met at the corner of Lajeunesse Street and Crémazie Boulevard as a white ghost bike was erected in the name of the late Clément Bazin.

A ceremony was held at the same intersection where Bazin was involved in a fatal collision with a truck in September.

Bazin was a 67-year-old South Shore resident who frequently rode his bike on the Island of Montreal.

Family spoke kind words in memory of the late father. while organizers demanded for better road-sharing efforts.

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This is the ninth memorial bike in five years to be put on display by the Ghost Bike Montreal advocacy group.

“Its a reminder for drivers to pay attention to what is going on around them,” Ghost Bike Montreal spokesperson Alain Deschamps said.

“It’s a reminder to the politicians that these people have stories, they have lives, they have families and they have loved ones and they are no longer here because something went wrong.”

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There have been three fatal collisions involving cyclists on the island of Montreal in 2018.