'Ghost bikes' in London

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Painted white, they are chained to railings or lamposts at or near the spot of an accident. A website has been set up which shows their locations and gives information. One was left in Hackney, where in April 37-year-old Antony Smith died when his bicycle was in collision with a tipper lorry.

Another was put in Greenwich Park by Greenwich Cyclists in memory of Lennard Woods, 53, who died last July. The club, which is planning a permanent memorial, said ghost bikes should be used to highlight accidents across London.

Club member Anthony Austin said: "I think they are very useful to remind people of the person who has died, and to show how vulnerable cyclists are.

New York has hundreds of ghost bikes. A City resident said: "When we make them, we honour that stranger we know could just as easily be our friend."