CALENDAR of ANNIVERSARIES

Click Here For An Alphabetical Index of All Victims Latest Sites Here Click Here for a List ordered by Date of Death as per Inscriptions CLICK HERE for an Alphabetical Index of All Locations   L I N K S   The Links below have been selected and sorted from a list of over 750 returned by AOL Search Engine for the string 'Roadside Memorials'. My criteria for inclusion were RELEVANCE, PHOTOGRAPHS, INFORMATION and VARIETY. I omitted all links to sites or pages which: * Were selling something * Needed registration - even free registration - before they could be accessed * Had objectionable content or language CATEGORIES: ----- PHOTO SITES ----- JOURNALISM AND VOX POP ----- LEGISLATION AND LAWMAKERS ----- UNITED KINGDOM The Italicised Comments after some URLs are my own. The Stars (*****) represent an attempt to convey the relative merit of Photgraph Collections and Essays

Kevin J. Rodriguez Photos and commentary on roadside memorials intended as tributes to those who have died in an alcohol or drug related motor vehicle ... http://meltingpot.fortunecity.com/utah/582/ ***** 58 Thubmnailed photos

Dave Nance: Descansos: Art and documentary photography, in B&W, with some comment and reflections. ... WHY PHOTOGRAPH ROADSIDE MEMORIALS? ... http://webpages.charter.net/dnance/descansos/ ***** B/W photographs; Informative commentary

Don Baccus A couple of years ago, I began to photograph roadside memorials on occasion. Many are quite ...
http://donb.furfly.net/random_walks/memorials.html ***** 18 Good quality thumbnailed photographs

Mexican roadside memorials A photo journey of , crosses, shrines and chapels. ... Roadside Shrines and Chapels.
http://www.surf-mexico.com/shrines/ **** Great variety of photographs, most small, a few thumbnailed

Roadside memorials promote Christianity. By Don Baker. Here in Austin Texas, the roadsides seem to be fertile ground for roadside memorial markers. ... http://www.christianitymeme.org/roadside-memorials.shtml ***** 11 memorials; Excellent short article; large photographs

Descansos Early descansos (Spanish for 'resting places') marked the graves of Conquistadors, pioneers, and others who died while travelling. ... http://www.pbs.org/opb/life360/locations/descansos/descansos.htm *** B/W Photos of five memorials, with stories

Bill Sampson Photographer
http://www.roadsidememorial.org/ **** Over 100 photos; good variety

Bob Bednar: Making Space on the Side of the Road: Towards A Cultural Study of Roadside Car Crash Memorials With Words and Pictures http://www.southwestern.edu/~bednarb/roadsidememorials/homework.html ***** Lots of excellent pictures; powerful text

Australian Roadside Memorials - Big site. Very good photos and information on each memorial -- location, epitaph, etc. Thubnail index of each Australian State. http://www.aussieroadmemorials.com/

Mexican Shrines along the Highway By Story and Photos by July McClure. Travelers ...
http://www.southernnewmexico.com/Articles/Travelogues/HighwayShrines.html * Very short article; three clear photos

Florida Photos » Roadside memorials (Loxahatchee) » Florida .
http://cemetery.innersource.com/group/2066 ** Half-a-dozen thumbnailed photos of Florida memorials without text

British Columbia Originally a mobile photography exhibit of roadside memorials at fatal crash sites throughout the Surrey area. ...
http://www.griefworksbc.com/RoadSideMemorial.asp *** Eight thumbnailed photos with biographies of victims

Wallsend. This memorial was found at the corner of Sandgate and Minmi Roads, in Wallsend. I would often see this memorial while on the bus to University. ... http://hunter.apana.org.au/~gallae/hecate/gallery/roadside/wal.htm Single memorial, several photos and map
(Same Website as above) Old Pacific Highway. The following memorial was found on Freeman's Drive, part of the old Pacific Highway, that ran from Sydney to Newcastle, near Coorangong. ... http://hunter.apana.org.au/~gallae/hecate/gallery/roadside/oph.htm Single memorial, several photos and map

With roadside memorials popping up everywhere, it's easy to forget that there is a heartbreaking loss tied to every marker. A family member. A friend. ...
http://www.langleyadvance.com/issues00/12200/top2.htm One memorial photographed, biography and commentary

Burke Art Gallery - Denison University'En Memoria: Roadside Memorials and Public Grieving in America.". Images. ...
http://www.denison.edu/artgallery/prevex.html * Two thumbnailed photos with short biographies

Roadside Memorials. December 28, 2002. messages of love, encouragement, and cherished memory. ...
http://www.conzz.com/thump/thump/ltr_021228_memorials.html *** 30 small colour photos; no text

Dr. Omed ... these little memento mori quite frequently along the roadside. .. Photos of memorial plus links to three others
http://blogs.salon.com/0002296/categories/roadsideAttractionsAndOkieArcana/ *** -- all a little sloooow to load

Descansos: A Tribute of Love... Roadside memorials were seen but she was not sure why they were erected or by whom. Most of what has been written so far on Descansos has been of New Mexico. ... http://www.panam.edu/dept/lrgvarchive/Descansos.htm *** 19 photos

French Roadside Memorials - Bornes de Mémoire - A blog by a French student and researcher http://bornes-de-memoire.over-blog.com/

Four Memorials in San Antonio, Texas. Thumbnailed Photos...
http://geocities.com/sleepinsafety/ * Several photos of each memorial; Thumbnails are sloooow

Descansos -- AnnBall.com the state of Texas, and in New York, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Florida, Tennessee, and Louisiana, there are a special set of roadside death memorials unrelated to ... http://annball.com/articles/article7.shtml **** Excellent concise article; six photos

Poetry and photos "Roadside Remembrance" Poetry by TL Stone
http://www.kudzumonthly.com/kudzu/jul01/feature.html ** Three photos with short comment and poetry

Photos: jwhiting. 24 photos with short opinion piece...
http://members.tripod.com/jwhiting/roadside.html **** 24 thumbnailed photos and a short personal article

Roadside altars- ... The highways in Wyoming have their share of roadside memorials too. The concentration of these ... http://www.noematic.org/mine/archives/011245.html B/W photo of one memorial with reply from witness to accident

Devotion or Distraction? .. And it hasn’t just been the community who have been vocal in opposing the roadside memorials. ...
http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/arts/media/showcase/journalism/DevotionDistraction.html **** 6 photos and fascinating article

Markers of death become iconic memorials July 14th, 2004 - ... . “Roadside memorials” is a bland but descriptive term ...
http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/040714/art/index3.asp **** 4 terrific photos and substantial article

Memento Mori - Remember thy Dead
http://www.geocities.com/roadside_memorials/ *** 12 nice photos, no text

Joseph Ciarlante ... Travelling around, I had always seen roadside memorials but had never really paid much attention to them. ...
http://www.ciarlante.com/port_int_rm-000.htm *** 5 thumbnailed photos

Roadsideamerica.com We have previously reported on debates about whether or not personalized roadside death memorials should be allowed along the ... http://www.roadsideamerica.com/pile/200111.html Good article, four photos of memorials

--- Internet Memorial Service RoadPeace ... The service is entirely internet based ...
--- http://www.roadpeace.org/internetmemorials/ Virtual Memorials - Around 200 so far

--- WebRing: Portal to 75+ websites, each with biography, photos, tributes, etc. to victim of drunk driver
--- http://v.webring.com/hub?ring=ttrimm ***** Very effective as permanent 'virtual' memorials

--- Shawn Michael Lightner 1973 - 2003 ... Entire website about road accident victim, with exhaustive details
--- http://www.heavens-door.com/memorials.html

Australian Radio Do you have a story to tell about roadside memorials? Leave a message in our Religion & Ethics Guestbook for everyone to read. ... http://www.abc.net.au/religion/stories/s1000839.htm
Follow the script of a program on Australian radio about memorials
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/relig/enc/stories/s1000854.htm ***** Very good coverage

Some Australian Examples - Critical Essay from Folklore, a publication in the field of Reference & Education ... http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2386/is_1999_Annual/ai_55983656 **** Good article - Illustrations omitted

Roadside memorials: Public policy vs. ... prohibit roadside memorials to accident victims for a number of reasons, including safety. ...
http://www.americancityandcounty.com/mag/government_roadside_memorials_public/ **** Very informative short article

Mothering: Living with Loss "Roadside memorials," I say, "are certainly popular.". ...
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0838/is_2000_Jan-Feb/ai_58747279 *** Nice thoughtful essay

Caught between trying to enforce a ban on makeshift roadside memorials and meeting the wishes of grieving families ..
http://www.poynter.org/dg.lts/id.2/aid.44711/column.htm *** Good article - Links worth following

Announcing International symposium, Australia 2003 ... Roadside Memorials Location: Australia
http://www.une.edu.au/arts/scch.htm/roadmem.html

One Family's view on their memorial Just as they are in many parts of Florida, roadside memorials are a common sight along Hernando County's roadways. From simple crosses ... http://www.sptimes.com/2004/07/20/Citrus/In_roadside_memorial_.shtml *** Worth reading

A Repository of morbid curiosities
http://www.taphophilia.com/index.php

Poem by Brian L. Davis A Roadside Memorial -- In this humble town ...
http://www.purpledream.com/pub41/40208.shtml

Roadside memorials don't lose meaning. Last Updated: Aug. 25, 2003. There is a roadside memorial, a ...
http://www.jsonline.com/news/ozwash/aug03/164794.asp *** Lovely, warm article

American Atheists in Maryland said Friday they want the state to start removing roadside memorials; crosses, flowers and sometimes teddy bears that people ... http://www.crosswalk.com/news/religiontoday/1227321.html *** Comprehensive one-page report

Roadside memorials always give me momentary pause. Who died here? What happened? ...
http://www.avenuemagazine.ca/november2004/last_word.html ** Good, one-page article

Australia [PDF (Acrobat) Format Interpreting New Deathscapes in Newcastle, New South Wales ... placed for young people. ...
http://www.fbe.unsw.edu.au/staff/Kevin.Dunn/publications/1998/KMD1.pdf **** 16-page (PDF) article from professional journal

Multiple displays can be found along Greenway Parkway and on Scottsdale Road,
http://www.newszap.com/articles/2004/03/19/az/north_valley/nep03.txt Short Article, one photo

Christian Research Association - The Roadside as Sacred Space ...
http://www.cra.org.au/pages/00000252.cgi *** Well-written religious viewpoint

Descansos: The Movie Proposed feature film 'This film is the groundbreaking vehicle that will finally bridge fiction and non-fiction to the most monumental element of life...death.' http://www.descansosthemovie.com/

Roadside memorial turns into theft dispute "Do you want a bunch of graveyard flowers left in front of your house?"
http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2004/08/07ky/B1-memorial0807-4802.html

Mother says man desecrated son's memorial
http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/08/08/loc_loc2kymem.html

Roadside memorials deserve our respect.
http://www.hmbreview.com/articles/2004/11/10/news/editorial/story4.txt * Personal Defence

The crosses are popping up more frequently now, some states are either banning the roadside memorials altogether or regulating their erection. ...
http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/v-pda/story/4119921p-3886100c.html ** Wide-ranging short essay

Roadside Memorials Spark Religious Freedom Dispute. ... He believes roadside memorials are part of grieving and that they warn drivers of the dangers of the road. ... http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2000/004/13.20.html

Crosses to bear: Roadside memorials help mourners deal with grief. ... A few states. now ban ...
http://www.dailyitem.com/archive/2003/0803/local/stories/04local.htm ** Human interest Article

Are highway memorials treasured remembrances or traffic hazards? ...
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/autos/topstories/082602_cc_autos_roadsidememorials.cb467d38.html Worth reading for human interest

Blog: Privacy or Exhibitionism? ... Thus, families and friends have turned to building .. -- usually crosses or other structures. ...
http://blog.lewrockwell.com/lewrw/archives/001433.html * Article, including a few links worth following

Memorial Fatigue How about the growing number of roadside memorials going up? ... The largest roadside memorial I have seen was on a van trip to the Nazca. Bus crash - 42 dead. ... http://www.37signals.com/svn/archives/000052.php

Fine Arts: ... "Roadside Memorials, Shrines and other Markers" runs at the Garfield Artworks, 4931 Penn Ave., through Feb. 28. ...
http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/20030221shrines0221fnp7.asp

MADD supports the efforts of victims/survivors of impaired driving crashes to place roadside memorials safely and within sanctioned areas in ... http://www.madd.org/victims/0,1056,2491,00.html

Maryland Atheist Network ... The following letter was sent in response to a radio news story about David Condo and the American Atheists position in regard to roadside memorials. ... http://marylandatheists.com/feedback.htm Arguments for and against

Distraction Or Tribute? Roadside memorials are often more accessible than the gravesite and may be more inviting to friends and neighbors interested in paying their respects. ... http://www.paulalicata.com/memorials.htm ** Personal stories, no photos

One man's crusade to abolish religious symbols in public...
http://www.ffrf.org/fttoday/2001/dec01/tiernan.html

MADD Online: Sacred Space ... According to Dr. Jon K. Reid, ... roadside memorials may contain a variety of meanings. ...
http://www.madd.org/victims/0,1056,2471,00.html MADD's opinion

Safety Concerns Clash with Roadside Memorials Duluth News Tribune, Sept. 24 -- Roadside [memorials] have their origins ...
http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/9737667.htm Up-to-date broad-ranging article

Comment on memorials and 39 replies ...Roadside memorials. Every so often you'll catch one out of the corner ...
http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/21388

Public Shrines are reminder of Interrupted Journey The descansos, roadside memorials or crosses often erected with rock piles, ...
http://www.voznuestra.com/Americas/_1998/_October/30 Short article

I can't believe there are people who are so threatened by anyone's display of religious belief ...
http://www.taintedbill.com/archives/001304.html

Quicktime Movie Roadside memorials A montage of roadside memorials in country and city NSW and Victoria. Windows Media (462 kb) Quicktime (1.3 mb). ... http://www.deathonline.net/movies/index.cfm

Rebecca Brown's Archived Thoughts of a Rural Woman.. ... Roadside Crosses. roadside memorials to those who have died along the way. ... http://rebeccasreads.com/archives/a_thoughts/thoughts_052001.html Short article

Families of victims want these things to be permanent. Tuesday 03 June 2003. Cultural Note Roadside Memorials ...
http://www.tinotopia.com/log/archive/2003/06/03/roadside_memorials.htm

Letter from a TruckerTruck Drivers Forums ... view in new window - ... Post subject: Roadside Memorials, ... http://www.classadrivers.com/phpBB2/archive/o_t/t_1731/roadside-memorials.html *** Worth reading

Hawaii : Report of one tragedy and photos ... http://starbulletin.com/2003/03/19/news/story3.html
Comments by readers on this report: http://www.starbulletin.com/2003/03/23/editorial/letters.html

There isn't a written law on Roadside memorials .. Script of TV news programme
http://wabi.tv/broadcast_script.asp?at=7/14/2004+11:00pm#10PLYMOUTH

Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas - ... Roadside memorials are becoming commonplace Monday, May 10, 2004 ...
http://www.wichita.edu/online/news/?__A=article&__NID=1598 ** Transcript of tape; good material

Another Roadside Distraction ... Soundbite and 62 comments which it provoked ...
http://www.plastic.com/article.html;sid=04/10/11/00262202 **** Very interesting page

A New Trend, Aug 2004 Commemorating the dead with custom car stickers (decals)...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39905-2004Aug27.html *** Interesting news story

Song Planned: Roadside memorials for loss video. Mon, 13 Mar 2000
http://grassyhill.org/pipermail/folkmusic/2000-March/000261.html

Atheists seek to ban roadside memorials Monday, October 27, 2003
http://mike.ripplinger.us/archives/2003_10.asp Scroll down, down, down to '27th October' for short, pertinent points

Honolulu... The crash occurred near roadside memorials for three people in two other motorcycle accidents. ...
http://starbulletin.com/2003/06/30/news/story3.html

Memorial thought to be traffic hazard ... Friday October 22, 2004
http://www.leducrep.com/story.php?id=123174

From Australia: A meanness of spirit we can well do without. - ...
http://nationalforum.com.au/the_domain/archives/ambit_gambit/000332.html

Reno: Readers disagree on roadside cross ... Letters for Dec. 4 2003..
http://www.rgj.com/news/stories/html/2003/12/03/58279.php

For many years roadside memorials have been a lethal driving hazard. . ... November 12, 2003
http://www.pahrumpvalleytimes.com/2003/11/12/opinion/myers.html

Arizona: Thieves steal from St. Johns family memorial . ...
http://www.wmicentral.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=2264&dept_id=506182&newsid=13346988&PAG=461&rfi=9 One photo

Atheists Going Too Far ... American Atheists in Maryland said Friday they want the state to start removing roadside memorials;... ...
http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/10/30/120048.php Good long opinion and several comments
Maryland Atheists Want State to Remove Roadside Memorials ...
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200310/NAT20031027a.html

Roadside markers causing grief for road crews
http://www.baptiststandard.com/1999/1_27/pages/roadside.html
Same site -- Memorials can be healthy--for a while
http://www.baptiststandard.com/1999/1_27/pages/roadside2.html

Roadside memorials — paying attention to sudden loss; ...
http://www.research.vt.edu/resmag/2000resmag/roadside.html

Families have different reasons for signs...
http://www.lakecityreporter.com/articles/2004/10/17/news/top_story/news01.txt Excellent human-interest article

Police Capt. marvels at the way young people deposit flowers at roadside memorials and then get back in their cars and tear away at high ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56829-2004Oct23_2.html

URL list of sites dealing with all kinds of memorials Open Directory- ...
http://odp.webwombat.com.au/WW51007.HTM ** Almost no accident memorials but a great resource for wider study

American Highway World: Wide-ranging list of links; No memorials, but unmissable for anybody interested in American Highway Life ... http://www.interestingideas.com/roadside/artlink.htm

State of West Virginia: Primer for Roadside memorials; Legislation; Application Form
http://www.wvdot.com/3_roadways/3d11a1_memorials.htm

State of Nevada: Roadside Memorial Policy Issues (PDF file)Legal Considerations: Safety ... roadside memorials unless they represent a hazard or are inappropriate in size and design. ... Option 3: Do not allow any roadside memorials ... http://www.nevadadot.com/pub_involvement/pdfs/MemorialIssues.pdf
State of Nevada Draft Proposal (PDF File 1 Page) March 2004
http://www.nevadadot.com/pub_involvement/pdfs/MemorialPolicyGuidelines.pdf

State of Wisconsin - News Item -provides guidance for roadside memorials
http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/news/news/2003general/opa-roadsidememorials244.htm
State of Wisconsin - PDF Document - Guidelines for Roadside Memorials
http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/business/rules/docs/roadside.pdf

Application Form for Obtaining a Permit for a Permanent Memorial. Date : _____. Name : _____. ...
http://www.wvdot.com/3_roadways/3d11a2_registration.htm

State of Wyoming 'New roadside memorial policy balances compassion, safety' April 15, 2003. WYDOT ... http://www.dot.state.wy.us/generic/news/press_releases/2003/memorial/memorial.html

Religious Intolerance Christian crosses and other highway memorials- ... The state charges $500. The situation in Oregon: State Senator Marilyn Shannon (R-Salem) is promoting a bill to legalize private roadside memorials. ... http://www.religioustolerance.org/cros_hwy.htm
Sen. Marilyn Shannon intimidated for wanting to legalise Roadside memorials
http://css.peak.org/newsletter/2000/feb00/eaf_pres.html

Reno - Proposed rules -- Roadside memorials for people killed in traffic accidents would be allowed to stand for only two years under a draft proposal by the state Department ... http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Mar-13-Sat-2004/news/23427127.html

Minnesota Department of Transportation has begun removing the markers Some people are upset ... http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/9737667.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp More arguments for and against
Relatives have a right to memorials by the roadside - Citing safety concerns, Wisconsin has recently banned ...
http://www.temple-news.com/news/2003/10/02/Opinion/Relatives.Have.A.Right.To.Memorials.By.The.Roadside-511238.shtml Criticism of Wisconsin ban

Texas: Tyler and Austin instituted a moratorium on the removal of any roadside memorials, unless they were a ... http://www.vanzandtnews.com/chronicle/archive/2001/June/june01/wpcross.htm

Alaska Law signed legalizing roadside memorials. Web Posted: June 19, 2003. By CATHY BROWN. The Associated Press. The first time Barbara Dowdy ... http://alaskalegislature.com/stories/061903/roadmemorial.shtml Interesting news item: Mother gets law changed

Nevada: Small crowd divided on roadside memorials. ... And those opinions were mixed. "I'm against any form of roadside memorial," said Charles Carter of Carson City. ... http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040322/News/103220004/-1/NE

California Policy Question: Does Caltrans have any policy regarding memorial crosses, shrines, etc. ... http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/5653115.htm

Virginia : Program that safely regulates the installation of roadside memorials for people who lose their ... http://www.virginiadot.org/infoservice/news/newsrelease.asp?ID=CO-5

Nevada Department of Transportation open house Wednesday to discuss whether to have standard roadside memorials or allow no ... http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Apr-01-Thu-2004/news/23566127.html

Pennsylvania: Roadside memorial's removal stirs anger - ...
http://www.poconorecord.com/2000/topstory/bhk21305.htm

Virginia State Will Pay for Roadside Memorials
http://www.winchesterstar.com/TheWinchesterStar/030224/Area_roadside.asp

Colorado Court Rules Roadside Cross "Litter"
http://www.ffrf.org/fttoday/2001/junejuly01/colorado.html

Detroit: Livonia OK's memorial for teen - 03/02/01 view in new window - ...The emotionally charged issue affects communities across the state. ...
http://www.detnews.com/2001/wayne/0103/07/d01-194430.htm * Photo of victim

Alaska DOT cracking down on roadside memorials. ... There have been no reported accidents caused by roadside memorials, Bennett said. ...
http://peninsulaclarion.com/stories/081301/ala_081301ala002pm0001.shtml

Alaska: Senate Approves Roadside Memorials - Bill Permits Alaskans to Safely Honor Loved Ones. ...
http://www.akrepublicans.org/whitaker/23/news/whit2003050501p.php

South Carolina: Salisbury A state ban on roadside memorials isn’t likely to end the practice of erecting makeshift tributes to accident victims, ... http://www.salisburypost.com/2001nov/110901ed.htm

Cincinnati: Bill To Enforce "Uniform" Roadside Memorials Defeated ...
http://www.wcpo.com/news/2003/local/01/28/descansos.html

Alaska: Sponsor Statement: House Bill 127 - ... Whitaker. "An Act allowing certain roadside memorials to be placed within the right-of-way of a state highway.". ... http://www.akrepublicans.org/whitaker/23/spst/whit_hb127.php

Item No. 2 was an ordinance amending Chapter 22 of the Fort Smith Municipal Code to authorize the removal of roadside memorials. ... http://www.fsark.com/BoardOfDirectors/Minutes/2003/07-15.html

Indianapolis: House nixes roadside memorial bill to replace personal but illegal roadside memorials for car crash victims with uniform ... http://www.nwitimes.com/articles/2003/02/05/news/region_and_state/6994da7972f6f99c86256cc40015c6d3.txt

Technical Advice Sheet 9-page PDF Good technical and legal detail, definitions, etc. http://www.transport.tas.gov.au/safety/roadside_crash_markers/pdf/TECHNICAL%20%20ADVICE%20%20SHEET%207.pdf

Oregon: 'Distracting' roadside memorials removed by insensitive ODOT. These roadside memorials serve as a reminder that the road is dangerous. ... http://www.phs.phoenix.or.us/schoolpaper/november99/roadside.html

Edmonton, Alberta ... how problems are dealt with ... Scroll down to 'Accident Memorials' ; 3 good links
http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/newsworld/viewer.cgi?FILE=NL20020122.html&TEMPLATE=newsreal_archive.ssi&SC=NL

Alaska Lawmaker proposes legalizing roadside memorials. FAIRBANKS ...
http://peninsulaclarion.com/stories/022803/ala_022803ala0040001.shtml

Tyler, Texas woman's yearlong crusade to expand the state's rules for roadside memorials to all types of highway accident sites, not just DWIs, is being ... http://tspweb02.tsp.utexas.edu/webarchive/06-05-01/2001060506_s03_Survivors.html

Rocky Mountain ... New law authorizes memorials for those killed in crashesThe Roadside Memorial Signing Program was established by a state law
http://rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_3169329,00.html

Virginia, Winchester General Assembly Cuts Funding for Roadside Memorials Two days after the Commonwealth Transportation ... http://www.winchesterstar.com/TheWinchesterStar/030226/Area_assembly.asp

It takes a special kind of meanness to take it upon one's self to dismantle highway memorials to lost family members ...
http://dustinthelight.timshelarts.com/archives/00000471.htm

ColoradoSenate .A Look Back at Session 2004. The governor also signed a bill I introduced to allow roadside memorials. The legislation creates rules and specifications for roadside memorials and markers. ... http://www.coloradosenate.com/results.php3?news_id=602

Alaska: Links to Full Documentation for Bill HB 127 "An Act relating to roadside memorials within the right-of-way of a state highway." Bill Root: ... http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill.asp?session=23&bill=HB127

Q. Would you restrict the placement of memorial crosses along Nevada’s roadways? ...
http://www.rgj.com/news/stories/html/2003/11/29/57978.php

Colorado: Bill would have Colorado pay for roadside memorials 03/02/2004 - 12:47:18 pm - The roadside memorials you see beside highways in Colorado will become part of ... http://www.truckflix.com/news_article.php?newsid=855

Grieving dad fights for roadside memorials. ... Blount is now channeling his grief and energy into a campaign to legalize roadside memorials. ...
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/2000/0408.html#anchor596744

Indiana -House lawmakers rejected a bill that called for removing roadside memorials put up by families of accident victims and replacing them with state ... http://www.landlinemag.com/Legislative_Watch/2003/IN/Updates/HB1110_updates.htm

Boston. Law would limit roadside memorials. By Dan Ring, Ottaway News Service ...
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/daily/02-99/02-16-99/a01sr007.htm

Oregon Highway shrines draw fire - 1/30/00 -- Foes of roadside memorials for car-crash victims are ... Debate over roadside memorials has come up elsewhere. ... http://www.detnews.com/2000/religion/0001/31/01300156.htm

Icons or eyesores? VDOT vows to replace roadside memorials. ... Only friends and family of the victims notice them. ...
http://readthehook.com/stories/2003/02/26/coverIconsOrEyesoresVdotVo.html Very good human-interest article; 2 b/w photos

Colorado - 3/23/04-A Senate bill that would add the roadside memorials beside highways to the state budget has died. The bill, sponsored by Sen. ... http://www.landlinemag.com/Legislative_Watch/2004/CO/Updates/SB79_updates.htm

Region of Peel, Canada - Council Recommends New Policy for Roadside Memorials. ...
http://www.region.peel.on.ca/news/archiveitem.asp?year=2002&month=11&day=13&file=20021113.xml

Plantation City, Florida PDF FILE: Minutes of Council Meeting “... To permit Roadside Memorials ...
http://www.plantation.org/councilagenda_files/minutes/01_acrobat/01.02.07.pdf  'Inside City Hall'; starts page 5

Wisconsin DOT provides guidance for Roadside Memorials ... including link to DOT document in PDF format:
http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/business/rules/memorials.htm

Representative Mark Larson - PDF document... Senate Bill SB04-079 to permit Roadside Memorials on Public Highways. ...
http://www.larsoncolorado.com/pages/legislation.htm

Safety concerns fail to curb roadside memorials. balloons. This policy includes roadside memorials. ...
http://www.itd.idaho.gov/transporter/2003/061303_Trans/061303_Memorials.html Informative article

Salida, Arkinsas: Memorial policy compromise. ...A member of the victim’s family can purchase a sign for $100 ... http://www.themountainmail.com/2004archives/092704/thursdaynews.html#top

Virginia: Bill seeks compromise between grief and safety January 27, 2002 ... can pose safety hazards. ...
http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/Archive/2002/Jan'02/j012702.htm

Wisconsin - Assembly Bill 513 - roadside memorials for traffic accident victims along highways ... http://www.legis.state.wi.us/assembly/asm01/news/Legislation/legislation.htm
History of Assembly Bill 513 Amendment Memo An Act to create 86.045 of the statutes; relating to: roadside memorials ...
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2003/data/AB513hst.html

Colorado Senate Bill 04-186 . Concerning the authorization of roadside memorials . ...
http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/olls/sl2004a/sl_234.htm

Arkansas: Highway Department removes crosses as bus crash site. The law ... has been on the books since 1953. ...
http://www.todaysthv.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=12811

Idaho: Senate Bill No. 1137 - This bill changes what is allowed as a roadside memorial on state highways ...
http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/2001/S1137.html

California: Berkeley ... Police Chief Oversteps Bounds in Banning Shrines ...
http://www.berkeleydaily.org/article.cfm?archiveDate=09-24-04&storyID=19713 Significant article

Colorado - Denver SB 186 Authorize Roadside Memorials (Entz, Larson) Legislative Report ...
http://www.ccionline.org/legreportview.cfm?filename=LR22704.htm&ID=268 Scroll down to last paragraph

Colorado SB 04-186 Allows a person to request the department of transportation to erect and maintain a roadside memorial. ...
http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/olls/digest2004a/TRANSPORTATION.htm

Indiana -- House Bill 1110 Requires the department of transportation to erect uniform roadside memorials. ... Defeated ...
http://www.state.in.us/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2003&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1110

Louisiana: What is Louisiana's policy on roadside memorials? Roadside memorials are encroachments on DOTD right of way ...
http://www.dotd.state.la.us/press/faq.asp#memorials

Colorado - State adopts a sensible rule for roadside memorials. - October 2004 - . ...
http://www.cozine.com/archive/cc2004/01280122.html

Bill To Enforce "Uniform" Roadside Memorials Defeated ...
http://www.wcpo.com/news/2003/local/01/28/

Virginia HB 85 Requires the Virginia Department of Transportation to establish regulations for placement of roadside memorials .
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?021+sum+HB85

Roadside Memorial Sign on UK roads 'Remember Me' . Since its launch on 31 August 2003, hundreds of the new signs ... http://www.roadpeace.org/pr/roadsign.html

Councils are cracking down on the growing number of roadside memorials for victims of traffic accidents. Local authorities ... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/10/25/naccid25.xml ** The fight crosses the Atlantic to UK Councils

South Ayreshire Council PDF file Report on Roadside Memorials and Floral Tributes. ... http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/committees/publications/2004/ETD0731/ETD831aug04.pdf

Yorkshire A councillor calling for the removal of roadside accident memorials says the floral shrines are "appalling". ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/3881767.stm  Don't miss four British links on this page

'Remember Me'. The launch of a national Roadside Memorials Campaign on the anniversary of the road death of Diana, Princess of Wales. ... http://www.bikersweb.co.uk/latest/sept03/019remember_me_roadsign_campaign.htm

Dundee THE PARENTS of a Dundee girl who died in a road accident last night branded councils who want to impose rules on roadside memorials “small-minded.”. ... http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2004/08/30/newsstory6279103t0.asp

House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 7 Jun 2000 (pt 2) view in new window - ... Roadside Memorials ... what procedures ... http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199900/cmhansrd/vo000607/text/00607w02.htm

South Ayrshire Council - For the same reason roadside memorials, which would be visited on numerous occasions for cleaning and tending, are also problematic and may distract passing ... http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/news/2004/roadside_memorials.htm

West Yorkshire |Call for roadside memorials - Councils should allow permanent roadside memorials for accident victims, campaigners say. ... Call for roadside memorials. Roadside tributes ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/3072209.stm

Highland Government, Inverness Roads & Transport Committee Minutes 1 October 1998 view in new window - ... Director of Roads and Transport setting out proposals ... http://www.highland.gov.uk/minutes/headquarters/new_archive/r&t/r&t_min_011098.htm

House of Commons ... Short question and reply re Roadside memorials.
http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm199900/cmhansrd/vo000607/text/00607w02.htm#00607w02.html_sbhd5

Lincolnshire bans roadside shrines ...
http://www.deepingsonline.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=353 Newsbite quoted from The Times and 3 responses

First ever national recognition of Britain’s road dead ... 29th Aug 2003
http://london.greenparty.org.uk/news/199