Roadside memorials

A Sign of Loss. A Sign of Warning. A Sign of Hope?

As all road users will be aware, floral tributes to road crash victims are now an all too common sight on Britain's roads. While they remain, these shrines are a visible and poignant focus of grief for families and friends of victims. Importantly, they also provide a unique and effective warning to motorists, pedestrians and cyclists of the dangers that exist on even the most unremarkable of streets.

However, flowers wither and die and road users have no lasting reminder of the dangers at the location.

The Remember Me sign, with a single red flower on a black background  and with the words 'Remember Me' was created by Sweetapple and RoadPeace as the first  nation-wide public acknowledgement for those killed and injured on Britain's roads, and for their families.

They are an arresting, universally understood and non-denominational reminder of the dangers we all face when using the roads. The red flower represents a scarlet anemone - a flower associated in mythology with love and loss.

Since its launch on 31 August 2003, hundreds of Remember Me plaques are marking the places where someone has been killed or seriously injured in a road crash. The signs highlight the scale of road deaths and injuries.

To order a sign, contact the RoadPeace office on 020 7733 1603, [email protected]