NomNom@feddit.ukBanned to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoThe Utah Senate passed a bill banning Salt Lake City from taking space away from cars for bike lanes and bus laneswww.cityweekly.netexternal-linkmessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up1206arrow-down13
arrow-up1203arrow-down1external-linkThe Utah Senate passed a bill banning Salt Lake City from taking space away from cars for bike lanes and bus laneswww.cityweekly.netNomNom@feddit.ukBanned to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square13linkfedilink
minus-squarepanda_abyss@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoThey’re often diagonal, but yes. If you catch your wheel in this you’re going to crash and wreck your bike. Here’s an article with an image of exactly what I mean: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/the-fixer/dumping-paint-down-storm-drain-crosses-the-line-the-fixer/article_52edf415-3830-5abc-9853-49689765eff8.html But they also come in a square hinged variety like this: I don’t live in Barrie but this is very common in Ontario: https://www.buildingbarrie.ca/catchbasins
minus-squaremx_smith@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoAlso in the rain with oil run off from the roads makes these things like patches of ice.
minus-squareOoops@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoFortunately I have never experienced some other than these: Far from perfect but usually already better than average cracks and potholes found at the edge of a road.
They’re often diagonal, but yes. If you catch your wheel in this you’re going to crash and wreck your bike.
Here’s an article with an image of exactly what I mean: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/the-fixer/dumping-paint-down-storm-drain-crosses-the-line-the-fixer/article_52edf415-3830-5abc-9853-49689765eff8.html
But they also come in a square hinged variety like this:
I don’t live in Barrie but this is very common in Ontario:
https://www.buildingbarrie.ca/catchbasins
Also in the rain with oil run off from the roads makes these things like patches of ice.
Fortunately I have never experienced some other than these:
Far from perfect but usually already better than average cracks and potholes found at the edge of a road.