I reckon this is a question for Arthur Ross or a road engineer.
Due to my new job, I now bike commute west on o ike lanes (Old Middleton
and Old Sauk between Eau Claire and Excelsior Dr.)
Actually, it's quite nice with some very WIDE lanes at places (you could
drive a car through them!)
But what is most noticeable is the high numbers of water valve covers
and manhole covers in the bike lanes.
The biggest issue for me is that they ARE NOT marked and can be
difficult to see in the dappled shadows during the day
and the dimming light of morning or evening. Hitting them (especially on
the thrilling downhill plunge to Old Middleton at Owen Conservation park
and Crestwood school) can be quite jarring.
One or two of the hundred or so are marked with yellow paint.
Couldn't the city mark all of the valve/Manhole covers in bike lanes
with yellow paint?
If a vehicle were to hit an hole in the road and get jarred like this,
I'm guessing road crews would be out in a New York minute to
alert drivers of this (as in the 'Bump' signs you see on the highway.)
thanks for listening
Mark Evans
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