Although this isn't my area of expertise, I believe the painted valve covers generally mean that the city is planning on doing something - some work or repair - on that valve or location. It's not for the road users, I think, but for the city or other work crews who will be arriving.
Or I could be talking out of something other than my mouth (or fingers.) Robbie Webber Transportation Policy Analyst State Smart Transportation Initiative www.ssti.us 608-263-9984 (o) 608-225-0002 (c) [email protected] On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 11:32 AM, mstuartev tds.net <[email protected]>wrote: > I revisited the marked valve covers on my ride in today. I noted that > one that was marked with yellow paint actually is IN the driving lane > NOT in the bike lane. So the city crews were nice enough to mark the > valve for motorists so they wouldn't be alarmed with they bump over > it. Really, I'm not being too sarcastic here... really. > > Anyway, I'll be curious to hear what any city people have to say about > this. A little yellow paint might save a few bent rims over time. > > Mark E > > On 7/10/12, Michael Chronister <[email protected]> wrote: > > My favorite valve cover is on the Mifflin Bike Boulevard heading toward > > downtown just before Blair St. If you ride over the sharrow you get > > directed right into a nice water valve cover that gives you a good > > rattling. You think when they were placing the sharrows on the road they > > would not put them so they directed you right into obstacles. Also the > > cover is not painted. > > -Michael > > > > On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 6:35 PM, Mark Evans <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> 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 > >> ______________________________**_________________ > >> Bikies mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.danenet.org/**listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.**org< > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org> > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >
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