Comments on: Broken Grate on River Road http://ribike.org/2010/01/19/broken-grate-on-river-road Working to make cycling in the Ocean State safer and more enjoyable for YOU Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:41:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Labann http://ribike.org/2010/01/19/broken-grate-on-river-road/comment-page-1#comment-30783 Labann Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:09:46 +0000 http://bikeprovidence.org/?p=1181#comment-30783 Most grates cannot be simply turned 90°, since they are not square but rectangular. Most grates cannot be simply turned 90°, since they are not square but rectangular.

]]> By: Ghetto Diamond http://ribike.org/2010/01/19/broken-grate-on-river-road/comment-page-1#comment-30645 Ghetto Diamond Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:21:49 +0000 http://bikeprovidence.org/?p=1181#comment-30645 Point Street at the new off ramp has a poorly designed grate installed as part of the 195 relocation. The grate occupies the entire 2' shoulder and is aligned parallel to travel. It's gonna bite some poor soul. Every time I ride by I tell myself to fix it... but I don't. Gotta go for a ride with a long crowbar. Point Street at the new off ramp has a poorly designed grate installed as part of the 195 relocation. The grate occupies the entire 2′ shoulder and is aligned parallel to travel. It’s gonna bite some poor soul. Every time I ride by I tell myself to fix it… but I don’t. Gotta go for a ride with a long crowbar.

]]> By: Labann http://ribike.org/2010/01/19/broken-grate-on-river-road/comment-page-1#comment-30487 Labann Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:55:31 +0000 http://bikeprovidence.org/?p=1181#comment-30487 Nice photo. Notice one grate going perpendicular? Plows sometimes disturb grates and sewer covers. You're not compelled to bike the in the gutter with cracks, debris, grates, potholes, runoff, sand. You ARE supposed to ride in right 1/3 of the travel lane. Grates are an aberration that only exist because of cost cutting. There originally was a slot in the curb where runoff flowed into cistern. When they widened streets - badly - sometimes they substituted grates for the slots. What they should have done is reconnected new curb slot to cistern, but that would have cost extra. There are about 4000 grates in Providence alone. Would do you think would have to pay the millions it would cost to repair them all? Nice photo. Notice one grate going perpendicular? Plows sometimes disturb grates and sewer covers.

You’re not compelled to bike the in the gutter with cracks, debris, grates, potholes, runoff, sand. You ARE supposed to ride in right 1/3 of the travel lane.

Grates are an aberration that only exist because of cost cutting. There originally was a slot in the curb where runoff flowed into cistern. When they widened streets – badly – sometimes they substituted grates for the slots. What they should have done is reconnected new curb slot to cistern, but that would have cost extra.

There are about 4000 grates in Providence alone. Would do you think would have to pay the millions it would cost to repair them all?

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