Thunk! Potholes get comic-book makeover by URS
Just look at the latest street fixings from the Urban Repair Squad. Cyclists are akin to "action-heroes"; deftly dodging potholes, cracks, and utility cuts.
See full photo set.
Saddletramp wrote: "The action-hero drama of dodging obstacles and potholes, escaping devil-may-care drivers in super-fast cars, and braving the fierce, temperamental elements, may seem, and feel, quite comic. Unless you're face-down on the pavement.
With some wit, we endeavour to provide warning with humour; suggest danger with comedy; invite caution without frightening... and most importantly, we appeal to our fine city to remember that potholes aren't just uncomfortable, they really, really hurt."
Comments
Maybe you can get one of the fancy 29r bicycles too.
I'd like to see some paint on the pothole in front of Cora's near Yonge & Carlton. I called it in twice to 311, but that was weeks ago.
I know that "holy crap!" pot hole very well. It's pretty much automatic to avoid it now, but I actually chipped a tooth on it once. My jaw was relaxed at the time and the thunk is so jarring that I chipped the tooth just by way of my jaw being clanged shut so unexpectedly (and incorrectly, hence the chip).
It's a welcome highlight, but a LOT! more have been missed - why do we have glassphalt on the Gardiner and rough rides for cyclists?