Originally Posted by jeisenbe

At least we don't have ice around here like they do in Copenhagen:
http://www.copenhagenize.com/2010/01...ding-away.html

But we do have diagonal steel rails for the Metro Blue Line.
On my second or third day commuting by bike (last year), I tried to cross the tracks while riding straight down the road on my 3-speed Schwinn Breeze. The day before it went well, but this time my wheel turned into the grove and the bike slid out from under me. For a moment I thought I would be run over by a car, but fortunately there was no traffic coming at the time. I had scrapes on my hands and knee, and my nice pants got a few holes; the bike was undamaged. I ended up taking transit home that day, but was back on the bike the next, with an alternate route!