Originally Posted by
AlexCyclistRoch
Speaking about MUT's: Around here, most of the curb-cuts leading into the MUT's have this awful plastic-dot square things on them, I assume for wheelchairs, scooters, et. al. to get traction and keep them from sliding into the traffic on rainy days. Problem is, you do NOT want to hit this hazard at any speed on a road bike, and it especially makes turning left against traffic onto the MUT a hazard, since you need to slow down to a crawl to get over these d@mn things!
I think those dotted plastic overlays are, wait for it, for blind people with canes to identify that they have a road crossing. Lest you think I jest, they were installed in my city ages ago when disability issues came to the fore. So they are a legitimate part of traffic engineering.