Originally Posted by
FBinNY
Yes, which is why I made a point of saying I understood how it could happen to anybody.
My point about blaming others was more in response to others who seemed to imply that somehow the city was blameworthy.
The city is blameworthy, and should have fixed a known hazard a long time ago. While we all agree that the OP avoided the hazard for years, and is equally to blame for his near crash, the city needs to step up and eliminate that cross gap. Do you believe that gap is always visible in a heavy snow? If it is not visible in heavy rain, snow or covered by snow, is a cyclist crossing for the first time at fault or would the city be solely at fault in that case?