Originally Posted by Itsjustb
FWIW, this type of fall is one that scares me a lot, and something I'm constantly on the look-out for. It catches a lot of less-experienced cyclists--especially those who ride on roads with gutter pans.
"Gutter pans", is that what they are called? Those things that seemed to show up on newly built roads where the curb (and about 1 1/2 feet of road) are made out of concrete and never meet flush with the asphalt road part? I hate those things.
No, I really hate those things. And I hate them even more because I suspect that's how most roads are going to be built in the future. Drivers think it's like a bike lane, but it fills with all the road crap. You're stuck in a narrow band with the curb and that road seam. And then you get funneled into a drain grate. Then about every three feet there's a horizontal expansion joint to hit. Man, I hate those things.