Originally Posted by timmhaan
it's a great bridge except on the manhattan side they have these little steel plates about 30 feet apart which makes the decent kinda crappy. It's more annoying than anything else though. Otherwise that bridge is my fav.
there was actually a meeting this past tuesday regarding those 'expansion joint covers,' as they're known. here are some interesting info & stats:
26 dangerous expansion joints on the Manhattan side of the bridge make for a dangerous and bumpy ride for the 3,000 path users who cross the bridge every day. DOT needs to remove these bumps to improve accessibility for disabled people and safety for all path users. They can cause cyclists to lose control of their bikes and crash, and cause pedestrians to trip. They also appear to violate the Americans with Disabilities Act. Over the summer and fall of 2004, T.A. surveyed 254 people walking and biking over the Williamsburg Bridge. The survey reveals that the two-inch high bumps caused:
* 23% of bridge users to crash their bicycles or trip and fall
* 64% of bridge users to lose control of their bicycles or trip
* 74% of bridge users to suffer damages to their bikes and other property
* 32% of bridge users to avoid crossing the Williamsburg Bridge
read more here:
http://www.transalt.org/bridges/williamsburg.html
& here:
http://www.transalt.org/press/releas...liamsburg.html
take the survey:
http://www.transalt.org/press/askta/050113wbsurvey.html