Originally Posted by turd
there was actually a meeting this past tuesday regarding those 'expansion joint covers,' as they're known. here are some interesting stats courtesy of TA:
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
yeah, i knew some people had crashed. i thought that had declined quite a bit though after they were painted yellow. i hope they eventually take them off though. as i recall they aren't even necessary for the bridge to function correctly. that said i am a little worried about people picking up massive speed on that long decent though - just because there are so many peds and baby strollers around (and we all know they don't always pay attention). i see it as a potentially danerous area with or without the plates.