weee... maybe cyclocross racing has practical relevance to bike commuting after all!
2009-11-05 14:18:07
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Slick Roads in HP, Shadyside, Oakland
It appears as if an inbound 71A was dumping oil this morning. Negley, Center, and Fifth are downright dangerous, with a nice layer of oil coating the already wet streets.
Be aware, especially around intersections. I spun out once, and locked my rear wheel once, too.
2009-11-05 14:13:22
weee... maybe cyclocross racing has practical relevance to bike commuting after all!
I wanna see beer hand-downs to peds on the Hot Metal Bridge.
2009-11-05 14:22:47
Did you 311 it? That's probably a good thing to call in about.
2009-11-05 15:25:23
Just verified this with the PAT Police:
If you see a PAT bus with a serious mechanical problem, esp one that causes a dangerous driving condition for other traffic, get the bus # (and route if you have it) and call PAT Police at 412-255-1350.
ALL buses drip water off the right rear corner. This comes from the A/C unit to dehumidify the interior, which runs all year even on cold days. (So do most cars.) Be sure what you're seeing is really oil or some other non-water fluid, then call it in.
2009-11-05 19:29:45
I didn't actually see a bus dripping anything, but using my supreme powers of deductions, figured that since the right hand side of the road along the 71A route was snot slick a bus just may have been suffering from a mechanic issue.
2009-11-05 19:32:08
I had a car a few years back that developed a really bad oil leak. I was adding a quart of oil every 75 miles. Lots of cars and trucks out there go through a quart every 500 or so. So it isn't necessarily buses.
2009-11-05 19:38:32