Storm grates are a catch for Seattle bike riders
Storm grates are a catch for Seattle bike riders
by Gene Bisbee at 10:00AM (PST) on January 14, 2008 | Permanent Link | Cosmos
The first road hazard I ever fell victim to on a bicycle was a storm drain with openings that ran parallel to the road. I picked myself up, danced around as I waited for my road-burned palms to cool off, and said to myself, “I’ll never do that again.”
That would have been in the early 1960s. Those road grates have disappeared in many places since then, although they’re still quite common on the streets of Seattle.
Replacing those storms grates is a problem in Seattle and other cities. Storm grates cost about $500 apiece, not counting labor and other drain work that might be needed.