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Originally Posted by Lovey2
Jeez...you people are amazing! Jump all over the guy, why don't you? I don't know where you live poster but we had a street sweeper in our area of Lake Deaton the other night. When I went down Warnock in the cart yesterday it was a mess. The cart lanes were full of rocks, both sides, I realized on the way back home. I called Commuity Watch and they said they were the right people to call and they would handle it. How? I don't know, but we shall see today, I guess. It is annoying and can be dangerous if someone swerves out of the lane to avoid it or the rocks flip up at a pedestrian or car or up under your cart. Give the guy some grace. Maybe he was just looking for a suggestion.
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Surprises when driving can be nasty, particularly for older folks and when quick reaction is required. If those rocks in the street mentioned in the OP I'd certainly call the powers-that-be about them.
Back in the world, weather permitting, I'd ride my motorcycle to work. About 40 miles one way. Part of my route included a hill with a mild curve on it going downhill. Nothing to worry about. I'd taken it at highway speeds probably 200 times at least. One morning I crested that hill--and found the County had spread pea rock down the other side for a stretch of maybe a mile, preparatory to doing some resurfacing work. Anybody who rides will recognize that danger. Trying to negotiate a downhill turn at 60 mph while riding a two-wheeler on what is essentially a bed of tiny marbles exercises the ol' sphincter muscle like few other things can.
I called the appropriate office as soon as I got to mine, and that afternoon a sign was up on that hill approach, warning about the pea rock. I would also urge the writer of the OP to do the same--call and report. No one here can accurately judge the inconvenience (at best) or the danger (at worst) that the situation represents.