Road Surface
Bicycle tires being narrow, road surface is more important than for other transport, for both comfort and safety. The type and placement of storm drains, manholes, surface markings, and the general road surface quality should all be taken into account by a bicycle transportation engineer. Drain grates, for example, must not catch wheels.
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The road is forlorn all day....”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
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Were planted on the surface of a round mind that was to become our present time.”
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