Metal strips on the road

[DaveB]

Luckily I haven't managed to do any damage hitting these yet, but can
anyone who rides along bridge Rd, Victoria St, or Swan St tell me what
those metal strips I see along the road are. They're a bit shorter than
a spoke, flat and a couple of mm across. I used to notice them a lot on
Bridge rd but now realise I see them all over Richmond, and of course
they accumulate in the bike lane or along the side of the road.

DaveB "tempting the puncture gods"

[cfsmtb]

DaveB Wrote:
> Luckily I haven't managed to do any damage hitting these yet, but ca
> anyone who rides along bridge Rd, Victoria St, or Swan St tell me wha
> those metal strips I see along the road are. They're a bit shorter tha
> a spoke, flat and a couple of mm across. I used to notice them a lot on
> Bridge rd but now realise I see them all over Richmond, and of course
> they accumulate in the bike lane or along the side of the road.
>
> DaveB "tempting the puncture gods"


Are they embedded in the road near intersections ie: traffic sensors
If they're loose objects, please contact Yarra Council: info@yarracity
vic.gov.au and inform them of potential incidents/location etc.

Or you can email me at cfsmtb[AT]gmail[DOT]com so I can follow it u
via YarraBUG.

Roads & Footpaths - Report problems:
http://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/environment/roads/potholes.asp
http://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/environment/roads/potholeform.ht

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cfsmtb

[DaveB]

cfsmtb wrote:
> DaveB Wrote:
>
>>Luckily I haven't managed to do any damage hitting these yet, but can
>>anyone who rides along bridge Rd, Victoria St, or Swan St tell me what
>>those metal strips I see along the road are. They're a bit shorter than
>>a spoke, flat and a couple of mm across. I used to notice them a lot on
>>Bridge rd but now realise I see them all over Richmond, and of course
>>they accumulate in the bike lane or along the side of the road.
>>
>>DaveB "tempting the puncture gods"
>
>
>
> Are they embedded in the road near intersections ie: traffic sensors?
> If they're loose objects, please contact Yarra Council: info@yarracity.
> vic.gov.au and inform them of potential incidents/location etc.
>
> Or you can email me at cfsmtb[AT]gmail[DOT]com so I can follow it up
> via YarraBUG.
>
> Roads & Footpaths - Report problems:
> http://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/environment/roads/potholes.asp
> http://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/environment/roads/potholeform.htm
>
>

Loose objects. The first time I noticed them I thought it was the
bermuda Triangle of spokes but the realised they weren't spokes at all.
And it's probably not something the council would bother with because I
might only notice one every 30 metres or so.

DaveB

[Resound]

"DaveB" > wrote in message
u...
> cfsmtb wrote:
>> DaveB Wrote:
>>>Luckily I haven't managed to do any damage hitting these yet, but can
>>>anyone who rides along bridge Rd, Victoria St, or Swan St tell me what
>>>those metal strips I see along the road are. They're a bit shorter than
>>>a spoke, flat and a couple of mm across. I used to notice them a lot on
>>>Bridge rd but now realise I see them all over Richmond, and of course
>>>they accumulate in the bike lane or along the side of the road.
>>>
>>>DaveB "tempting the puncture gods"
>>
>>
>>
>> Are they embedded in the road near intersections ie: traffic sensors?
>> If they're loose objects, please contact Yarra Council: info@yarracity.
>> vic.gov.au and inform them of potential incidents/location etc. Or you
>> can email me at cfsmtb[AT]gmail[DOT]com so I can follow it up
>> via YarraBUG.
>>
>> Roads & Footpaths - Report problems:
>> http://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/environment/roads/potholes.asp
>> http://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/environment/roads/potholeform.htm
>>
>>
>
> Loose objects. The first time I noticed them I thought it was the bermuda
> Triangle of spokes but the realised they weren't spokes at all. And it's
> probably not something the council would bother with because I might only
> notice one every 30 metres or so.
>
> DaveB

Yeah, I see those everywhere. I live in Footscray and along Dynon Rd/Barkly
Rd they're all over the place. Too short to be spokes or spines from cars'
wiper blades (and too plentiful).

[casurina99]

These sound distinctly like the brushes from a street sweeper - the com
off then the brush pushes against the gutter. As a kid my friends and
used to collect them for making lock picks. If you file the end off o
a rock (or the gutter) to make a point and then bend the other end t
make a handle you could open most padlocks. We used to have quite
string of padlocks.

To

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casurina99

[DaveB]

Resound wrote:

>>Loose objects. The first time I noticed them I thought it was the bermuda
>>Triangle of spokes but the realised they weren't spokes at all. And it's
>>probably not something the council would bother with because I might only
>>notice one every 30 metres or so.
>>
>>DaveB
>
>
> Yeah, I see those everywhere. I live in Footscray and along Dynon Rd/Barkly
> Rd they're all over the place. Too short to be spokes or spines from cars'
> wiper blades (and too plentiful).
>
>

Given I only see them on main roads I assume they come from trucks. Any
truckie/cyclists out there?

DaveB

[DaveB]

casurina99 wrote:
> These sound distinctly like the brushes from a street sweeper - the come
> off then the brush pushes against the gutter. As a kid my friends and I
> used to collect them for making lock picks. If you file the end off on
> a rock (or the gutter) to make a point and then bend the other end to
> make a handle you could open most padlocks. We used to have quite a
> string of padlocks..
>
> Tom
>
>

BINGO! I think you've got it, because one day I took one home for a
closer look and realised, wiht a bit of filing, it was ideal for lock
picking.

DaveB

[flyingdutch]

DaveB Wrote:
>
> BINGO! I think you've got it, because one day I took one home for a
> closer look and realised, wiht a bit of filing, it was ideal for lock
> picking.
>
> DaveB

always thawt you were dodgy! just assumed it was cos you do r____n
:rolleyes

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flyingdutch

[Theo Bekkers]

casurina99 wrote:
> These sound distinctly like the brushes from a street sweeper - the
> come off then the brush pushes against the gutter.

Not much point in asking the Council to sweep them up then. :-)

Theo

[DaveB]

flyingdutch wrote:
> DaveB Wrote:
>
>>BINGO! I think you've got it, because one day I took one home for a
>>closer look and realised, wiht a bit of filing, it was ideal for lock
>>picking.
>>
>>DaveB
>
>
> always thawt you were dodgy! just assumed it was cos you do r____n
> :rolleyes:
>
>

Dodgy yes, good at lockpicking? Alas no. Only been mucking around with
it recently with the aid of a decent book and some home made tools. Have
had very minimal success and was quite embarassed when I bought two of
the same locks and my five year old had one picked before me. Sigh

DaveB

[PiledHigher]

DaveB Wrote:
> flyingdutch wrote:
> > DaveB Wrote:
> >
> >>BINGO! I think you've got it, because one day I took one home for a
> >>closer look and realised, wiht a bit of filing, it was ideal fo
> lock
> >>picking.
> >>
> >>DaveB
> >
> >
> > always thawt you were dodgy! just assumed it was cos you do r____n
> > :rolleyes:
> >
> >
>
> Dodgy yes, good at lockpicking? Alas no. Only been mucking around with
> it recently with the aid of a decent book and some home made tools
> Have
> had very minimal success and was quite embarassed when I bought two of
> the same locks and my five year old had one picked before me. Sigh
>
> DaveB

Should we be calling you Fagan

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PiledHigher