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kleinbl00  ·  3909 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Humanizing Hubski

I actually noticed it once you pointed it out. We haven't even made it to "wet asphalt" though. We're still somewhere between "Arizona freeway" and "aged road tar."





mk  ·  3909 days ago  ·  link  ·  

My god Arizona freeways are so nice and smooth. You should see our roads right now. Driving is a video game and the life bar is your alignment.

kleinbl00  ·  3909 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I live in LA, holmes. We got cracks in the sidewalk bigger than 80mm longboard wheels. And that doesn't include the earthquake damage or tree root shit. I oughtta go snap a picture of what the sidewalks look like on the route they took the Endeavor on; half the reason they chopped down the trees is so that they could put in sidewalks with a less-than-2-foot height variation...

mk  ·  3909 days ago  ·  link  ·  

This is what I'm dealing with:

It's a special kind of sadness when you hit one at 40+ mph and hear a solid CHUNK.

elizabeth  ·  3909 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Reminds me of home. The roads in Quebec are the worst i've seen in North America so far.

kleinbl00  ·  3909 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Ahhh, the freeze-thaw cycle.

Standby; maybe I'll grab you a shot the next time I get on the longboard.

b_b  ·  3909 days ago  ·  link  ·  

MI is a wonderfully ironic state: A place that only survives on car manufacturing, but that won't under any circumstances submit to a gas tax high enough to maintain places to drives our precious autos. We have one of the worst ratios of maintenance dollars:miles of road of any state; throw in the freeze/thaw thing on top of that and spring is a shitty time to be a tire, axle or tie rod 'round here.

kleinbl00  ·  3908 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I've heard it said that California spends more on BMWs than Germany does. Nonetheless, our roads aren't dissimilar.

b_b  ·  3908 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    I've heard it said that California spends more on BMWs than Germany does.

I wouldn't doubt it. It's not just the number, but the level. In MI, a 6 Series will turn heads. In L.A. it's just another obstacle in the road.