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2007/12/24 Street Divider
π 2007-12-24 00:00 by Ralf in Rants
That's what happens when I make a left turn on 36th and Lincoln and I hit the middle street divider because I didn't get my turn right...

Luckily I'm "only" in for a new rim and tire, and some alignement.

Sorry for the poor picture quality, I took that one quickly with the cell phone just before going to the garage. What you see is a good size dent in the front left rim and a serious rip in the tire.

So what happened? I'm used to that turn, to go to the daycare, and it's usually a nice turn. However I made the turn too sharp too much in advance and I realized I was heading towards the divider, so I tried to correct and it looks like I was almost there since I barely hit it with the side of the rim. Even so it was quite a shock, I even immediately stopped on the middle of the bridge to see how much of the front bumper & wheel was still intact -- that's how bad it felt.

And a while ago I "shaved" another divider with the left rear rim & tire:


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