{"id":418,"date":"2013-09-12T10:24:56","date_gmt":"2013-09-12T17:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/?p=418"},"modified":"2013-09-12T10:24:56","modified_gmt":"2013-09-12T17:24:56","slug":"grate-way-to-celebrate-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/grate-way-to-celebrate-50.html","title":{"rendered":"Grate Way to Celebrate 50"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday Washington Bike Law took the afternoon off to go for a bike ride in honor of John&#8217;s birthday.\u00a0 I (Bob) ended up in the rear most of the way.\u00a0 But, in defense, Dave&#8217;s family bike has an electric assist and, Mister Fifty&#8211; John&#8211; is a bike racer, not just a bike commuter.\u00a0 Anyway, if you are not the lead dog, the view is always the same.\u00a0 Something like this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/behind.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-419\" alt=\"behind\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/behind-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/behind.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/behind.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/behind.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/behind.jpg?w=1632&amp;ssl=1 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We went, on John&#8217;s request, to see an enormous yacht apparently owned by some Russian vodka billionaire.\u00a0 John was inspired, I think, but he ended up getting a bit smaller vessel\u00a0 for his birthday&#8211; and, sorry for him, one without a landing pad for a helicopter or a crew of 50&#8211; a single kayak.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Yacht.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-420\" alt=\"Yacht\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Yacht-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Yacht.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Yacht.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Yacht.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Yacht.jpg?w=1632&amp;ssl=1 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We rode by a dangerous sewer grate that I had noticed before, but could not remember the location.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/grate.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-424\" alt=\"grate\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/grate-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/grate.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/grate.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/grate.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/grate.jpg?w=1632&amp;ssl=1 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, as we age, we have smart phones to record what we forget:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/location.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-423\" alt=\"location\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/location-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/location.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/location.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/location.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/location.jpg?w=1632&amp;ssl=1 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So this dangerous grate is not the worse I&#8217;ve seen&#8230; that would be this arm-breaker:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/grate.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-376\" alt=\"grate\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/grate-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/grate.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/grate.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/grate.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/grate.jpg?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The grate we saw yesterday is actually <em><strong>in a bike lane<\/strong><\/em>. How is it that SDOT has not replaced it?\u00a0 Let&#8217;s let them know, shall we? But how?\u00a0 SDOT has a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seattle.gov\/transportation\/potholereport.htm\">pothole reporting form<\/a>, but no obvious way to report a dangerous condition that it affirmatively created.<\/p>\n<p>Cascade&#8217;s Bikewise has a form for hazards&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikewise.org\/pubs\/login?cached_action=http:\/\/www.bikewise.org\/report\/hazard_form\">let&#8217;s try it<\/a>.\u00a0 Hmmm&#8230; I must have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikewise.org\/pub\/reset_password\">forgotten my password<\/a>.\u00a0 Reset&#8230; No email helping me yet.\u00a0 I hope this danger does not continue&#8230; Can anyone else report this?<\/p>\n<p>One possible outcome of such a grate is a flat tire.\u00a0 That would be the least of someone&#8217;s worries, but that is what happened to me on our ride (though not because of the grate).<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, a tow truck took my bike in and, by the time I walked to the bike shop, it was ready to roll.\u00a0 About that tow truck&#8230; watch it in action here: <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/tow-truck.mov\">tow truck<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday Washington Bike Law took the afternoon off to go for a bike ride in honor of John&#8217;s birthday.\u00a0 I (Bob) ended up in the rear most of the way.\u00a0 But, in defense, Dave&#8217;s family bike has an electric assist and, Mister Fifty&#8211; John&#8211; is a bike racer, not just a bike commuter.\u00a0 Anyway, if [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bicycle-advocates"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/grate.jpg?fit=1632%2C1224&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=418"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":431,"href":"https:\/\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418\/revisions\/431"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.washingtonbikelaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}