Knut Branson1d ago
Betsy Langowski
I’m not fully sure the circumstances this sign is elucidating, but I can tell you I won’t be riding my bike here, that’s for sure.
Apr 4 at 1:41pmCroissant
Show threaddumdumdelish1d ago
@superbetsy don't turn sharply because instead of just falling off your bike your front tire will catch in the grooves of the road and you will be launched head first into the pavement?... i'm guessing?? looks like thats supposed to be a tire that got turned into a groove almost..
how many times has it happened for it to become a sign?! +_+
Show threadVeronica Olsen1d ago

@dumdumdelish @superbetsy It's for tram tracks. They are a hazard to bikes as the wheel gets stuck in the groove.

It's not a very good sign though. Looks like there is no front wheel on the bike, which does indeed make it a bit dangerous.

Show threadHeckin' Chonker1d ago
@veronica @dumdumdelish @superbetsy This design is from Portland, Oregon
Show threadSomebody.1d ago
@superbetsy we have the signs here for train/tram lines.
Show threadBill Lloyd1d ago

@superbetsy Crossing tracks improperly may lead to involuntary Superman. Be warned.

But for reals that’s a GREAT sign.

Show threadSimplicator1d ago
@wklj @superbetsy Not all heroes wear scrapes
Show threadBill Lloyd1d ago
@Simplicator @superbetsy not kidding: “Superman” and “Yard Sale” are common lingo for cycling crashes. The latter being such a tumble everything flies out of your pockets. It’s all over the grass like a yard sale :)
Show threadGreg Titus1d ago

@superbetsy It's a warning there's train/streetcar/something tracks in the pavement whose gaps are wide enough to catch a bike tire (if you hit it wrong and it wrenches your front tire sideways).

This happened to my wife one time many years ago: she flew off and landed helmet first (thank goodness for helmets!) and got a bunch of scrapes and a really nasty black eye. For a week or so every time we were in public - starting with the nurses at the ER - I got the worst looks from people making unfortunate assumptions about the cause of said black eye. But she was ok.

Show threadcognitively accessible math1d ago
@gregtitus @superbetsy Yes.
We are taught to make sure to cross tracks perpendicularly. They can be SUPER SLIPPERY too so it's not a "wrench" from a gap, but a slide-out from wet slimy metal. I wasn't goin' fast so I was ok...
Show threadkit1d ago
@gregtitus
Yep. Tram tracks can mess you up, with the slightest inattention or distraction.
@superbetsy
Show threadal45tair5h ago
@gregtitus @superbetsy An ex-employee of mine did this on the edging of a lay-by and hit his head hard enough that he forgot who he was and where he was going. Some kind lady picked him up, put his bike in her car and took him to hospital. Without a helmet, he might have been dead.
Show threadEdge1d ago

@superbetsy

Trying to use your bike as a pogo stick may result in you taking a nap in mid-air.

Show threadSupermoosie1d ago

@superbetsy

Park your bike at this bike rack, for the levitation event.

Show threadjustin ferguson1d ago
@superbetsy
I see you're in Kansas City. 😂
Show threadFrank 🛩️🪂⛵🛵🎿🔭1d ago
@superbetsy I can relate to that sign. 🚲 No wheel was lost! The front wheel just turned 90 degrees because of the tram rail, with more force than the handlebar was tightened. I get that if it hasn't happened to you (yet), you might not recognize the sign. 😆
Show threadMuro deGrizeco1d ago

@superbetsy

Oof!

Instant 40 year old memory of train tracks running down middle of Beach Street near the wharf in Santa Cruz, California.

Those grooves were very good at grabbing a mountain bike tire and pitching the rider off their bike.

Show threadSimon Zerafa1d ago

@superbetsy

Same vibe as this one. Objects the road that will mess up your bike and yourself 😕

Show threadKevinFlynn 1d ago
@simonzerafa @superbetsy
At least that one has the red triangle - if it's a condition where you may be ejected completely from your vehicle, at least a red triangle please
Show threadSimon Zerafa1d ago

@KevinFlynn @superbetsy

Not sure where the first sign is, but it's not the EU.

Can't say I've ever come across that format of road signage.

Show threadThumptastic31d ago
@superbetsy To me, it's a reminder. If it isn't a unicycle, don't ride it like one, because you'll end up bleeding out the head and ass.
Show threadAnne Ominous1d ago

@superbetsy

i'm a cyclist, and i find these signs to be utterly hilarious

even though i have ridden over train tracks in extremely snowy weather and gone down like a sack of bricks
(i know this sign is about getting your wheel caught, not slippery when wet, just sayin i've busted my ass on tracks before) -- still hilarious

Show threadme_valentijn1d ago
@superbetsy
Bicycles get raptured along with their riders? 🤗
Show threadCogito ergo mecagoendios1d ago

@superbetsy I do not recognize the sign from anywhere at all but SOMEHOW I recognize the very specific fall it's depicting.

There is a tram laid out over the street pavement. The front wheel gets stuck in the tram tracks. The wheel is stuck really tough. Enough to twist the bike handle and rip it off of your hands and spin it violently against your elbows or ribs. Finally the bike topples with that twist and you fall face first to the concrete, your arms too numb to raise in front of you.

Show threadspara1d ago
@superbetsy It happens, a friend and I were racing each on our bikes to get ice cream after class and he hit a divot in the road. He did a 180 flip in the air and landed on his shoulder and broke his collar bone.
Show threada.k.a. low-profile1d ago
@superbetsy I think the cyclist depicted on that sign is Trump - judging by the hair and cankles.
Show threadAlex 1d ago
@superbetsy Reminds me of when I was a kid and ran directly into an end of road fence with my motorcycle. Same result.
Show threadSericR 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱1d ago
@superbetsy
I've done this maneuver by trying to go through a pot hole instead of around, it hurts! Broke two of my front teeth and had to have some surgery done.
Show threadFubaroque1d ago
@superbetsy I bet they have street car rails. ;-)
Show threadKhleedril1d ago
@superbetsy The ninja turtles are getting out of practice.
Show threadHacker Memes1d ago

@superbetsy

⚠️ DO NOT ride without front wheel

Show threadThe Turtle1d ago
@superbetsy yeah. Failed wheelie on a MAX train track somewhere in Portland.