Any time I go over them faster than 5mph either direction it sounds like I'm destroying something on the front end of my car. I never noticed anything on my bumper, and my wheels have never come out dented, but it sounds absolutely horrific. Is this just the struggle of having a subcompact car, or do people in higher profile SUVs experience the same thing?

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bruxalle t1_j2a1uk3 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 7:00 PM

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All those crosswalks were fucked from the very beginning. An asphalt road should never have a crosswalk made of bricks surrounded by cement.

Asterion7 t1_j2a42c2 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 7:15 PM

#1,191,968

Replying to bruxalle (#1,191,398)

I think they are supposed to act as a traffic calming device.

big-heck-nah t1_j2aj338 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 8:52 PM

#1,195,510

Replying to Asterion7 (#1,191,968)

They used to be smooth, but the base layer under the bricks couldn’t handle to weight of all the vehicles and the bricks settled. That’s why a lot of people veer to the extreme edge of the lane when passing through there, because the bricks haven’t dropped as much on the sides.

firemummy t1_j2b3b4u wrote on December 30, 2022 at 11:07 PM

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Replying to bruxalle (#1,191,398)

Any physics expert, please feel free to correct me: If you have two different materials like that next to each other, they are bound to wear at different rates. So I think it was doomed from the get-go.

Time-Depth7953 t1_j2b7kh3 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 11:37 PM

#1,201,682

Yes! My Honda civic front end sounds like it’s about to fall off if I get the angle wrong. I have found that the middle lane is the worst. My husbands SUV has much less impact.