Giant Turn-Lane Dividers Are The Devil

"Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney" (braddelaparker) 08/29/2014 at 11:14 • Filed to: None

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Caught one of these (due to my own inattentiveness) and cracked a wheel yesterday.

There's nothing like opening your door to the sound of all of the air in a tire leaving it as quickly as physics will allow. Still haven't quite figured out what the point of these giant, several-inch tall, 4 or 5 inch wide bumps is. I know they're "protecting" the turn lane, and I appreciate trying to keep assholes from making poor driving maneuvers, but these things are way over the line, my momentary lapse of attention aside.

Glory day. At least a new wheel is only $250? Hope the tire isn't toast as well, as it's brand-fucking-new.

ACESandEIGHTS > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 08/29/2014 at 11:16

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I kept clicking on this post to hear about the prank call to Ed Rooney.

Don't worry, it only took two click before I realized there was no phone call.

Svend > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 08/29/2014 at 11:19

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They really are a stupid idea. Who on earth thought otherwise.

PS9 > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 08/29/2014 at 11:19

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Don't know if I'd trust a tire that took a hit strong enough to crack a wheel...

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 08/29/2014 at 11:20

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We dont have those in colorado, theyd come off with the snow plow

Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 08/29/2014 at 11:22

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That suuuucks man

$kaycog > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 08/29/2014 at 11:28

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Never seen them before. Don't like.

Tohru > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 08/29/2014 at 11:30

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Yeah, we don't have these in Wisconsin. The snow plows would fuck them up.

The plows peel off the little lane reflectors as it is, and those are only a half inch tall.

Jeff-God-of-Biscuits > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 08/29/2014 at 11:47

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What kind of wheel? I wouldn't think they would be bad enough to toast a wheel... That's harsh.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 08/29/2014 at 11:57

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Ah the turtle shells of Texas and Southern California.

We have a few of those around Atlanta, GA.

Itsmemupos > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 08/29/2014 at 12:01

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Yeah, these are pieces of junk; I hit one at night near the place in the photo; no reflective paint. Ended up with a bent outer tie rod. Garbage.

DatASSun > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 08/29/2014 at 12:15

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We gottem down here in Texas and I hate them too.. I really feel that the city should be paying the damages to your car seeing as these "bumps" are large enough to damage a normal vehicle. I had a JDM Front Type R integra back in the day and the same day I got it I mean within 3 hours of having it I broke a rim and cracked a lip on one. Granted that car was pretty low and had low profile tires but still fuck these things.

Coty > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 08/29/2014 at 13:01

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Holy shit, my whole front suspension would rip out.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 08/29/2014 at 13:06

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These must have been developed by some sort of anti-stance task force.

sellphones2493 > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 08/29/2014 at 14:04

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I did the opposite last week - I lost the tire not the wheel!

thebigbossyboss > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 08/29/2014 at 15:01

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One good use for all the snow we get.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > sellphones2493 08/29/2014 at 15:35

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I'm hoping I just just the tire or just the wheel (not 100% certain yet which it is, but I'm fairly certain it's the wheel). That looks horrendous.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > PS9 08/29/2014 at 15:36

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You raise a good point. I haven't a clue which it actually is.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > DatASSun 08/29/2014 at 15:36

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Yeah, this is in Dallas and the vehicle I was driving is entirely stock.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > Jeff-God-of-Biscuits 08/29/2014 at 15:37

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Stock 135i M-Sport wheel. Not 100% sure it's toast, but I couldn't see any visible damage on the tire. We'll see.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs 08/29/2014 at 15:37

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Fuckin' Dallas, man.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > ACESandEIGHTS 08/29/2014 at 15:38

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The man could squash my nuts into oblivion.

Little Black Coupe Turned Silver > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 08/29/2014 at 16:04

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Yeah, I've never seen anything like that in roads. I've always lived in places that get snow.

DatASSun > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 08/29/2014 at 16:13

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Worth a call to the city. Also worth a call to a local news station. You know as well as I do Dallas news loves random bs like this. Not that what happen to you isn't significant but if you can get a news station to do a story on it you might have a chance at 1 getting those city titties removed and 2 the city paying for part of the repair.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > DatASSun 08/29/2014 at 16:32

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It's worth a shot, I guess, but these things have been all over the older parts of town for forever and it was my own inattentiveness that caused it, at the end of the day. I might fire off an email to the city, though.

DatASSun > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 08/29/2014 at 16:52

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I'd be willing to do the same thing . I completely forgot this but a few years ago I had a 2005 Yamaha R6 street bike and was going through a business park when a BMW cut me off pulling into a liquor store. I swerve to not hit the BMW and hit one of these exact things were talking about here and flew over the handle bars... still have a scar on my elbow from it .. sold the bike hours late.. actually about 45 minutes later lol

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > thebigbossyboss 08/29/2014 at 17:22

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Ya, I guess it is

OttoMaddox > DatASSun 09/01/2014 at 12:10

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They should. File a claim against the city. If enough people do that then maybe they'll take them out.