Commuting suck when....

[lendaddy]

...you're on a long stretch of road - in the right lane - with traffic passing you at at least 75 on the left, and you encounter an enormous pot hole the size of a '55 Buick. Your options are:

1) Ride through the pothole and risk vehicle damage or an accident.
2) Move into the bike lane and risk getting your vehicle scratched by some Lance wannabe's custom bend bars or worse yet getting his faux yellow leader's jersey all wrapped up in your axle.
3) Stopping.

I've done all three, neither of which are fun.


Any suggestions?

[livi]

Drive in the left lane.

[CJFusco]

I was just thinking, on my drive home yesterday, "I hate pothole season"

I lost a tire and bent a rim (my Olds - possibly the worst car I ever owned - not the Porsche or the Volvo) in a CVS parking lot. Got the corporation to pay for the repair.

Sure enough, the pot hole was back yesterday. Glad I had the presence of mind to remember where it was and avoid it.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by livi

Drive in the left lane.

...and speed up while you're over there

ps: Livi, you're a freakin' genius

[IROC]

What's a pot hole?

[lendaddy]

Originally Posted by livi

Drive in the left lane.

Where's the humor in that?

[Porsche-O-Phile]

A "pot hole" is a divot in your stash from where you've scooped it out to refill the bong.

[livi]

Originally Posted by KC911

...and speed up while you're over there

ps: Livi, you're a freakin' genius

Yup. The simple solution is very often the best.

[lendaddy]

Originally Posted by livi

Yup. The simple solution is very often the best.

But if I'm in the left lane I don't have a plausible excuse to swerve into the bike lane

[livi]

Originally Posted by lendaddy

But if I'm in the left lane I don't have a plausible excuse to swerve into the bike lane

That is of course a drawback. However you could do a zig-zag maneuver, going back a forth between the left lane and the bike lane. Very popular move!

[lendaddy]

Originally Posted by livi

That is of course a drawback. However you could do a zig-zag maneuver, going back a forth between the left lane and the bike lane. Very popular move!

Yes, I've seen this. When performed properly it's mesmerizing in it's beauty.

[stomachmonkey]

I use the A button.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile

A "pot hole" is a divot in your stash from where you've scooped it out to refill the bong.

That's funny....

Q: What word is most commonly heard between a bunch of potheads?
A: Ear

[daepp]

What the hell is pothole season?

[kach22i]

4. Move out of Michigan, potholes are one thing Michigan makes larger than Texas.

[on2wheels52]

What's a bike lane?
I should be asking how they are marked in the event I come across one.
Jim

[KFC911]

We've got'em all around here Jim...they're usually about 10 ft wide with a white line on the left hand side (and full of cars)

[Tim Walsh]

Originally Posted by KC911

We've got'em all around here Jim...they're usually about 10 ft wide with a white line on the left hand side (and full of cars)

You mean the UNCG/Spring Garden passing lanes?

[KFC911]

You got it Tim! "Double wide" bike lanes

ps: Actually, I mis-read your post...I was really thinking more like Wendover

[Tim Walsh]

On another note, Winston has the worst potholes in all of NC it seems. They're everywhere!