this post was submitted on 22 Jul 2024
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[–] [email protected] 36 points 5 months ago (2 children)

What is this? Pardon, I don't understand what this is a picture of

[–] khannie 39 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Here's a clearer picture, hot off the press.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Huh, never seen these things implemented properly. Where I live, there's always a patch of grass next to them, which everyone walks/bikes across.

[–] khannie 2 points 4 months ago

Ha! I've seen some of those too but this one is done properly.

[–] khannie 33 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Oh, sorry. I see them every day so I forget that others don't have context.

It's a set of bars designed to stop cars coming up a pedestrian lane and / or slow down bicycles at the intersection. There are two sets of bars so you have to sort of swerve through them.

Typically, as I am walking towards the sea in this picture, I grab the bars to swing right towards the town. I recently noticed that I'm not alone because one side (for folks turning right) is worn down by the friction of those hands grabbing to swing right.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Ahhh, totally see it now, thanks!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

worn down by the friction of those hands

Same thing happens to bronze statues, unoe? 😏

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago

Just a bunch of humans finding a way to carve a desire path into steel freakin' bars