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Why do people go out of their way to dodge manhole covers while driving? (ttrpg.network)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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There are a lot of manhole covers on the first section of my drive to work, and I commknly see people swerving all over the road just so their tires won't touch them, even jeeps. Why?

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[–] 55 points 7 months ago

At least up north around where I live manhole covers are often also either holes or bumps in the road due to things shifting around from the freeze/thaw cycles. Basically potholes with a purpose. Hitting bumps is bad for your car, so that's a pretty good reason to avoid them. Though I'd never swerve around a bump if I was going to come close to someone else, since that's much more dangerous.

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