What are those things in the ground called, that are metal and have all the holes in them, simliliar to a manhole cover. That don’t mesh perfectly into the road/ground. A grate? The things that women in high heels won’t walk over because their shoes would fall in?

I ask, because I’ve almost Bailed when hitting one of those in traffic a few times. They’re like worse than some big potholes.

Man, what a tragedy. I have to pass Delancy between Bowery and the Bridge everyday on my commute. When crossing Delancy, I either go under the bridge at Ridge, or take the protected bike lane at Allen. I sometimes take Clinton when heading North, but, man oh man, what a total f—ing sh-t show. Like, when I’m waiting for the light to change so I can cross north on Clinton while at the southeren end of Delancy in the evening, it’s like 8 lanes of traffic, orange cones, traffic lights everywhere and cars zooming on and off; it’s just a recipe for disaster.

There’s just so much going on at that intersection, and the odds, given all the sh-t going down there, makes it likely, I think, that peds and bikers are going to die every year, regardless of recklessness, until some major redesigns go through.

I am sympathetic to the traffic police’s emphasis on trying to keep traffic moving. There’s just so much traffic and it’s so poorly designed, that it’s natural that they want to, even need to, keep traffic moving. Though, yah, a major redesign is necessary.

It’s an explanation, not an accusation. Hitting a pothole while being passed by a truck is deadly, thus, so is bicycling on the right with no room to maneuver in the event of a pothole.

Delancey’s a shit-show, reasonable behavior on it will get you killed. I hope this accelerates the inevitable DOT redesign with a centrally reserved bikeway, a la the forthcoming 2012 Adams St work.

The bus, carrying two children, and the bicyclist were traveling east, near Ludlow St., when the bicyclist hit the side of the bus and was crushed by its rear wheels, police and a witness said.

Blaming the victim? A FOIL request should be filed so that all of the evidence regarding who hit whom can be made public.

This isn’t the first death on Delancey. Rasha Shamoon was killed there in 2008. Not too long ago a ConEd worker was run down when he stepped out of his truck. The entire area really needs to be redesigned.