boombastictiger Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Why why why why do they have drain covers in the most inconvinient places on the road...Its so painful going over them....And rather than place them in the middle of the road they put them on the left or right side, right where the tyres would normally go over.... I always get caught out by these stupid things, swerving all over the place, why cant they just put them on the pavement!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 If it's a relatively new sewer, the line of the sewer is dictated by existing services - underneath the road you have various other pipework and cables, such as gas, mains electricity, street lighting, water mains, BT, cable TV, etc. Generally, you'll only find that these services cross the road, as the majority of them run inside the footpath. Also, if the newer sewer was replacing an older/smaller/damaged sewer, then it's more economical to install the new sewer on a new route rather than shutting off the old sewer for the duration of the works. It's good practice on new build schemes to place manhole lids between the normal track of people's wheels, but this is very rarely possible on most drainage jobs. Has that helped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranz Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 I know what you mean mate!! I had a tyre pop on one of these damg sunken drain covers (it just let all the air out as the bead came off the rim when it hit), resulting in a slow drive the 1/2 mile home at 6 in the morning in the rain with a flatty. Word to the wise...... if the tyre pressure is low a sunken drain cover can cause the tyre to totally deflate. Keep 'em up to pressure guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 I know what you mean mate!! I had a tyre pop on one of these damg sunken drain covers (it just let all the air out as the bead came off the rim when it hit), resulting in a slow drive the 1/2 mile home at 6 in the morning in the rain with a flatty. Word to the wise...... if the tyre pressure is low a sunken drain cover can cause the tyre to totally deflate. Keep 'em up to pressure guys! Had my car 8 weeks and still not checked the tyre pressures Steve!! Just don't tell the rozzers!! H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike M Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 I nearly hit a drain the other day but the cover had been flipped and was sticking up on its side. I did always wonder why they werent put on pavements but Bob's cleared that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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