Re: Commuter innovation

On Fri, 29 Mar 2024 10:41:22 -0400, Zen Cycle <funkmaster@hotmail.com>
wrote:
 

In my area they streets are swept once a year (really, not kidding),
usually sometime in mid spring after the threat of any more snow has
become negligible, mostly to remove sand that has accumulated from the
snow storms.

 Bike Lane Sweeper:
<https://bikelanesweeper.com>
<https://www.facebook.com/bikelanesweeper>
<https://newatlas.com/bicycles/bike-lane-sweeper/>
 Last year, I acquired a small chipper and vacuum cleaner:
<https://photos.app.goo.gl/4x73QwhV22k423pk7>
When assembled, it usually has a large bag attached, such as in a push
behind lawn mower.  I thought it might make a tolerable road debris
remover, but haven't had the opportunity to try it.
 We used to have a seemingly incurable problem with construction debris
in the road.  I would roll around a magnetic floor sweeper, something
like these:
<https://www.harborfreight.com/search?q=magnetic+floor+sweeper>
It worked in the flat spots but wouldn't pickup anything in even a
small pothole.  The problem was solved when the contractor, who was
responsible for most of the scrap metal debris in the road, sold his
house.  We still run a leaf blower and a magnetic sweeper along the
road during summer when the road is dry.  We had the road re-surfaced
in June 2022,
<https://photos.app.goo.gl/U4cn1ZuMnepBBm9B9>
making magnetic pickup more effective.  No car or bicycle tire
punctures reported since then.