Why do people go out of their way to dodge manhole covers while driving? (ttrpg.network)

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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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[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 9 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

After freezing temperatures, construction, and deferred maintenance, manhole covers can be a damaging obstruction

My car is only two years old, and the one time it needed work …. I hit one of the smaller pieces of road infrastructure - a gas valve maybe. But the pavement was broken up around it so it was a deep hole with a sharp metal edge. It destroyed my tire, a damn expensive tire

Edit to add: for my older car I just had to spend $1,500 replacing a control arm and ball joint. While there’s no way to identify a specific cause, trying to avoid obstructions is a possibility I can control

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