Yes, some sidewalks have dangerous bumps and ho-les.  Others are too narrow.  I
find a good route and stick to it.  Mariana

Magenta Raine wrote:

> As I wheel down the street I notice the grass, and all the flowers,
> I notice the calico cat lying in the sun, its silky coat shiny in the sun,
> Then bang, bang, skittle, skittle, I hit a broken piece of sidewalk,
> My wheelchair jerks and I feel the pain in my neck and back,
> Another tree - with its roots uploading the sidewalk,
> Damn, why do they put trees in sidewalks?
> Trees should be kept ten feet away from sidewalks,
>
> Don't city planners know that all trees eventually grow roots too big to stay
> under sidewalks?
>
> I love trees as much as anybody else, but you cannot just keep pouring
> asphalt over cracks in the sidewalk, this just make it dangerous for
> everybody.  Last night I came over some part of 40th street that had sidewalk
> going in 4 different angles. I was forced to go down into the street until I
> found a driveway my wheelchair could get up.  In fact, I often ride the
> quieter streets  instead of subjecting myself to the numerous bumps and
> cracks in sidewalks.  I know that some bumps are inevitable, but if people
> would just think a little more, then many of the cracks and bumps from
> rooting trees would not happen anymore, and I, along with many others  could
> enjoy my walks like everybody else.
>
> Tamar Raine