Putting aside the fact that this vehicle was blocking the whole bike lane and part of this busy roadway – while its leaf pile was blocking the sidewalk – I have a new peeve.
There is a massive cloud of shredded leaf debris particles surrounding this machine. I can hold my breath as I ride past, but I can't close my eyes on a bicycle. And I spent the rest of my ride home trying to blink the junk out of my eyes.
When I woke up the next morning, my eyes were still irritated.
Yes, I know the truck can haul more yard waste by shredding it first. But the air quality for anyone outside of a car is horrendous. (The noise is also bad.) Just cart the leaves away and shred them somewhere else.
/rant
by cheapdad
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Better than leaves that never get picked up at all, and just stay in the road for weeks
This is why I sometimes wear clear safety glasses when I don’t want to wear sunglasses. Look like a dork but they protect my eyes – now I just need to see if I can find more comfortable safety glasses.