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It looks like he went to the left of the sign in the middle of the sidewalk because the right side was blocked by trash(Google StreetView link), and curb cuts in some parts of Maryland are steeper than in VA, so any slight leaning left or right would cause the rider to lose balance from the steep “jump” and fall toward the road. In the few times that I biked in Maryland, these driveway cuts surprised me, and didn’t take me long to recognize how dangerous they are. MD should stop making these steep curb cuts.

My condolences to the family and everyone affected

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Sorry, it looks like it’s gone.

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@dasgeh 192042 wrote:

I’m not going to give this it’s own thread, because I doubt anyone ever bikes there (unless for stunt biking), but the Four Mile Run Trail under George Mason (you probably take the W&OD, which crosses G. Mason at grade nearby) will be closed for approximately two weeks to clear debris left by the storm.

I am curious how much debris was left to require two weeks of cleanup, if anyone grabs a picture.

One week to send email and get a response, which will schedule the cleanup 6 days later, then one day for cleanup!

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Sorry. In a different forum with the same software, what I suggested works, but not in this forum.

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There is a typo in the thread title. Yes you can fix it, click on Edit post, then immediately click Advanced, and from there you can change the title.

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RT7 detour in Falls Church, between West Falls Church Metro and Tysons Corner(See this Google map). West bound traffic is blocked, and detoured through the parking lot where Trader’s Joe is, which makes it very difficult to use the already hard to use sidewalks there, so use the eastbound side before that. It’s unlikely that they will fix it by evening rush hour.

https://wjla.com/news/local/large-water-main-break-blocks-lanes-in-va

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GPS alone won’t work, but GPS+Fisheye camera would help finding the exact location, unless it’s at night time. I doubt that scooter companies would add cameras though.

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Is it this spot(SteetView)? I remember having a close call when coming from the left, and the traffic boxes obscure cars which try to turn right.

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I haven’t visited the area for over a year I think, would a mirror help? It seems less objectionable.

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I believe that a permit is needed to post traffic related signs. Here is VDOT’s FAQ page about signs. Here is a relevant quote:

Can I Purchase a Sign from VDOT?

VDOT does not make signs for sale to the public. There are a number of sign fabrication companies that can supply highway signs. Owning such signs are legal.

However, posting signs on public highways or streets by citizens is against the law, whether they be standard highway or simple cardboard signs.

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@phog 191430 wrote:

The brushless motor controllers in the rental scooters are sophisticated and programmable by the company for capping top speed, acceleration, setting a charge rate to the battery management board, setting degree of regenerative braking and when it engages, whether the scooter needs to be rolling (and how fast) before the motor will engage, and more.
There are high end e-scooters like the Nanrobot LS7 or RS11-11 that have huge range and go startlingly fast, at a premium price. That may be what you saw.
Rip out ALL the circuitry on a 36v, 300W rental bike, wire in extra cells to boost the battery to 52V, put in your own BMS and generic 48V, 300 watt controller, and you can make the thing move pretty fast for under $30. Not that I would endorse doing such a thing! And it would be primitive, throttle-only… you would no longer have all the refinements, like regenerative braking. Plus you would be driving the motor pretty hard. It could reduce the service life of the hub motor.

He is probably using something like this open source control circuitry and software called VESC, which can be used to develop or test anything that use brushless motors(E-Scooter, E-Bike, etc.). You can buy it from Amazon here, it costs $90, but cheaper if you make it on your own, probably $20 to $50, but requires a huge learning curve, or hiring an engineering firm. The software talks to the hardware using USB, and can configure many parameters, and show realtime response, scroll down for screenshots.

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@Crickey7 191387 wrote:

I imagine it filling with windblown trash from the highway, and never getting cleaned up.

There would be a 32″ Jersey barrier and 6 feet chain link fence on top of it as shown in this PDF, so there should be less debris.

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