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Underpass
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The path continues into the culvert. Bicycles lean into turns, and the handlebars extend as much as 12 inches to either side of the front wheel. The railing which separates the path from the stream bed effectively narrows the path by 18 inches or more, and also constitutes a sight obstruction. The railing is not reflectorized or painted in a bright color. A proper railing for a bikeway would be set back from the edge. Setback is practical with upright posts if the area adjacent to the path is level, but here it is a trench. If only bicyclists used the path, the uprights could be angled back. But this path also is used by pedestrians, who would have trouble reaching out to it for a handhold. The stone wall on the left side, too, should in theory be set back from the edge of the pavement, but the available width is constricted by the rectangular cross-section of the culvert and use of part of it for the watercourse. The wooden plank surface might have been carried through the culvert, but it would have the same problem with slipperiness there as outside. It is to be expected that in a time of flood, the water rises above the level of the path surface and the path must be closed.
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