Unsafe at any speed
The
steel to build
China very likely will include the sewer cap that was stolen to open
this hole in the road. Thieves sell these stolen urban infrastructures
for scrap metal, and it's notoriously rare when the "respectable"
business owners who serve as their fences are caught and pretty much
unheard of when they are charged with receiving stolen property. We can
only wonder why that is.
In any case, this sort of thing has a multiplier effect. That scrap
metal that's converted into the rebar that goes into a skyscraper in
Shanghai or a tourist facility for the Beijing Olympics could, in
addition to the missing cover, include the remains of your car if you
are not careful to avoid this hazard.
Photo by McLeod
