San Francisco-Oakland BayBridgeophobia

[marmar]

from the San Francisco Chronicle:



Crossing phobias rise after Bay Bridge repairs
Sarah Adler, Special to The Chronicle

Monday, November 23, 2009


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When 5,000 pounds of metal broke off the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge last month, it rattled more than just the physical structure - it shook the nerves of even the most stalwart commuters like Michael Little, a 40-year-old technology consultant with Techsoncall.com who lives in the East Bay and easily averages up to 100 miles driving a day.

"I've been unnerved by all of this," said Little. "It's now not just the inconvenience factor and financial impact, but to learn that the issue is ongoing, there's no permanent fix, it's just not worth taking the risk."

When visiting clients in San Francisco, he now takes a longer route through Marin, which he finds less stressful. "Why be a guinea pig on those S curves? I can drive over the Golden Gate Bridge, enjoy the pleasant view and not worry about gridlock, semi trucks or safety."

Little said he doesn't know how long he'll keep avoiding the Bay Bridge, but it's likely to last at least until the next closure and repair. When he recently found himself heading toward the bridge as a matter of habit, he did a U-turn, he said. ............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/23/DD631AGAAU.DTL

[bridgit]

1. Oh yeah, between the bridge, the people that drive/race on it, and the east bound ramps...

just to get onto it at rush hour it's all like 'nearer my god to thee' O8)

[oldlib]

2. The SF to Oakland bridge

is a beautiful suspension structure to Treasure Island. From Treasure Island the bridge is a tinker toy steel structure into Oakland. The bridge looks terrific from SF and an eyesore into Oakland. Oakland has always been considered a lower class city compared to an uppity SF.

[lies and propaganda]

3. Not to mention, days after the 'fix'

A semi drove RIGHT OVER the new S curve because it was so different than the bridge was, and combined with increased speed, he just DROVE OFF the damn bridge...

I never liked it before, I will NOT be traveling on it again.