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_Wintermute on Jan 14, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Always look down in London: Pavement oddities

Originally to push any HGV trailers back onto the road if they cut the corner [0]. They also work really well at beaching drivers looking at their phones who would have otherwise mounted the pavement.

[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FiV023ktLM

unwind on Jan 14, 2023 [–]

Here, HGV is probably "heavy goods vehicle" [1]. TIL etc.

[1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_goods_vehicle

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