The latest bridge story

Interesting what you find in the paper these days. When the bridge collapsed in Minneapolis last year, it was front page news for weeks, and rightfully so. It was a tragic event and people wanted to make sense out of it. Today the Mankato Free Press had a short article on an inside section about another traumatic bridge situation. Why it was buried inside the paper is a puzzle. It may not be as big a story as the bridge collapse was, but I contend that the public should be speedily and thoroughly informed about any bridge threat in our fair state.

Knowing that this blog reaches the masses (ha!), I'm taking it upon myself to get this information out so you and others can make a choice about staying away from the bridge or not. The article, in part, reads:

MAPLE GROVE, Minn. (AP) -- Officials in Maple Grove have closed a new pedestrian/bike bridge that was delivering an electric shock to some people who crossed it.

One local bicyclist tells KARE-TV that he rode his bike across it last spring and felt a sensation like a swarm of bees flying into his shorts. The same sensation occurred on a second trip, and he contacted the local park district.

He says one of the park directors told him that at least two other riders had reported the same experience, as had the park director.
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Artist's rendition of bee sensation in biker's shorts

I don't know about you, but I wonder if this would be an attraction rather than a deterrent for some bikers. Note that this has been going on at least since last spring. Here's the complete article.