Riding a scooter over metal mesh is about one of the scariest things I've ever done. I rode over the Hawthorne Bridge soon after I got the scooter and was surprised and terrified at how poorly the scooter handled mesh. When I went over the Morrison bridge, I was surprised because I didn't remember it having mesh in the middle. That was doubly terrifying because everyone is going so fast due to the interstate exits and entrances. Today, I wanted to try the Ross Island bridge because it was going to be the quickest way to the eastside from where I was downtown. I looked into it quite a bit but I was still nervous. Then I remembered that I had already rode on the bridge, with my bike.
During a critical mass, we took the Ross Island Bridge. It was awesome because the cops were so determined not to let us take a bridge when we were downtown. Then we rode in the bike lanes over one of the other bridges to the eastside and biked around southeast long enough for them to get bored. There was about 20 of us still on the ride when we proceeded on the bridge (without a police escort) and took all the westbound lanes and rode without fear of getting run over. It was beautiful.
Today's ride was nice too. There was no fear and no mesh. I went so fast that my chin-strap was the only thing that kept my helmet on my head.
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