Out-of-town couple get flat tire from downtown curbs

To the Editor, We have a cottage on Sand Lake near Tecumseh and go through your darling town coming and going and love it. However, we were driving home yesterday, and I was driving out of town coming home to Ohio, when a semi was in the left lane, I in right. The semi came over the white line crowding me, so I decided to go faster to get away from the truck as I did not want to be consumed by a semi. Well, as I did that, those little juts you have at many of the corners came in contact with my right front tire and blew it. Fortunately we were near the Tecumseh post office so we were safe there. The tow truck towed us to Tecumseh Tire to get a new tire. The tow truck driver said he couldn’t begin to count how many people hit those “juts” and blow a tire. May I ask why on earth they have those things sitting out so far near the roadway? Is there a reason? It gives the street a feeling of being narrow.Your town is the kind of town you think of in days when downtowns were popular instead of having malls, and those flowers are gorgeous. We always shop when up there. But now I am so afraid of those areas that sit out for if a vehicle comes over the line, you have to hit them.Just curious to know if there is a good reason for these.Many thanks. Hope to hear an answer from you. We are senior citizens and buying a tire set us back a bit!Enjoy your darling town.Jo and Larry HallSidney, Ohio

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