It's going to cost an estimated $5mil to patch up the potholes the recent Monsoon Season created around here. Unfortunately they were only half way through patching the previous season's damage. So there are plenty of hazards to avoid.
Here on the coastal plain, we also suffer from too much infrastructure, thanks to the many sugar-cane farms. These are all interconnected by a light-rail system, which carts the cane to the mills, during harvset season (Jun-Nov). So there are rail-crossings everywhere. Some roads I ride have more than 6-7 crossings within 500 metres. Most of them don't have warning lights, & none have boom-gates. So it pays to be very wary around them. & not just in harvest season either, as there can be maintanance crews on them anytime.
The cane harvester's can also be a traffic hazard, as the cane's planted right to the paddock's edge, & the harvesters will often use the road to turn around. But it's the guy's who haul the full bins of cane back to the rail head, who pose the greatest threat. They're paid by the bin, so they drive flat-out all day, & they're big enough not to have to worry about giving way to anyone.
So they don't!
