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I guess it’s just easier to paint over the grate than to turn the gun off for half a second.

Metal grate has the same yellow stripe as the tarmac around it

Meanwhile, the model of this rubberized speed bump is… Easy Rider.

Bolted to the pavement, a yellow-and-black-striped speed bump is engraved ‘Easy Rider’ at the tip

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