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=== Traffic ===
=== Traffic ===
* There are (?? add number later) road intersections
* There are 21 road intersections.
* All traffic only happens when the trail cuts through a street. Some Places have crosswalks and or stop lights and some do not.
* Some Places have crosswalks and or stop lights and some do not.
* All traffic only happens when the trail cuts through a street.  


=== Pebbles ===
=== Pebbles ===
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[[File:VID_20230521_200305_00_016_2023-05-31_09-39-50.jpg|400px|thumb|right|#6 [https://goo.gl/maps/QyKCCqfZkAiZpRqi7 34-60 Colborne St, Welland, ON]]]
[[File:VID_20230521_200305_00_016_2023-05-31_09-39-50.jpg|400px|thumb|right|#6 [https://goo.gl/maps/QyKCCqfZkAiZpRqi7 34-60 Colborne St, Welland, ON]]]
[[File:VID_20230521_200305_00_016_2023-05-31_09-45-37.jpg|400px|thumb|right|#7 [https://goo.gl/maps/DhcYdPsJccEMQtsj6 Speedy's pillow]]]
[[File:VID_20230521_200305_00_016_2023-05-31_09-45-37.jpg|400px|thumb|right|#7 [https://goo.gl/maps/DhcYdPsJccEMQtsj6 Speedy's pillow]]]
[[File:VID_20230521_203223_00_017_2023-05-31_09-48-46.jpg|400px|thumb|right|#8 [https://goo.gl/maps/ADiuRAhuaubnPXoj7 Niagara 5, Port Colborne, ON]]]
[[File:VID_20230521_203223_00_017_2023-05-31_10-59-47.jpg|400px|thumb|right|#8 [https://goo.gl/maps/ADiuRAhuaubnPXoj7 Killway St W right after the bridge Street]]]
[[File:VID_20230521_203223_00_017_2023-05-31_09-50-24.jpg|400px|thumb|right|#9 [https://goo.gl/maps/UqNCw5iMPyWNCZy17 Elm Street, Port Colborne, On]]]
[[File:VID_20230521_203223_00_017_2023-05-31_09-48-46.jpg|400px|thumb|right|#9 [https://goo.gl/maps/pQQVJ9Tv7oFdHgfB8 Pricess St W.]]]
[[File:VID_20230521_203223_00_017_2023-05-31_09-50-24.jpg|400px|thumb|right|#10 [https://goo.gl/maps/UqNCw5iMPyWNCZy17 Elm Street, Port Colborne, On]]]


* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillium_Railway The Trillium Railway was discontinued in 2019]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillium_Railway The Trillium Railway was discontinued in 2019]
* Going south, there are 9 railroad tracks along the trail perfectly set for nose dives.
* Going south, there are 10 railroad tracks along the trail perfectly set for nose dives.
* The 4 first railroad tracks are made of wood. The next one, plastic, the next 3 are asphalt and the last one concrete
* The 4 first railroad tracks are made of wood. The next one, plastic, the next 4 are asphalt and the last one concrete
* While half of the rail tracks can be rolled over with 100 mm wheels, provided that enough speed is given, none should attempted with smaller wheels.
* While half of the rail tracks can be rolled over with 100 mm wheels, provided that enough speed is given, none should attempted with smaller wheels.
* The biggest problem about rolling the railroad tracks is the damage of the wood and asphalt in between the tracks, which creates big gaps ''(this may or may not be fixed in the future).''
* The biggest problem about rolling the railroad tracks is the damage of the wood and asphalt in between the tracks, which creates big gaps ''(this may or may not be fixed in the future).''
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# [https://goo.gl/maps/QyKCCqfZkAiZpRqi7 34-60 Colborne St, Welland, ON ''(asphalt)'']
# [https://goo.gl/maps/QyKCCqfZkAiZpRqi7 34-60 Colborne St, Welland, ON ''(asphalt)'']
# Be very careful with this one [https://google.com/maps/@42.9060257,-79.2482426,3a,49y,230.2h,91.93t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sY5o4r83N0YPq9qauaz2hdg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu after the downhill which runs diagonally on Omer Avenue]. Also known as [https://goo.gl/maps/DhcYdPsJccEMQtsj6 Speedy's pillow. ''(asphalt)'']
# Be very careful with this one [https://google.com/maps/@42.9060257,-79.2482426,3a,49y,230.2h,91.93t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sY5o4r83N0YPq9qauaz2hdg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu after the downhill which runs diagonally on Omer Avenue]. Also known as [https://goo.gl/maps/DhcYdPsJccEMQtsj6 Speedy's pillow. ''(asphalt)'']
# [https://goo.gl/maps/ADiuRAhuaubnPXoj7 Niagara 5, Port Colborne, ON ''(asphalt)'']
# [https://goo.gl/maps/ADiuRAhuaubnPXoj7 Killway St W right after the bridge Street ''(asphalt)'']
# [https://goo.gl/maps/pQQVJ9Tv7oFdHgfB8 Pricess St W. ''(asphalt)'']
# [https://goo.gl/maps/UqNCw5iMPyWNCZy17 Elm Street, Port Colborne, On ''(concrete)'']
# [https://goo.gl/maps/UqNCw5iMPyWNCZy17 Elm Street, Port Colborne, On ''(concrete)'']


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