There's one particular bridge near our house. 2 days ago, it's the only bridge linking the new township to the city centre until a new bridge to the by-pass completed yesterday.
I call this bridge the 'air-pocket' bridge. When the township first opened, the road on which the bridge is, was a single carriageway. But as the township grows bigger, it's dual carriageway to alleviate the jam. So, a new bridge was built with the new carriageway. The air pocket bridge is the older one, the city bound bridge. (physically, there seems to be only one bridge as both bridges are less than a metre apart. The new bridge is more of an extension to the old one)
Driving on the bridge at 80 km/h is quite fun. Especially towards the end of the bridge. It's quite old so some of the earthwork subsides making the bridge more like a table edge instead of a ramp. The car would literally fly. Imagine the cover/poster of Taxi (film). And the sudden drop, that's why I call it the air pocket bridge. And if I'm alone driving, I would pretend I'm on an aeroplane
"Ladies and gentlemen, we are about to experience some turbulence. Please return to your seat"
or
"The fasten your seat belt sign is turned on, please return to your seat"
But, air pocket are sudden unlike a turbulence. The above announcement is usually for 'regular' turbulence. Nobody knows when or where an air pocket is.
Taxi poster
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxi_%281998_film%29
Air pocket
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear-air_turbulence
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