Spring 2015. 34th Street is a reliable form of transportation. You can drive from the University intersection to the Archer intersection without much hassle. It's an easy drive. It's a smooth ride.

Summer 2015. Some construction signs start popping up. New tar starts getting laid. Cool, 34th Street is getting re-paved. It should make the road a little nicer I guess so that's nice.

Fall 2015. Oh my God, what happened?

Let's be honest, 34th Street is kind of a piece of crap now. I'll even go as far as to stay it's dangerous. In case you haven't noticed, the whole southbound stretch of 34th from University to Archer is riddled with...I don't even know what. They're not potholes because they come up above the ground. I guess they're manhole covers, but for some reason they're surrounded by lumps of extra pavement.

And they are all over the place. I've tried to drive down the affected stretch of road without hitting one--it's possible, but not without some severe swerving and driving between lanes at certain of points. It's impossible to do unless it's late at night and the road is empty. Which means for the majority of major traffic hours, you can't avoid hitting the bumps.

The first time I saw one of these things sticking up out of the street I thought it looked harmless and took it at full speed--major mistake. What followed was a really unpleasant and abrupt motion, one that I don't think car manufacturers want their cars to be going through on a regular basis. I've tried ignoring them throughout the past week but it's impossible. These bumps really throw off a drive.

I'm pretty sure that these things aren't necessary, because before this summer, the road was perfectly smooth. So what's the deal? What happened during this summer of roadwork that made 34th Street such a pain to drive on?

I hope that this article finds itself in the right hands...somebody with the power to fix this should know how much of a problem it is. These aren't just paving imperfections, they're major bulges that normal cars were not made to cross over at high speeds every day.

I'm sure they won't be solely responsible for any big accidents or breakages, but they can't be good for the axles of our cars, especially when the speed limit encourages us to pass them over at speeds between 35-45 mph.

We treat Gainesville well--I don't think that smooth and well-paved roads are too much to ask.