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The off-road bit by the park? It's a totally blind corner at a perfect 90 degree angle that goes uphill, so it's quite challenging to take the turn cleanly, especially if you're on a heavy bike or there's people wandering about by the lights. You also can't see if there's anybody coming from the opposite direction so you get taken by surprise if you do miscalculate. One of the safest places to make a mistake, though, as it's peds and cycles only and people are generally going pretty slow there.