Uhh... not to be "that guy", but I thought cattle grids were supposed to be bigger, and span the entire width of whatever gap they're spanning. The whole point of them is to have a series of openings where the cattle would step, making them wary of it. If I were a cow, I'd be looking at the grids in OPs article as a free public dung receptacle on my way to the park.
As someone who used to cycle Dartmoor a lot, I have a technique for normal cattle grids.
Speed up at much as possible, grip the top tube with your knees, cling onto your hoods with white knuckles, close your eyes and pray to any gods you can think of. It's always worked so far.
In all honesty though, stop pedalling, hit them at 90⁰ and do not turn the handlebars and you're fine.
Depends on how healthy and friendly the cows are. I know some can basically be like big lazy dogs. Some unhealthy cows could drip snot all over the place though.
Can't say I've ever struggled with normal Cattle grids on my bike - I suppose in the rain they can be a bit sketchy, but go faster, and it's more stable!
I guess for low-speed urban situations like the one pictured it might be a bit sketchy. Not sure you’d want to be barrelling into a park on a mixed-use cycle path…
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