Resurfacing roads
flak monkey - 27/6/11 at 04:47 PM
On my ride home from work tonight, got to Salters Lode on the A1122 (near Downham) and its been resurfaced (I use the term loosely!) with tar and
chippings.
Absolutely no attempt made to clear the loose chippings, theres at least 1/2" completely covering the road. Entrance to the villiage at both ends
is a sharp corner. Its totally lethal on a bike. The road is a bikers hotspot as it has lots of long sweeping bends.
I can't believe that they can get away with leaving the road in such a state, even for a few hours let alone overnight. It could result in a
serious road traffic accident tonight if a motorcyclist was to hit it unawares.
Absolutely disgusting 
Reported to the local council but I bet they do bugger all about it.
coozer - 27/6/11 at 04:49 PM
Its like that round but they put 10mph markers up as a disclaimer.....
flak monkey - 27/6/11 at 04:50 PM
There's 20mph signs up, but even at that speed you would be on your arse
dlatch - 27/6/11 at 04:56 PM
they do the same repeatedly round my area
in my book do the job correctly or don't bother, a load of tar and stones is not mending the road
[Edited on 27/6/11 by dlatch]
r1_pete - 27/6/11 at 05:17 PM
They've been doing it for years, the only thing car drivers experience is the anoyiing rattling of the stones under arches and the occasional one
hitting the bodywork.
No grip for bikers, and the same stones getting flicked up at us.
David Jenkins - 27/6/11 at 05:22 PM
Their excuse is that they're not repairing the road, they are dealing with slippery surfaces by laying a grippy coating of tar and gravel...
I hate it too - I try to avoid any of these roads when out in the toy car due to the gravel flying everywhere.
mccsp - 27/6/11 at 05:44 PM
I know that they have been doing it for years, but I have seen a couple that have been done recently and the quality and condition afterwards along
with the excess chippings has been appalling!
omega0684 - 27/6/11 at 06:03 PM
quote:
Originally posted by flak monkey
There's 20mph signs up, but even at that speed you would be on your arse
these are the speed "limits", doesn't mean you have to go as fast as what the sign says. but i can see where you are coming from, ride
safe mate!
[Edited on 27/6/11 by omega0684]
Confused but excited. - 27/6/11 at 06:39 PM
quote:
Originally posted by flak monkey
On my ride home from work tonight, got to Salters Lode on the A1122 (near Downham) and its been resurfaced (I use the term loosely!) with tar and
chippings.
The road is a bikers hotspot as it has lots of long sweeping bends.
Perhaps that is the reason. Also why the council do bugger all about it.
The council's 'cure' here is to put the road camber sloping down to the outside of the bend.
Trust me, that is scary.
tomgregory2000 - 27/6/11 at 06:45 PM
I understand where your coming from as im a biker and yes its a right bitch when i come across that type of road surface
BUT
I try to ride for the condition of the road, if its only safe to do 5mph then thats what i will be doing, screw everybody else if im holding them up
as when im out on the bike IM the most important person
flak monkey - 27/6/11 at 06:50 PM
Yes, I know that full well. My point is the entrance to the villge is tight bends and the loose surface could catch some people out, especially in the
dark. I rode at a speed suitable for the road conditions, but that doesn't mean that everyone will be paying as much attention as I was.
Even approaching at 20mph on the good surface at the start of the bend you could be off halfway round when you hit the gravel.
SteveWalker - 27/6/11 at 07:05 PM
The intention is that covering the road in tar seals cracks, preventing water getting in during the winter, when it freezes, expands and cracks the
road surface. This prolongs the useful life of the road before proper resurfacing is needed. The stones are to give a hardwearing surface. The reason
that they leave them loose all over the road is that they actually rely on vehicles pressing the stones into the tar and after a few days to a week,
they come back and clean up the loose ones. Our council sent us a leaflet explaining it all before they did our road.
ashg - 27/6/11 at 07:45 PM
think its a case of doomed if they do doomed if they don't.
Ivan - 27/6/11 at 08:05 PM
In fact with a chip and spray reseal there should only be a single layer of closely packed stones put down or else any loose ones tend to knock the
ones below out of the bitumen when driven over, and you end up with bald patches in the road in very short order - so whoever has done the job has
done a very poor job indeed and has effectively wasted the Council's money in this case.
When done properly there should be minimal loose chips left on the road after mechanical brooming just before traffic is allowed on it and they should
most definitely not make windrows in the road due to traffic.