why are we

[Wolfie]

riding on road surafces that have been banned in the rest of europe?????


Mate of mine has just told me about a programme that was on Radio 4 last night or the night before where is was said that some of the surfaces we ride on are banned in europe because they are too slippery /polished when wet and people have died on these roads due to this!!!! :bang: :bang: :bang:

Did anybody else hear it????

 

[stan the man]

riding on road surafces that have been banned in the rest of europe?????


Mate of mine has just told me about a programme that was on Radio 4 last night or the night before where is was said that some of the surfaces we ride on are banned in europe because they are too slippery /polished when wet and people have died on these roads due to this!!!! :bang: :bang: :bang:

Did anybody else hear it????

no mate....didn't hear it as i don't listen to radio 4,but it doesn't suprise me though.where i go riding,there is a variety of surfaces...some good and some not so good(this new salt doesn't help either),and as been said..we/some blame our tyres when i feel it's down to the road surface being used :dunno:

 

[Wolfie]

nor do i , which is why i missed it as well!!!

from what he was saying, we have these roads because they are a lot cheaper, but they get polished very very very quickly(1 week in some cases) and then the grip does and people died, crash for no obvious reason.

 

[Rolfy Dave]

Sorry to say....

Did anybody else hear it????

I didnt mate, but I did hear on Mudlands today at 1830 today that the midlands road gritting lorries are using Molases in with the grit/salt mix to enable it to stay on the road and not wash away...

Could this be the mystery substance that is causing the road to become slimy & slippery after rain/snow ???

Feckin dangerous in my book....

having ridden on German roads I can say without any hesitation, that they are 100% better than our roads (surface wise)they are smoother, with no overbanding/no deep potholes/very few cases of ridging. If ours were that good I would never leave this country.........NOT :neenaw:

Lets hope for some good riding this year eh ??

Cheers,

Rolfy
:beer:

 

[Wolfie]

they are using that shit all over the place dave, leaves the road very white when it has dried and is like sand on the surface.

 

[birdinflight]

I think you will find

that they are using Sugar Beet in the gritting process. It was reported in the MCN ages ago.. I must say that folk on here have had problems on the roads with their cars. My beemer with its rear wheel drive is usually very dicey on slippery roads, but I have had no problem at all and believe me I don't just pootle around!!! R#?

 

[tootyfluti]

The programme is being repeated on Radio 4 on Sunday evening at some point.

 

[Wolfie]

thanks tooti, where is radio 4 on the dial???

 

[ianrobbo1]

dunno about radio 4, but 2 has a "playback" facility on its website, perhaps 4 has a similar one?? :dunno:

 

[tootyfluti]

Wolfie,
its 92-95FM and/or 198 LW.
The programme is called File on 4 and is repeated at 5pm Sunday.

HTH

Just found a link to the programme, don`t know if it works though

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/file_on_4/default.stm

 

[Wolfie]

it does thank you. :bow: :bow: :bow:

 

[OzCrow]

More info on this here:

http://tinyurl.com/64b2c

Glad we don't have to put up with having salt and shit put on our roads over here each winter.

 

[roXXo]

Being an avid "Wireless four" listener, I caught the programme Wolfie and it was a real eye opener. Frightening. Road surface contsruction and repairs are being carried out in this country that have indeed been banned in other countries because they are considered so unsafe. Not only to motorcyclists.
I won't spoil the programme for you.
You can listen to radio 4 online and there is a listen again facility.

www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/progs/listenagain.shtml

:beer:

 

[Rolfy Dave]

I sat & listened to it....

What an eyeopener...

The councils & contractors dont give a shit about anyone or anything...

If an overbandint or pothole has been incorrectly filled in, they just say... "Well its OK by us, its been filled in/smoothed out"...Even if it doesnt meet friction co-efficiency standards set out by law..

The disinterest shown by the contractor, even when a motorcyclist dies on his bit of "fixing" was totally gobsmacking... "Not my problem" he said. even though the police incident investigators stated that the repair was fine for cars, but inherantly dangerous for bikers.

Makes you wonder what this country is coming to...

I iknow it all comes down to money in the end, but there are limits to what us tax/roadfundlicence/insurance payers should have to put up with.

Sorry, rant over.

Rolfy

 

[stan the man]

Being an avid "Wireless four" listener, I caught the programme Wolfie and it was a real eye opener. Frightening. Road surface contsruction and repairs are being carried out in this country that have indeed been banned in other countries because they are considered so unsafe. Not only to motorcyclists.
I won't spoil the programme for you.
You can listen to radio 4 online and there is a listen again facility.

www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/progs/listenagain.shtml

:beer:

just listened to the programme and it really is eye opening,as you say roxxo....i just cannot believe what i was listening to it just makes me sick to the stomach uke:

 

[blumeeni]

no mate....didn't hear it as i don't listen to radio 4,but it doesn't suprise me though.where i go riding,there is a variety of surfaces...some good and some not so good(this new salt doesn't help either),and as been said..we/some blame our tyres when i feel it's down to the road surface being used :dunno:

Utter fooking



















































BOLLOCKS
It's them shit Avon's :neenaw:

 

[stan the man]

Utter fooking



















































BOLLOCKS
It's them shit Avon's :neenaw:

should'a known you'd pipe up sooner or later :f :f :}

 

[Wolfie]

?500 fine for a blokes life!!!! lying fecking bastards!!!

are not all hazards immedate????

potholes/manhole covers/overbanding are not hazards?????

all the above in the first 10 mins!!


if you have not listened to this yet please do, it is fucking disgraceful what this so called people are saying. :bang: :bang: :bang:

 

[blumeeni]

I'm just listening to the program I can't believe what I'm hearing whats the matter with these fooking twat's people are out there being hurt and dying because of the shit they're put on our roads.
the bastards

 

[D.S.]

it does thank you. :bow: :bow: :bow:

Radio 4??????????????? :blush: feck me Trotsky, you'll be listening to the Archers next