Dangerous slippy tarmac

[squeaker]

Meanwhile, elsewhere along the south coast, it's slippery methyl methacrylate that's raising concerns

[Jdsk]

I'd be interested if anyone can find more details of that. Cold applied MMA is specifically marketed for its antislip properties.

Jonathan

[thirdcrank]

Tested by the manufacturers and certified as suitable for cladding high-rise residential buildings?

[drossall]

I had a bad crash several years ago, on a mini-roundabout in Little Canfield, on the B1256 east of Bishops Stortford. I was going straight through. I touched the brakes, lost the back end, recovered it, found I was off-line and heading for the kerb, touched the brakes again and lost the front end. Split my forehead. Several passers-by kindly stopped, and an ambulance and the police duly turned up, the latter having been told wrongly that I'd been knocked off. I was whisked off to hospital for stitches and a check-up. Still have the scar.

The roundabout was new, and I could only put it down to oil or the surface, and the damp conditions. The central island was wide enough to mean a diversion off-line, but I was on fixed, which limits my speed anyway.

[thirdcrank]

... having been told wrongly that I'd been knocked off ...

Ivor tingting's independent witlesses, perhaps?

[drossall]

Just people really trying to help and making wrong assumptions. Happens all the time. I was pretty disorientated, and grateful how many helped out. The first on the scene also took my bike and kept it safe till I was able to collect it.

[thirdcrank]

I'm not questioning people's public-spiritedness but the sincere but mistaken witness can be an obstacle to getting at what happened.

[Mick F]

I'm still re-living the near catastrophe from Saturday.
I was only doing maybe 5mph when I braked and got my foot on the kerb, so no harm done.

Frightened me silly though. Two wheels locked up on a left hand curve so the bike slid out to the right - just as I got my foot down on the kerb to the left.

Good job I was going slowly.

[rjb]

how was the section from Sparkwell to Corntown. I remember that route as being wet and slippery under the vegetation canopy and the surface having plenty of loose gravel washed down due to the up and down terrain.

[Mick F]

Just trying to think, and re-appraising the route. From what I remember, it was fine. Damp and wet, but grippy enough and without issue.

Extracted the section prior to Sparkwell and out to the Cornwood road.

[rjb]

Thanks for that update. When I said I lived in Lutton it was actually in the adjacent hamlet called "Yondertown". Google maps doesn't recognise it's existence, it's only shown on OS maps. When I told people I lived in Yondertown I was met with blank expressions, disbelief or laughter unless the recipient was in the know. It was easier to say I lived in Lutton. Did you spot the Blachford viaduct at Slade as you passed it?
And oddly OS doesn't recognise Corntown either although from memory it's on the local signposts.

[Jdsk]

When I said I lived in Lutton it was actually in the adjacent hamlet called "Yondertown". Google maps doesn't recognise it's existence, it's only shown on OS maps.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Yonde ... -3.9810897

Jonathan

[Stevek76]

Slippy is a rare term???

Seems to be common for new surfacing to be done this way, not sure why. I've no idea why you'd cycle anywhere near as close as a foot from the edge either though. Sounds a like an invitation for punctures.

[rjb]

Well it's not on my version of Google maps, but appears in red text if I search on it. What's the significance of the red text

[Jdsk]

That's interesting. What happens if you click the link?

Jonathan