Steel plates in the middle of the road

[davebullet]

Faaarrk - you guys are tough, covering your man holes with bitumen. A good set of leathers would be a more comfortable option.

[MarkH]

Here's one that I regularly ride past:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...41.89,,0,25.27

I don't like this one - it is a rectangular steel hatch, less grip than the road in the dry, potentially the primary cause of an accident in the wet. The location is just right to ride over it while leant over if you turn on to cameron street from Mt Smart road (from either direction). I know it is there and modify my line to not ride over it, but what if someone that didn't know the road came around that corner in the rain and didn't see it in time? I often see the metal covers in bad places and I think it is poor road safety to have such slippery surfaces on the roads.

[MSTRS:Me]

The procession of steel plates leading north out of Dannevegas is a trial. Not for slip, but they are all raised or recessed. I don't like the 'bump', and of course they are not on a single line.
The one that really gets me is just into Taradale Rd when heading north and turning left off the expressway in Napier. There is a large square plate (probably a metre on a side) right on whatever line one takes. Of course, one is leaned over and ... there it is!!

[YellowDog]

If you ride fast enough, you hardly notice the tyre slip before gripping again.

[jono035]

If you ride fast enough, you hardly notice the tyre slip before gripping again.

That counts for steel plates hit while cornering? Especially if they're raised or recessed?

[MSTRS:Me]

If you ride fast enough, you hardly notice the tyre slip before gripping again.

If the (sudden) grip is great enough, you will highside.

[MarkH]

If the (sudden) grip is great enough, you will highside.

Yeah, straight line is one thing - but when you are leant over cornering you don't really want to find some huge metal plate on your line. Low side or high side is not what you want! These slippery metal plates should be illegal!

[Ixion]

Nice lineup, going down Q St, right outside the Citadel, downhill , left lane. Three metal plates nicely spaced across the whole lane. Just where you have to brake hard if the cages at the lights go stupid. There is just room to navigate etween them. If you know they are there.