Road engineers - Tar snakes?

[Big Dave]

http://kiwiridermagazine.blogspot.co...ng-nicely.html

I know some of you blokes on here understand the roading business.

They use them (Tar snakes) to stop further degradation of the surface?
What are the alternatives?
Do they realise how dangerous they are?

[mashman]

Not that I understand the industry, but in all of my years of navigating roadworks in the UK, the only other alternative was nothing... which leaves, what we used to call, Tram Lines

[Big Dave]

Not that I understand the industry, but in all of my years of navigating roadworks in the UK, the only other alternative was nothing... which leaves, what we used to call, Tram Lines

But they have proliferated recently?

[shrub]

Look, as long as noobs keep falling off bikes we have no right to complain about tar snakes. The best solution is not to ride.

When motorcyclists stop having at-fault crashes we will have the right to complain, until then assume the position please, and don't expect a reach around.

[mashman]

But they have proliferated recently?

er, er, er yes... everytime they dig something up, it's tar snakes or tram lines that are left...

[Big Dave]

Look, as long as noobs keep falling off bikes we have no right to complain about tar snakes. The best solution is not to ride.

When motorcyclists stop having at-fault crashes we will have the right to complain, until then assume the position please, and don't expect a reach around.

I blame the whales.

[mashman]

Look, as long as noobs keep falling off bikes we have no right to complain about tar snakes. The best solution is not to ride.

To be fair mate, hitting tar snakes and tram lines have had me out of my seat, or left me weaving all over the road quite a few times... especially on entry or exit of a corners ... they are seriously fuckin dangerous... My sister had her scooter for 3 days for her 20 mile commute into Manchester city dentre... the tram lines really put her off and I fully understood why... they are diabolical.

[Big Dave]

er, er, er yes... everytime they dig something up, it's tar snakes or tram lines that are left...

What did they do before I wonder - fix the cracks properly?

Must be too expensive now. Public health is in such good shape too.

[Big Dave]

To be fair mate,

'eee uses sarcasm' - Enzo Pirhana, 1972

[Ronin]

Look, as long as noobs keep falling off bikes we have no right to complain about tar snakes. The best solution is not to ride.

When motorcyclists stop having at-fault crashes we will have the right to complain, until then assume the position please, and don't expect a reach around.

Erm... Is Katman on leave?

[Katman]

A while ago the Taupo track was littered with them.

Didn't seem to slow anyone down.

[aprilia_RS250]

Do burnouts on em!

[mashman]

'eee uses sarcasm' - Enzo Pirhana, 1972

must stay off the paroxide... I just don't see them, that often, over here... you're way too fond of your gravel

[shrub]

What did they do before I wonder - fix the cracks properly?

Must be too expensive now. Public health is in such good shape too.

More a case of they only impact on motorcyclists, and we're our own worst enemies and are going to come off anyway, so why not make it easy for us to bin our bikes and get it over with?

[mashman]

More a case of they only impact on motorcyclists, and we're our own worst enemies and are going to come off anyway, so why not make it easy for us to bin our bikes and get it over with?

To be fair mate...