Lethal road marking practice, be warned

[pete376403]

+1
I'm a reasonably competent lip reader (deaf, etc) and I'm pretty sure she's saying "Oh my gosh"

[SILVER SUZI]

No! No! Can't you see she's saying "That's not what you paid for, I'll have to charge you an extra tenner for that"

[Tunahunter]

No! No! Can't you see she's saying "That's not what you paid for, I'll have to charge you an extra tenner for that"

Excellent! But maybe it goes like this "who's that (answer) "Ray" "who"(answer) "Ray" "who" (answer) "Ray" - hooray hooray hooray

[Old Steve]

This thread contains pictures of the glass beads used on road markings.

[hellokitty]

I was at the pub tonight, designated driver not having a beer sadly, and the roadmarking crew turned and painted the arrows outside.
What I thought was overspray turned out to be glass bead blasting particles I'd bet thown over the paint and scattered some distance each side.
The road was literally like ice to walk on, these glass beads are 0.4mm or 16 thousandths of an inch in diameter.

I was out riding today and came through a corner to see what looked like messy overspray, I thought of this thread and luckily was expecting tiny beads which is what I got! Luckily it was just the ass end of the bike that was twitching as I had a 4 wheel drive up my exhaust.
Thanks for the heads up, might have been nasty if I hadn't been expecting it

[Deano]

I was out riding today and came through a corner to see what looked like messy overspray, I thought of this thread and luckily was expecting tiny beads which is what I got! Luckily it was just the ass end of the bike that was twitching as I had a 4 wheel drive up my exhaust.
Thanks for the heads up, might have been nasty if I hadn't been expecting it

Fucking good outcome - well done. You owe Spyda a beer !!

[hellokitty]

Fucking good outcome - well done. You owe Spyda a beer !!

I owe him more than a beer!!! I was riding with my Dad who is going to put in a formal complaint as well - probably won't do any good but can't hurt I s'pose.

[jellywrestler]

I was out riding today and came through a corner to see what looked like messy overspray, I thought of this thread and luckily was expecting tiny beads which is what I got! Luckily it was just the ass end of the bike that was twitching as I had a 4 wheel drive up my exhaust.
Thanks for the heads up, might have been nasty if I hadn't been expecting it

Pull up, ring the fire brigade and tell them there's serious traction problems, and let the fight start from there.
A few bills from the fire brigade for clean up will make them re think their practice more than a couple of maimed motorcyclists I reckon
Spyda

[rideon]

The overspray & failure to tidy up these lil suckers is criminal & needs to be dealt with promptly so that all risk to us is eliminated. I would like to know though ,how much slipperier are the markings gonna be in the wet..........lil glass beads + H2O. Ain't gonna be less slippery I bet !!!!

[jellywrestler]

The overspray & failure to tidy up these lil suckers is criminal & needs to be dealt with promptly so that all risk to us is eliminated. I would like to know though ,how much slipperier are the markings gonna be in the wet..........lil glass beads + H2O. Ain't gonna be less slippery I bet !!!!

no these are to improve both vision and adhesion.
instead of smooth paint it will be more abrasive so betterer
the thought s there

[rideon]

no these are to improve both vision and adhesion.
instead of smooth paint it will be more abrasive so betterer
the thought s there

Hope your're right .....but not convinced yet

[riffer]

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[sunhuntin]

brilliant outcome!

[Elysium]

I think the word 'liability' may have come into his mind. But good result in the end.

[PrincessBandit]

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As per the other posters who have said great outcome.
I too am glad I read this thread because while I usually give fresh looking paint a wide berth if these little suckers can spread around and are virtually impossible to see then that's a real concern. (This coming from someone who has twice had punctures due to small screws that have been lying in the middle of the lane and not been seen).