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Having enjoyed the summer weather recently really surprised to see "ice grit" signs in the Waikato and ice grit on the roads - Is this the new way to treat melting roads - putting ice grit on them - absolutely brilliant - do you ride in the loose grit or the wet tar?? At least it is sign posted in some places - not all though
Quote Jan 2020 Posted by Katman
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she said she would !!
the grit sections I came across on saturday gave more grip than the melted bitsSHit !!! you have to leep your wits about yah...
is there any ride planned for anniversary weekend Murray ?? if not, may head up north to check out Maha's new retreat
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Looking at planning something - any suggestions??Originally Posted by insomnia01
the grit sections I came across on saturday gave more grip than the melted bits
is there any ride planned for anniversary weekend Murray ?? if not, may head up north to check out Maha's new retreat
Quote Jan 2020 Posted by Katman
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Same deal down here. Still ice grit signs between Cheviot and Kaikoura. Dude who usually flips em all over must be on vacation early
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It was 45C at our place yesterday, after 3 days over 40 - the roads didn't show any signs of melting. The only time they get a bit shiny is after 12 months of heavy traffic pounding the chip into the tar surface.
Melting roads are a disgrace and there is no reason for them other than cheapskatedness!
Putting grit on them! Ye gods!
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There is a ride on auckland anniversary weekend hamilton to wellingtonthe grit sections I came across on saturday gave more grip than the melted bits
is there any ride planned for anniversary weekend Murray ?? if not, may head up north to check out Maha's new retreat
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Totally agree!!!!!!
YOU ARE A LONG TIME DEAD!! ENJOY LIFE WHILE YOU HAVE IT!!
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Abso-fecking-lutely!! No melting at 45 degrees gives the lie to anything NZTA says about the problem here.
Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?
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If they can build roads in the Middle East that don't melt in the desert heat, I'm sure there is a way to build roads that don't melt in NZ conditions.
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The Castlepoint road was decidedly viscous in a few places on Saturday. But the seal at the north end of Greytown was festeringly fluid.
"Standing on your mother's corpse you told me that you'd wait forever." [Bryan Adams: Summer of 69]
she said she would !!
Coopers beach far north, i have heard of a great place called
San marino retreat which is run by a couple of old bikers
I Used to jog but the ice cubes kept falling out of my glass
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But are they doing what they are doing up here and just chucking grit over it (and the rest of the road)?
Quote Jan 2020 Posted by Katman
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I think it comes down to something like the price of lower melting point bitumen is cheaper than higher melting point bitumen, and you also have to spend more on heating it so you can then move/apply it.
Here in QLD, I see occaisional shiny tracks where there's been high traffic but never molten seal.
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Yes that is right, it all comes down to money. People should complain to their relevant road authority and it might get fixed. Tar bleed is nasty and not to be under estimated in the risk stakes.
A few years back the Napier Taupo road was in a shocking state, after the trucking companies hassled the hell out of transit they finally trucked some fancy chip seal made from better stuff in the south island and laid it up the Waipunga passing lane, problem solved.
In more recent times you'll see them do a cheap option of water jetting the surface which is only a temporary solution.
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