Workmate of mine (an accomplished ex-raod racer) is taking his girlfriend for a nice ride on the back of his 87 Gixxer 11 around the Shelly Bay Rd here in Wgtn? Wellington riders will know it as it's a scenic peice of costal road with Sweet FA trafic and pretty nice corners. They hold a stage of the Targa NZ rally there.
He's cruising because Jess hasn't been on the back of the bike before and he's just enjoying the scenery.
Goes into a nice turn at around 50kph with the throttle shut and the bike turns sideways. Straighten up as slowing down and they're heading for the bank. Has another shot at turning it and the front washes out, gracefully dumping them on the roadside at about 40kph. "WTF?"
A couple of grazes, both to riders and machine but everyones OK. Let's have a look at the road.
In the couple of months previous, some repairs had happened right the way down this road. It's has a "chip" surface but the repair was asphalt. Sometime after the resurfacing, the contractor had returned to finnish the job by "sealing" the join in surfaces with sand. Just pour it along the crack where the join is and the rest will fall into place. Nice fine, greay, INVISIBLE, sand and not a road sign for miles.
The council were contacted "We'll call you back".
Again, "We'll call you back, we're onto it"
After a letter to a high ranking city counciller, the wheels started turning and now it's in the contractors insurance companies court.
To cut a long story, too bloody right they should be accountable! If they dig a hole in the footpath, don't mark it, and one night when you can't see it, you break your fucking ankle in the thing, they're going to the cleaners.
Do not let them get away with it, keep hounding them weekly 'till they offer a response.
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Originally Posted by FIZZERMAN
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