Road paint.

[Korea]

Oh come on!!

We all know that the only reason the manholes are there is to stop the morlocks from getting out easily.

So why not just tar over them and they can use the storm drains instead?

Some people laughed, other's need an explanation

[GR81]

the old 250 was interesting with its skinny tyres in the grooves in the road on the northern motorway entering the off ramp to upper harbour heading north.
not paint... but tracked like a biarch!

[Smorg]

the old 250 was interesting with its skinny tyres in the grooves in the road on the northern motorway entering the off ramp to upper harbour heading north.
not paint... but tracked like a biarch!

that bike was fully dodgy on all fronts, i shat myself more riding that thing than anything else

[GR81]

that bike was fully dodgy on all fronts, i shat myself more riding that thing than anything else

you couldnt handle the power... unlike your yellow bike!
gsx had well used, skinny tyres... oh how i dont miss them! haha

[MikeyG]

Especially now when they resurface the road they leave the manhole cover a good 3-4 inches below the level of the road surface, surely a little ashphalt on top to even up would be cheap and wouldnt reduce the operability of the manhole cover.

It is pretty much always in the contract that the frame the manhole lid sits in must be raised so the manhole lid is level with the finished road surface. If you see any that are below the road surface after someone has worked on the road call the local council and they will usually get whoever did the work back out there to make it right.

The other thing with a layer of asphalt on top of the manhole is that it would cover the holes the manhole opening tool goes into so the manhole would be impossible to open. I can't really see a council doing this.

[Hitcher]

Why can't they do that with all manhole covers ?

Wash your mouth out, you sexist pig. They're Personnel Access Hatches.

[Hitcher]

Similar to a piecost.

Or a Hammerfor.

[Swoop]

Has anybody considered taking a class action lawsuit against councils/transit/gubbinment for NOT providing a safe environment?
They are the "landowners" and need to comply by providing a safe environment for the users of said place. The non-slip paint that they use contributes to a hazardous environment!
Perhaps some individual cases where the paint has caused an accident may sway their overly P.C. braincells into action???

[Karma]

Some people laughed, other's need an explanation

Sorry...



That's a morlock.

Obviously not many H.G. Wells fans here...

[Macktheknife]

morlocks? what are they

Sorry I thought you were kidding.... then I read the rest of the thread and realised you werent. And then I realised you werent alone.... damn I feel old.

[Squeak the Rat]

Sorry...



That's a morlock.

Obviously not many H.G. Wells fans here...

Have you got a picture of a hammerfor?

[bert_is_evil]

Obviously not many H.G. Wells fans here...

Who's H.G.Wells?.....

[Karma]

Surely you can at least remember the Samantha Mumba version recently released?

[sAsLEX]

It is pretty much always in the contract that the frame the manhole lid sits in must be raised so the manhole lid is level with the finished road surface. If you see any that are below the road surface after someone has worked on the road call the local council and they will usually get whoever did the work back out there to make it right.

The other thing with a layer of asphalt on top of the manhole is that it would cover the holes the manhole opening tool goes into so the manhole would be impossible to open. I can't really see a council doing this.

Well I know of at least five or six in both the Shore city and the Auckland city couclil zones, though two that had been like that for upwards of four years were fixed the other day but the one between them was not, distance between the two repairs 100m odd.

Umm put a hole, small hole, where those hole are through the ashphalt you problem is solved next please.

[Skyryder]

Haven't read all the posts on road paint, just skimmed some of them. Not too sure if anyone knows but they put glass balls in the paint to make it reflective at night. In the wet very slippery. Bet they don't do the skid tests in the rain.

I give them a wide berth where possible. Don't brake or accelerate until clear. In fact in the wet I try not and use the brakes unless absolutely neccessary. I keep my revs up and use the engine for braking. Much safer.

Skyryder.

PS I tried to post an icon but can not get it to stick. Anyone else having this problem??