WARNING

[Two Smoker]

The road from Maraitai to Clevdon has heaps of little gravel patches, some arent marked with signs and those ones can be on apexs of corners

[Firefight]

The road from Maraitai to Clevdon has heaps of little gravel patches, some arent marked with signs and those ones can be on apexs of corners

Yeah found that out the other day TS I thoght I had put something up about it, must have 4got. getting old ?, or so I am told, also the road from Whitford over to Brockby , about 1.5 kms all dug up and metal, Clevedon to Hunua over the hill few bits of new metal laid.

F/F

[White trash]

Come on guys! According to a few others on this site, we're all suposed to be psycic and not drop our bikes in unexpected gravel 'cause there's no such thing.

So who are you warning?

[Jackrat]

Well i'll just warn the other silly buggers like me.
Anywhere around Waiuku at the moment exspect to find new seal and gravel with no signs up.They seem to remove the signs a day or so after finishing work.

[Ms Piggy]

Well I just discovered 2 unmarked patches of new chip seal on my street this afternoon when I rode up, so like the anal retentive type that I am I rang the city council and complained. So there!

[FROSTY:Me]

hey maybee we should have a thread line just for warnings of road hazards

[madandy]

Hit a patch of gravel tonight at 6pm doing 120km/h on a left hand downhill sweeper overtaking a commonwhore...at Whakamarama between Omokoroa and Te Puna, Tauranga.six inches either side of the centre line:- no signs, in the dark, lights on dip...wasn't there this morning at 6:15am...

[Sk8r_Boi_]

Yeah I Hate Pot Holes In The God Damn Road

[Motoracer]

That road through Hunua has some unmarked gravel bits as well! Take extream caution!!

[Sk8r_Boi_]

yeah the road workers need to need something about them and stop thinking about fixing the roads that have nothing wrong with then

[wkid_one]

Councils and Tranzits fault. They screw the prices down on roading contractors - therefore corners get cut.

I would love to see the ruling/viewpoint as to what the 'reasonable standard' is for removing road signage after work has been completed. My guess is when it is safe for a car to pass? It seems the art of brushing the road is long gone in this country after roadworks have been done.

This is always going to be a problem with biking tho - as you only need the smallest variation in the road surface to cause grief - whether it is unbrushed peametal, a rock fallen from a bank, a pot hole, diesel, etc - unfortunately given the roading state of NZ - you have to ride expecting any one of these is around the bend.

[wkid_one]

yeah the road workers need to need something about them and stop thinking about fixing the roads that have nothing wrong with then

Ummmm - try blaming the councils/Tranzit - they are the ones with the budget and roading programme. The workers are told what to do......they don't just randomly decide to dig a road up.

[Marmoot]

Brushing the road? hah!
The road where I live in was repaired a year ago, and until now it is still full of chips and metals. Where is the brush now?
Simple: They do not brush it anymore.

There is a simple solution to brushing: use hotmix......but then it would lead to increased taxation and speeding fines to finance it..
Darn.....

[Sk8r_Boi_]

Yeah Some Other The Roads Around My Town Suck S#it Man, The Courtry Roads Are All Sweet Man Specially The Awesome Country Staights, Gotta Love The Back Roads Man

[Rocket]

Yer Man, I Like Totally Know WHere Your Coming From Man.