I'd like to bitch slap all the people responsible for decisions made on tarmac & surfacing the roads.
Whatever happened to tarmac that has a high stone content? The stuff that actually allowed a road to drain & give better grip.
And when did engineers forget what the romans told us about building roads? You build a road with a slight curve to the gutter so water can run off & drain away. You don't make them completely flat with dips so you get lakes of water just waiting for someone to aquaplane on & cause a pile up. But if by some miracle they don't aquaplane, you get so much spray off vehicles that you can't see where you're going.
Then there's the lack of grip when we get just a little frost. And they wonder why we can't cope with snow!!
Near me there's a section of major road that was build over 30 years ago from concrete. It has never been repaired in all this time, yet offers loads of grip & gives off next to no spray even when it's lashing it down. It's only drawback is the surface noise. But it's still the safest section on that road.
Whatever happened to tarmac that has a high stone content? The stuff that actually allowed a road to drain & give better grip.
And when did engineers forget what the romans told us about building roads? You build a road with a slight curve to the gutter so water can run off & drain away. You don't make them completely flat with dips so you get lakes of water just waiting for someone to aquaplane on & cause a pile up. But if by some miracle they don't aquaplane, you get so much spray off vehicles that you can't see where you're going.
Then there's the lack of grip when we get just a little frost. And they wonder why we can't cope with snow!!
Near me there's a section of major road that was build over 30 years ago from concrete. It has never been repaired in all this time, yet offers loads of grip & gives off next to no spray even when it's lashing it down. It's only drawback is the surface noise. But it's still the safest section on that road.
very true do
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