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Yellow Road Surface

Mc Love · 2012-02-17 01:05:55

Recently they completed road works in Annacotty Limerick, but they seem to be putting that yellow crap down on the road at the roundabouts. Question is, does it actually do anything? And whenever I see it put down it never lasts that long? Does it even effect your braking?

17-02-2012 1:05am

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Mc Love

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Recently they completed road works in Annacotty Limerick, but they seem to be putting that yellow crap down on the road at the roundabouts.

Question is, does it actually do anything? And whenever I see it put down it never lasts that long? Does it even effect your braking?

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#2 17-02-2012 1:22am

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I think it's just meant to be noisy in order to encourage people to slow down.

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#3 17-02-2012 2:56am

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If you mean this high friction surface:

then yes it does help braking/tyre grip, especially in wet and slippery conditions.

It does wear away and needs to be maintained.

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#4 17-02-2012 2:43pm

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Is there a reason why it wears away so quickly or is not applied enough in the first place. In some cases it is a red colour

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#5 17-02-2012 2:55pm

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Mc Love wrote: »

Is there a reason why it wears away so quickly

Yes, it's high friction!

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