Warning - "Icy" Roads

CeilingFly

Its a popular forum so a good place to warn drivers of very slippy road conditions once the forecasted rain falls.

The conditions will be akin to icy roads in some circumstances.

Rubber and oil residue has built up on roads over the past 6 weeks of exceptionally dry weather and until a good amount of rain falls to wash it away, conditions will be very slippery.

If you knwo of any inexperienced drivers, pass this on as they will not be expecting it.

pajo1981

Hardly

Henry Ford III

pajo1981 wrote: »

Hardly

Absolutely

http://www.rsa.ie/en/Utility/News/2013/Road-Safety-Alert--Greasy-Road-Surfaces-following-break-in-weather1/

bmwguy

pajo1981 wrote: »

Hardly

My father always referred to rainfall after long dry spell as greasy roads. It's definitely a thing.

Mint Sauce

pajo1981 wrote: »

Hardly

Defiantly.

Have felt the wheels spin, or the ABS kick in a few times after long periods of dry weather, and that's with good quality rubber, and not taking chances.

jimgoose

pajo1981 wrote: »

Hardly

Oh yes. A little light rain after a dry spell brings up a greasy film of thin mud, diesel, hedgehog-entrails and bugger knows what on the road surface that's surprisingly similar to ice in bad patches.

Odelay

pajo1981 wrote: »

Hardly

Certainly is, roundabouts are the worst I find.

jimgoose

Odelay wrote: »

Certainly is, roundabouts are the worst I find.

Roundabouts are deadly for diesel-spills, because a lot of them are quite close to filling stations, on the outskirts of towns and cities say, and lots of brimmed trucks with dodgy filler caps drop a litre or so as they swing around them.

Cheensbo

pajo1981 wrote: »

Hardly

Very.

Great drifting weather.

The Backwards Man

Also worth noting that every thimbleful of oil spilt on the road will look like something out of a 1960s psychedelic music video so take it easy, but take the oil spillage warnings with a grain of salt too.

Cerco

Anybody who has rode a motorbike will be very familiar with greasy roads.
Dry weather followed by rain is a lethal combination.

Take it easy!

corks finest

Having driven in e Europe,in minus 20/30,ice,snow etc,ppl just drive on about their business,no big deal,but here ,small Snowflake etc,ppl panic, everything stops, slows,God,,,,,,,,,the adventurous Irish,don't know how St Brendan the voyager managed it!

micks_address

Its definitely an issue... remember a good few years after a long dry spell being a passenger and my father driving.. after a heavy fall of rain and the weather was very humid... completely lost the car breaking on a corner... luckily enough wasnt anyone else on the road and wasnt driving hard and no damage done.. id say there's a strong chance there will be more than usual accidents on the roads today

tossy

corks finest wrote: »

Having driven in e Europe,in minus 20/30,ice,snow etc,ppl just drive on about their business,no big deal,but here ,small Snowflake etc,ppl panic, everything stops, slows,God,,,,,,,,,the adventurous Irish,don't know how St Brendan the voyager managed it!

Sure doesn't his spirit live on in you Shackleton :rolleyes: I've driven here in -16 can i join the club ?

There is a big difference in driving in does conditions with appropiate tyres and an entire driving population who are used to it since childhood and watching thier parents drive in it etc compared to here and our attitude towards it, ever listen to AA roadwatch in the morning when there is even a mild frost ? You would swear the roads were going to be lined with figure skaters and hockey teams taking advantage of the 'icey' and treachourous conditions. Most poeple leave thier houses in fear lol.

_Brian

corks finest wrote: »

Having driven in e Europe,in minus 20/30,ice,snow etc,ppl just drive on about their business,no big deal,but here ,small Snowflake etc,ppl panic, everything stops, slows,God,,,,,,,,,the adventurous Irish,don't know how St Brendan the voyager managed it!

Haven driven in Europe you'll also have noticed that the standard of driving here is awful in comparison (other than Portugal).
Poor driving standards and marginally slippery roads results in a spate of accidents every time. Road was barely wet here yesterday evening and we had a boy racer loose car on a corner and shred it. Pure inexperienced drivers not driving as conditions dictate.

irishgeo

white suds in pubbles is ususally a good indicator of slippery roads. espically on roundabouts.

jca

Whatever about the standard of driving, the standard of spelling in this thread is dreadful.

tossy

jca wrote: »

Whatever about the standard of driving, the standard of spelling in this thread is dreadful.

Why so series ?

dar83

I saw an Octavia spin out on a roundabout yesterday evening on the way home, just after a bit of light rain had fallen, they weren't even going that fast. Driver got a bit of a shock alright. Overall you probably will be fine, but these specific conditions will really show what your tyres are up to and all of the people who went for the cheap ones are the ones that will find out potentially the hard way!

Allinall

corks finest wrote: »

Having driven in e Europe,in minus 20/30,ice,snow etc,ppl just drive on about their business,no big deal,but here ,small Snowflake etc,ppl panic, everything stops, slows,God,,,,,,,,,the adventurous Irish,don't know how St Brendan the voyager managed it!

And the Austrians and Finnish cant pour a decent pint of Guinness .

Same reasons apply.

_Brian

jca wrote: »

Whatever about the standard of driving, the standard of spelling in this thread is dreadful.

Their, there Theyre, don't be so pedantic, grammer nazis arent welcome here!

jca

_Brian wrote: »

Their, there Theyre, don't be so pedantic, grammer nazis arent welcome here!

No, just spelling, grammar is way beyond most on this thread.

Cheensbo

jca wrote: »

No, just spelling, grammar is way beyond most on this thread.

*Grammer

GM228

Cheensbo wrote: »

*Grammer

Grammar is correct. Grammer is a surname (a proper noun).

meeeeh

corks finest wrote: »

Having driven in e Europe,in minus 20/30,ice,snow etc,ppl just drive on about their business,no big deal,but here ,small Snowflake etc,ppl panic, everything stops, slows,God,,,,,,,,,the adventurous Irish,don't know how St Brendan the voyager managed it!

My father is driving in those conditions for about 50 years and has excellent car control. He always drives more carefully in this type of conditions and would still warn me to be careful. Just because certain road conditions are more common on continent it doesn't mean drivers don't take them seriously.

Cheensbo

GM228 wrote: »

Grammar is correct. Grammer is a surname (a proper noun).

Ya reckon? :pac:

tossy

jca wrote: »

No, just spelling, grammar is way beyond most on this thread.

Shocking use of the comma there.

Brian Scan

tossy wrote: »

Shocking use of the comma there.

We'll all be in a comma if this continues.