The Road Condition Warning thread

Macy0161

Wicklow Co Co doing lots of patching the last few weeks around Roundwood, so lots of random spots of fine gravel.

Paddigol

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122648652#Comment_122648652

Wicklow CoCo should be towed out to the mid-Atlantic and cut adrift. It's usually well into Spring time before some of those gravel patches bed in or are dispersed.

Niall145

Posted this on the other thread too but is Cruagh road going up to Viewpoint/Kilakee accessible by bike? Closed till 30 November according to Google Maps.

Seth Brundle

Is this the notice (in which case it's finished)

http://www.sdublincoco.ie/Media/Item/49908?p=1
…and it is linked in with this one:
http://www.sdublincoco.ie/Media/Item/49907?p=1

Macy0161

Cycle lanes of DLR full of cable ties this morning. I know we say this every election, but really should be party identifiers on all cable ties for posters (if we're not going to ban the bloody things).

Paddigol

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122921150#Comment_122921150

At the very least, there should be a fine for all cable ties found, to be levied on all of the candidates pro rata to the number of posters erected, with refund of application fees withheld and fines deducted from them until paid. Too much hassle to administer though (turkeys voting for Christmas) so will never be any change.

Mercian Pro

I don't know if it is weather related or just a coincidence but two of us from the same club came down on separate club spins this week. We have both ended up with hip fractures, his a lot more serious than mine. In both cases it was as a result of front wheel slides on what looked like dry corners but which may have had a very thin film of moisture on them. Two weeks ago we would have been wary of black ice but overnight condensation can be as dangerous. Be careful out there folks!

Seth Brundle

Hopefully you're both ok despite the hip fracture MP

secman

Sorry to hear that MP, speedy recovery to you and your club colleague 🙏

billyhead

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123063342#Comment_123063342

Could it have been oil? I came down at a corner before due to oil leaking from a vehicle.

Darrener

I came a cropper myself on straight run out of Garristown towards Duleek on Sunday morning...It was black ice and was lucky to escape with a few cuts and bruises. A passing jogger told me he had seen someone come off their bike earlier that morning in the same spot. Never came off while going straight before (without some obstacle being responsible) Sorry to hear about the injuries. Speedy recovery to you both

magicbastarder

where on that road? on the bog road section?

Darrener

Yes very close to there I was on the Ard Cath road on a straight section (don't know the area particularly well). I jumped back up out of embarrassment as the jogger saw me topple 😳

Mercian Pro

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123063548#Comment_123063548

Possibly - I've certainly noticed and sometimes smelt diesel spills on roads but not on this occassion. A friend suggested that the residue from spraying ice can be slippy but I think they mainly use salt grit in Dublin.

magicbastarder

i wonder was it salt which had not washed off the road fully?