The Road Condition Warning thread

mr spuckler · 30-01-2019 11:00AM

Mc Love wrote: »

Road was fine this morning, few bits of snow on the road (from falling off cars) but more or less was grand

where are you that you had snow?

good bit of frost coming in from D5 to town but nothing that cause any wobbles. lots of cars being driven around with only half defrosted windscreens though :mad:

Mc Love · 30-01-2019 11:18AM

Limerick (light dusting on the grass) but it stuck more to the cars, and further out from the city there was a one or two inches

OleRodrigo · 31-01-2019 09:11AM

Dublin city centre slippy this morning, where traffic is light. Its odd because the roads are actually wet, must be a film of water over ice. Front wheel went a good few times..

magicbastarder · 31-01-2019 09:16AM

had no issues with grip this morning.
what i *did* have an issue with was looking out the window when i got up (around 6:30) and thinking, 'grand, it's nice and cold and dry', and within five or ten minutes of leaving the house, it was pelting hail which felt like being stung by hundreds of angry little wasps.

Ciaran_B · 31-01-2019 09:34AM

Very slippery all round Crumlin until I got onto the Crumlin Road - almost lost my back wheel a couple of times. Herberton Rd pretty slippery too.

neris · 31-01-2019 09:35AM

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1bryan · 31-01-2019 09:45AM

magicbastarder wrote: »

had no issues with grip this morning.
what i *did* have an issue with was looking out the window when i got up (around 6:30) and thinking, 'grand, it's nice and cold and dry', and within five or ten minutes of leaving the house, it was pelting hail which felt like being stung by hundreds of angry little wasps.

yep, same, was looking forward to the -4 degrees and light snow that accuweather was promising. Not +3 and lashing wet stuff. Awful morning.

Mc Love · 31-01-2019 09:54AM

Rotten morning and day out there, left my good wet gear in work, but had a backup pair at home thankfully or I would have been destroyed going to work.

What Username Guidelines · 31-01-2019 10:04AM

Got up quite early and judging by the radar I just avoided the worst of it. Cycle tracks sloppy so kept to roads and took it handy. Didn’t notice any slippery spots thankfully and motorists seemed patient enough. Traffic was bizarre, nothing at KCR/Sundrive, but heavy traffic in other spots there wouldn’t usually be.

Consey · 31-01-2019 10:25AM

Patches of black ice out there in Dublin, be careful.

flatface · 31-01-2019 10:56AM

Kids had great fun slipping on the paths all the way to school. After that I left the bike at home.

Ray Bloody Purchase · 31-01-2019 11:08AM

Consey wrote: »

Patches of black ice out there in Dublin, be careful.

I got a puncture around Kimmage and the footpath was fookin lethal.

silverharp · 31-01-2019 11:41AM

3rd day on the wimp list , tomorrow looks ok. should notice the extra light

ED E · 01-02-2019 07:38AM

WICKLOW: Extreme caution is needed on higher ground in Wicklow due to icy conditions, including around Roundwood, Glendalough and Rathdrum. A number of mountain routes are closed this morning, including the Wicklow Gap (R756), the Sally Gap (R759) and the Old Military Rd (R115) between the Sally Gap and Glencree.

FYI

What Username Guidelines · 01-02-2019 09:31AM

Probably the best of the last 3 days today, but still a couple of patches of ice on lesser used parts (Firhouse > KCR > City centre).

Very icy spot in the cycle lane on the roundabout at Templeogue College that I didnt spot until I was almost on it, while trying to keep an eye on some lad edging out from the next exit

Ray Bloody Purchase · 01-02-2019 10:25AM

I did the splits bringing out the bin this morning so quickly knocked cycling on the head.

Alanstrainor · 01-02-2019 10:33AM

It helps that I live a stones throw from the sea. Portmarnock->Baldoyle> Sutton-Clontarf Cycle track into the city were all perfect. Gorgeous out there really, much more pleasant than the Met Eireann temperature let on.

Ray Bloody Purchase · 01-02-2019 10:37AM

Alanstrainor wrote: »

It helps that I live a stones throw from the sea. Portmarnock->Baldoyle> Sutton-Clontarf Cycle track into the city were all perfect. Gorgeous out there really, much more pleasant than the Met Eireann temperature let on.

The temperature was lovely this morning. Really pleasant. I was disappointed that i couldn't cycle.

The roads in the estate were lethal though.

daragh_ · 01-02-2019 10:56AM

My commute was grand until I crossed the M50. After that still patches of black ice - R113 - Old Bawn Road - Firhouse Road W - Killinarden Way and down to Citywest on Cheeverstown. Bike lanes in particular were sketchy. Will be very careful heading home in the dark.

mr spuckler · 05-02-2019 05:22PM

does anyone know what it's like up Military road / Glencree direction? I was thinking of taking a spin up in the morning if road conditions allowed. from my window it looks like a lot of the snow I could see up there last week has since melted...

Miklos · 05-02-2019 06:20PM

mr spuckler wrote: »

does anyone know what it's like up Military road / Glencree direction? I was thinking of taking a spin up in the morning if road conditions allowed. from my window it looks like a lot of the snow I could see up there last week has since melted...

Saw a post from Instagram of a lad up there yesterday, plenty of snow and ice it looks like.

magicbastarder · 05-02-2019 08:14PM

very mild out there this evening (in dublin city) so there could be a thaw up the mountains.

LennoxR · 05-02-2019 11:53PM

mr spuckler wrote: »

does anyone know what it's like up Military road / Glencree direction? I was thinking of taking a spin up in the morning if road conditions allowed. from my window it looks like a lot of the snow I could see up there last week has since melted...

I was up as far as Glencree the last two days. Totally clear as far as there. I believe there was still some slush before the Gap on Monday but I'd say it's all gone now. Windy though!

Resoguy · 09-02-2019 08:54AM

Tree down on hairpin on stocking lane, desending size, other debree also

Resoguy · 09-02-2019 08:54AM

Tree down on hairpin on stocking lane, desending size, other debree also

magicbastarder · 09-02-2019 11:20AM

Isolated chunks of brash on the road around St margarets/oldtown/kilsallaghan. Rang in a dangerous tree to fingal coco. Has fallen out over the old n2 just north of kilshane cross and is being propped up by some wires.

What Username Guidelines · 12-03-2019 07:31PM

For anyone making the later commute, while obvious from the weather warnings, it’s pretty bonkers out there.

I was heading south west, wind seems to be mostly westerly to north westerly, but extremely unpredictable. Got blown out the cycle lane along the canal and 35 minute commute took just under 50 mins. Take it handy!

C3PO · 13-03-2019 08:46AM

Shankill to Ballsbridge was hard work at 5.45am but not dangerous - more or less straight into my face!

Thinkingaboutit · 13-03-2019 09:48AM

It was tiring yesterday evening.

Ray Bloody Purchase · 13-03-2019 10:05AM

Thinkingaboutit wrote: »

It was tiring yesterday evening.

The minute i left the office yesterday evening i was struggling against it. 12km later i was bolloxed.

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