Dizeee

Riding home from work in the middle of the night over tlast few nights have seen me come into contact with the roadworks heading south on the M3 between J2 and 3.

They take it down to 1 lane at night. On Tuesday night I was riding circa 55mph in the specs zone when I spotted in the pitch black a long trail of pebbles/stones along the road which lasted around 1/4 to 1/3 of a mile. Bike went straight into them and immediatley went into a wobble/weave at both ends. Quite scray and kicked up dust too ,I managed to keep the power on and get out of them to one side. Looked similar to what surrounds the tracks on railways.

Last night I was in the single lane at 0200 and it was lane 1 this time. This has been recently laid that day and was new tarmac, glistening, shiny and like a mirror. There were lumps of tar and stones all over the place, and I had to slow to around 30mph to stay upright for around 1 to 2 miles. It was horrid and I felt really uncomfortable. Then, I get a car catch me up and flahs his lights, getting impatient at me. I emphasise what I am doing by moving the bike around the obstacles and exaggerating it's unsettledness, but he is touching my back plate practicalled. This got my blood boiling.

What is wrong with people, and what is it with shoddy roadworks? I am riding down the back roads tonight on the way home.