Bad road surfaces

[Mark_h]

Get yourself into Wales. Million miles of EU subsidised perfection. I really don't understand why only Wales and Cornwall seem to be able to get EU cash to fix up their roads.

[dizzyblonde]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

slippy as hell and when they do inevitably fall apart they leave a big patch of gravel!

I await the 'warning loose chippings' signs during the summer. Calderdale council have a liking for covering the road in marbles, instead of doing a proper job. Three weeks later the marbles have dispersed a little only to have uncovered different potholes

[punyXpress]

Just outside the window, there's about 10 metres of shallow holes that were ' fixed ' 3 weeks ago. Just checked - they're back again.
How's about every time petholes are mentioned in the press writing in saying " these potholes KILL motorcyclists " Wasted on here as preaching to the converted.

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

I await the 'warning loose chippings' signs during the summer. Calderdale council have a liking for covering the road in marbles, instead of doing a proper job. Three weeks later the marbles have dispersed a little only to have uncovered different potholes

Dunno, TBH that road from hebden to haworth (A6033?) was 'marbled' a while ago and before all the freezing it was well grippy and pretty smooth.

[dizzyblonde]

Remember going down that road when they resurfaced it years ago, it was what foobarred the belly pan on Suzy. It was knee deep in loose chippings, in fact it was like riding in one of those McDonalds smarties ice cream whippy things. The dust flinging up as well made it it atrocious.
Warley road they did that, seem to put a nice thick coating of marbles on it, felt like riding on Morcambe Bay sand. Both occasions was worse than that section on the GM last year when they'd done the same thing!
Its when they first do it when its worse, I must get unlucky.

There were some pretty nasty potholes yesterday on the EAR rideout.
Some were so bad thet they were being pointed out by the riders up front.

The man was outside our house painting pretty squares round all the bad bits the other day.
I can save you some time,between the roundabout and the junction,approx 300yds,there are 128 patches and as I live in a very old part of the town we have sandstone kerb stones that are all flaking
His reply was that we are having that section of the road totally resurfaced but not till October and even then they will not replace the crumbling kerb stones due to costs. The rest is being patched,sprayed and re-chipped.
Better than nothing at all I suppose.

[Nick_69]

I remember reading this report and thinking great http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/Ne...tholed-county/

[Geodude]

Was out yesterday in the durham area and the roads here are awful, more of a dodge the ruts, loose gravel and potholes than a ride.

[Drew Carey]

+1 to Wales, was around mid Wales all day Saturday. Roads were in amazing condition, even up at Elan Valley. Really impressed. Was the main reason for doing the recce prior to the Madlanders rideout, as I was very concerned over potholes.