QUESTION TIME

Cheers Hayseed.

Why is it that if we have an extended period of dry weather, then it rains, the roads become very slippery?

SthBound
Good Q?

The modern car dun put its exhaust gasses up in the atmosphere
but the polutiants fall to the ground n add water B cumms like an ice skate n rink
Th@'s my take on the situation
C wot tuthers say
LOL
cya

My view is that there are small amounts of oil, coolant, rubber etc dropped on the road. When it rains it becomes slimy for a time. I advise bike riders to be particularly careful for about the first 20 minutes of a rain event. Eventually there is enough rain to rinse the road clean and it flows to the rivers so we can drink it. Next time it rains, wander out to the middle of the lane (safely) and wipe your hand on the bitumen :dry:
Of course in suburbs with lots of kids the surface is much grippier, you know baby shit sticks to anything, right?

Yep fluids from other vehicles get dumped on the ground and when it rains it brings any oils to the surface and then look out. Rubber that gets laid down on the raod aids in traction. Watch any car, bike or truck race and times get quicker as the race goes on and not only because of lighter fuel loads. All those little balls of rubber on a F1 track make it slippery as hell but on the driving line the ruber is pushed into the surface and you gain traction.

On another topic, there has been talk of different trailer combinations that we are seeing. Yesterday on a trip up the coast, (NSW), I noticed something different. The first was a 45' tri axle tipper towing a tri axle pig trailer connected with a ring feeder. I then noticed several others with flat beds or taut liners but didn't have the chance to see whether they were ring-feeders or Bartlett balls.

My question is this, are they classed as B doubles or road trains, as the connection is well behind the suspension of the first trailer?

Weee Allis

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cya

One reason as mention further up the aggregate fills up with rubber which isn't a problem whilst the road is dry and gives good Try sliding rubber on rubber But once wet till the aggregate gets cleaned very slippery Car racing whilst the track was damp there was more grip of line

Yep, saw a two trailer road train heading sth on Eastlink last Tuesday. (complete with Road Train sign.) Address on the cab door was for Greens rd Dande, and that's the exit he took too!

Swishy wrote: Weee Allis

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cya

And aren't they a bastard to back, when you're normally playing with real trailers! :ohmy: