Most of you probably have in your state  or else
have seen the shoulder of the roads
where they use gouge the pavement.
This is to help keep  a driver from going
off the road. Wake them perhaps should
they fall asleep.
Well around here their not only doing the
shoulders, yet some places their doing the
center as well. You may  not realize their
is potential danger to us riders.
These grooves collect water, dirt, small grains of
sand. Last night on the way home, I had a couple
cars pass me, when they returned to the lane, the
dust, water and even fine sand, came flying back at me.
Luckly I wear ff helmet and shield prevented my face from
being attacked
Today on my way home, I had a pickup that upon passing and,
as he returned to the lane, hit the grooves and water came spraying
back. He gave plenty of room, just was a high rise pickup and had larger
tires. Now I am aware of these and will slow and give the passing cage more
space.
Just wanted to pass this along as thought it might be useful information.
Takes longer time for the water to dry or evaoprate in these grooves than it does for the lane to dry.. Take care, Happy riding.. kim

stop letting so many cars and trucks pass you  

AL

If people are that tired they need a center lane marked up, then maybe those people they're trying to help shouldn't be driving at all. I'd be pretty upset my safely along with everyone else who rides wasn't considered.  

in NC the road reflectors set on top of the asphalt and the snow plows pop them off every winter......in MA i noticed the road reflectors were sunken in to the gouged out channels to make them even with the road and therefore not subject to destrcution by the snow plowing......when I saw it the first time i did not have a cycle - now that you mention it i bet it sucks changing lanes on a MC up there cause these gouges are roughly 3ft long and 3-4 inches deep...get the front or rear wheel hung in one of them during a lane change....outcome cant be good.

ALfromN.H.  FSO wrote on 03/24/11 at 18:21:57:


+1

Thank you Boofer. Guys let me refresh
your memories. First of all, this was the
first night time ride I have made in over
a year. I was going the speed limit and
trying my best to keep ahead of them.
I am not going to go out of my comfort
zone and place myself in more danger than
I felt I might already have been.

Now to get back to the subject matter.
I recieved a call back from the State Dot.
Their going to forward the info I gave them
to the design engineers.
This person I spoke with did tell me he had
heard complaints from bicyclists yet so far had
not to his knowledge had any from mc.
He sounded concerned and maybe he was
only trying to apease me. As if that is possible.
He also mentioned they could vaccum the strips and
that would relive the dust and grains of sand as well as
small rocks. That would at least be something.
Oh well I just thought I would bring this matter to everyones
attention. I at least know what to expect now.

I don't mind so much that some one passes me, again
it's the debris that flies out of the strips.
OH and to be fair to hubby... His Shadow is very nice
and quite capable of leaving me in the shadows, shadow.. kim