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Originally Posted by
Grim Reaper (Post 168936)
I wasn't complaining about the tyres, the roads are just slippy from all the Winter left over salt and other sh*t.
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If you've found the roads more slippery this winter in apparently dry, or slightly damp conditions it may well mean your council has started using products like Safecote as additives to road salt. It contains byproducts from the sugar refining industry (mollasses), and is supposed to be less corrosive and better for the environment. When the first councils around 2006/7 started using it there was a lot of ranting in the bike (and car) forums of accidents being caused because the residue was slippery (just do a search for motorcycle+molasses+slippery+accident).
Norfolk trialled using it in 2009 and have continued ever since. Personally I think it did make the roads more slippery in what you might call "normal" dry conditions. Roads treated with this appear less "white" in the dry than traditionally salted roads, it also doesn't blow about in the wind. At the time I (like many others apparently) contacted Safecote and ask about their testing regarding grip - they weren't keen and brushed me off with, "Who are you? Who do you work for? Why do you want to know?" The government carried out some research (ABP and road treatment), but didn't think to test friction!
There are other reports to that sheep and dear are being attracted to the treated roads by the lovely sugary/salty mix and are causing potential danger by standing in the middle of the road licking it off!
If you think you're roads are more slippery than usual at this time of year - ask your council what they've actually been putting on it...
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