DaveK Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 .... and I thought the best way to do it would be to use twice as much grit as I really need and then leave 50% of it loose on top. As long as I put signs up telling people to drive slowly it will magically stop the grit from hitting people's cars and damaging the paint. Exactly WHY do they resurface roads that way in this country? I know for a fact there are other ways because when my g/f moved here from France and saw it for the first time, she said "Why do they do it like that?". The best I could come up with was "They always do it like that". End of rant. For now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 I reckon the words 'cheapest' and 'easiest' must figure highly in the answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 It has been announced that our road is going to be surface prepared this week...which is annoying. Its only a 5mm temp repair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Sorry to annyone who's job it may be to repair our roads, but why does it take sooooooo long? Even the top gear crew managed to do it quicker even though may not a good job but they are no experts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanchan Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 I reckon the words 'cheapest' and 'easiest' must figure highly in the answer. And 'quickest'. My parents lane is "resurfaced" every now and again. They simply pour hot tar on the road and some blokes walking behind the lorry scatter gravel on top!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilly Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 .... and I thought the best way to do it would be to use twice as much grit as I really need and then leave 50% of it loose on top. As long as I put signs up telling people to drive slowly it will magically stop the grit from hitting people's cars and damaging the paint. Exactly WHY do they resurface roads that way in this country? I know for a fact there are other ways because when my g/f moved here from France and saw it for the first time, she said "Why do they do it like that?". The best I could come up with was "They always do it like that". End of rant. For now. Yeah they leave it like that for a couple of weeks...then when the claims start coming in against the council they send in the road sweeper to remove the evidence!! They always do it on corners aswell so its like driving on marbles!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Where do you think your road tax is being spent. Obviously not roads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted July 24, 2007 Author Share Posted July 24, 2007 Where do you think your road tax is being spent. Obviously not roads On the 50% of grit they waste I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 They do it because they can and there is not one thing you or I can do about it. Why ? Because it has always been like that and to change would mean they have to pay out a bit more for a friggin roller. The words lazy, cheap and moronic come to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smellywelshman Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 I work within a highway 'authority' and you're all exactly right as far as I'm concerned. It is the quickest, easiest and cheapest way to make a road look better. It does have beneficial properties as far as grip is concerned (after the sweeper has been!) as 60 PSV aggregate is used, but as this has very little as far as bedding material is concerned, it don't last too long! They usually give me some bullshit about ot sealing the carriageway and creating a safer running surface when I query things. Its a cheap stopgap to properly resurfacing the pavement. But then again, it isn't exactly their fault.... Where do all our road taxes go? They don't get the money to do it, it gets spent on slackers and folk who fancy a free ride IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razza Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 can you claim back against the council for these stone chips? My bumper's knackered and a copy of ones on the bonnet, which happened from the A4074;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 I got hit in the face by a stone when a lorry went down a resurfaced road at about 35 in the opposite direction!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Try going on this stuff in a seven style car! Hit in the face with a stone would be luxury compared to being shot blasted in the face. It really pi$$es me off when other sh*t box cars fly by peppering your pride and joy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 they use this as a cheap and not very effective way of repairing lanes or (b) roads, it seals the old tarmac from the water, so when it freezes it does not crack and pot hole:rolleyes: they cannot roll it as the surface is only 7-8mm thick so they use your tyres to do the job:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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