Gravel

[evilkeneval]

Is anyone else annoyed with some bright sparks idea to replace our roads with gravel?

[bazzashazza]

absolutely! loose gravel is one of my biggest fears when im on the bike

[HC8]

Is anyone else annoyed with some bright sparks idea to replace our roads with gravel?

actually no, If you scoop it up and put it in a bowl, pour some milk over it and eat, it makes a wonderful substitute for a high fibre cereal ;D ;D ;)

[SkyJawa]

Yeah - its flipping ridiculous round here - almost every road has been covered in it.

[evilkeneval]

does anyone know the councils reasoning behing doing this?
personally i feel they haven't considerd bike riders

[Icey]

I haven't see any of this on the roads?

Wouldn't make any difference anyway - Chippenham's road system is stupid - huge potholes and raise manholes everywhere.

[Amante_271]

I presume they are putting it down as alot of the roads are melting and its an attempt to stop it getting worse! They use that well known contractors.... Slapiton & Bodgeitup!

[evilkeneval]

some ares of houseing areas in chippenham have been done but it's mostly all the back roads

[Icey]

I haven't see it - but then I haven't really been out ;D

[Carsick]

and out on the country lanes we've also got all the rubbish that gets washed off the raised banks when it was raining. Always fun to find a huge patch of sand on a sharp corner.

[Carsick]

Oh, and an extra warning. On the roundabout just outside Avebury, there's a huge patch of sand and rubbish in the left hand lane of the road coming from Avebury. I didn't spot it in time (poor obs) but i definitely felt it as I went sideways coming onto the roundabout.

[b_1_rd]

The B4069 around Sutton Benger to Kingston Langley has not long been resurfaced, but the loose gravel they have used as the top layer has now become a major hazard and can be found in big piles normally just as you exit a corner, so make sure your on a wide line following the car tyre tracks or you'll be riding over a beach!

[R1chie]

The B4069 around Sutton Benger to Kingston Langley has not long been resurfaced, but the loose gravel they have used as the top layer has now become a major hazard and can be found in big piles normally just as you exit a corner, so make sure your on a wide line following the car tyre tracks or you'll be riding over a beach!


used to love going along that road..............will have to be more careful now

[evilkeneval]

i used to like that road, did my bike test with a guy in lynham so it was the frist road i went down with a full licence. it seems to be getting bummpier everytime i go down there too!