Topic: How is your bike on TARsnakes?

[FunJimmy]

In the west suburban side of Chicago, the state has taken to pouring tar on a bad area of roadway and then throwing down pea gravel over it.  They do this over cracks in concrete roadway, and the pea gravel that doesn't stick to the tar gets strewn everywhere!  They even do this in INTERSECTIONS!!!  Friggin idiots!  Extremely dangerous for the first week after this stoooopid practice is done. 
Just plain dumb.

We saw this cheap road surfacing technique used in Washington State last year.
Had to ride 20 miles in loose gravel on my Ducati 999 with rocks pinging off of everything.
Reduced state income has put a lot of pressure on local and state governments.
Maybe things will be better once you elect Trump. Oh wait, you've got walls to build first. 
 

[754]

Sealcoating...Used to get it the hinterlands on Sturgis trips.... It's not bad after a week or two but as the chipped rock is coming.. off quite gross.
 The worst is freshly tarred or oiled..

[Cqyqte]

Two years ago a buddy and I took a roadtrip from Ontario through Quebec to Mt Tremblant and on.  As soon as we got on one of the main highways head towards the mountain we hit a section that either late the night before or early that morning the road crew had just applied tar to new cracks and the process includes laying what appears to be white tissue paper over the wet tar in an effort stop the tar from rolling up on the tire of the first car or truck by.  I saw the first set of snakes and took a line that minimized the contact with them.  As I cleared those I took a quick look in my mirror and saw the rear wheel of my buds bike kick out from under him, to which he quickly got his foot out ready to steady him should the bike try to low side.  Fortunately he collected his and the bike composure and remained upright.  Needless to say we dialed back on the throttle and carefully pick our line through any up coming curves.  Nasty things, surprises me that the townships are not more aware of the potential dangers they create by using that #$%*e! 

[Maurice]

Is what you guys refer to as "chipped rock" chipseal? That thing is evil, I still have a small one embedded in the palm of my hand (good thing I was cycling, although had to throw out those shorts as well). That's what you get in a state with more roads than corrupt politicians, and that's saying a lot. You pay a small mortgage in taxes every year and you get this?

That's why I moved to the mountains. Now there's tar snakes everywhere to scare the #$%*e out of me on my commute, that is if the road is even paved

[flybox1]

In the west suburban side of Chicago, the state has taken to pouring tar on a bad area of roadway and then throwing down pea gravel over it.  They do this over cracks in concrete roadway, and the pea gravel that doesn't stick to the tar gets strewn everywhere!  They even do this in INTERSECTIONS!!!  Friggin idiots!  Extremely dangerous for the first week after this stoooopid practice is done. 
Just plain dumb.

We saw this cheap road surfacing technique used in Washington State last year.
Had to ride 20 miles in loose gravel on my Ducati 999 with rocks pinging off of everything.
Reduced state income has put a lot of pressure on local and state governments.
Maybe things will be better once you elect Trump. Oh wait, you've got walls to build first. 

Nah... we just need to smoke more 

[FunJimmy]

Nah... we just need to smoke more 

Ah, yes. "WSCT"
Washington State Cartel Tax.

[BomberMann650]

i502 has generated a huge tax income for WA. 

word on the streets tho, 502 producers have grown more bud than we the people can toke.  Surplus supply may or may not affect pricing next year.

[754]

 My name. Is coff =O= exhale small cloud =O= herb......... ..lot of that going on..

[scottly]

Bots Dots (the reflectors on the centerline, in case you didn't know that's what they are called)

Hitting Bot's Dots is bad enough, but around here, they grind 4" wide by 2 foot depressions in the road, and set the reflectors down into the depressions so the snowplows pass over. You have to time your lane changes between them. 

[FunJimmy]

Hitting Bot's Dots is bad enough, but around here, they grind 4" wide by 2 foot depressions in the road, and set the reflectors down into the depressions so the snowplows pass over. You have to time your lane changes between them.

Those rumble bars are amazingly effective at waking sleepy drivers and reducing lane creep. A small price to pay for the potential reduction in serious injuries and/or fatalities.

[754]

Snowplows in Arizona...sounds a bit weird..
 How often are they used ?

[scottly]

Maybe once in the 20+ years I've lived here, but likely more often at higher elevations than 4500'. They had the same type of depressed reflectors in the CA high desert. They don't reflect worth a #$%* when covered with snow, or even rain water, but they will sure make a bike dance when you cross them at a slight angle.

[754]

Not always but sometimes you get a huge spark shower coming off the grader blade, if it's set a bit low..dresses the pavement a bit..

[Stev-o]

Snowplows in Arizona...sounds a bit weird..
 

FYI - there are 2 ski resorts in AZ, it does snow there...

[PeWe]

Quick repaired roads by use of tar as glue has always been an important detail to look out for. I have only had issues when the road was wet and tar will become slippery as oil. White road markings same problem when wet as well as metal lids for the manholes of the cloak system. Take the corners with minimum of leaning the bike and avoid the problems by choice of correct track.
Wobbly bike when riding over them on a dry straight road has mostly been caused by the tires or how the rear wheel is aligned. Check markings when stretching the chain.
My steering damper has always reduced the problems. That's 1 big reason I have one.

[Desert-SOHC]

Hitting Bot's Dots is bad enough, but around here, they grind 4" wide by 2 foot depressions in the road, and set the reflectors down into the depressions so the snowplows pass over. You have to time your lane changes between them.

Those rumble bars are amazingly effective at waking sleepy drivers and reducing lane creep. A small price to pay for the potential reduction in serious injuries and/or fatalities.

There not rumble bars, there so the plow doesn't knock the dots off the pavement and they REALLY suck on the mountain twistys.

[Duke McDukiedook]

Hitting Bot's Dots is bad enough, but around here, they grind 4" wide by 2 foot depressions in the road, and set the reflectors down into the depressions so the snowplows pass over. You have to time your lane changes between them.

Those rumble bars are amazingly effective at waking sleepy drivers and reducing lane creep. A small price to pay for the potential reduction in serious injuries and/or fatalities.

There not rumble bars, there so the plow doesn't knock the dots off the pavement and they REALLY suck on the mountain twistys.

You are confusing RPMs (Raised Pavement Markers) with rumble strips. Those are two different animals.