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Doggie Down .. Cdog sez.. I fell of the bike!! ARF!!
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<blockquote data-quote="Ric in Sac" data-source="post: 597355" data-attributes="member: 432"><p>Robin - I am glad you are both OK. Frankly, after observing the road conditions, there was nothing you could do. It may as well been ice.</p><p></p><p>You should complain to the State Dept. of Transportation ( I am assuming it is a State highway). There are federal pavement standards for "wet coefficient of friction". The pavement where you had your get-off unlikely meets those standards. A complaint should trigger some "skid testing" [the pavement is wet down and a special trailer is towed over it measuring the friction]. If it does not meet the minimum skid standards the agency should do a safety project and repave this section. It should be repaved with OGAC [open graded asphalt concrete] to enhance traction in wet conditions.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I recommend follow-up so it doesn't happen to somebody else. If you really want to stir things up -- and I think you should, you should do two things:</p><p></p><p>1. Request (pursuant to a public records act) the accident history for this section of roadway for the prior three years. You may see a high incidence of wet weather accidents;</p><p></p><p>2. File a claim with the State for your losses because this greasy section of roadway is not a condition you should reasonably have anticipated.</p><p></p><p>If you have any questions ping me.</p><p></p><p>I hope to ride with you again soon!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ric in Sac, post: 597355, member: 432"] Robin - I am glad you are both OK. Frankly, after observing the road conditions, there was nothing you could do. It may as well been ice. You should complain to the State Dept. of Transportation ( I am assuming it is a State highway). There are federal pavement standards for "wet coefficient of friction". The pavement where you had your get-off unlikely meets those standards. A complaint should trigger some "skid testing" [the pavement is wet down and a special trailer is towed over it measuring the friction]. If it does not meet the minimum skid standards the agency should do a safety project and repave this section. It should be repaved with OGAC [open graded asphalt concrete] to enhance traction in wet conditions. Anyway, I recommend follow-up so it doesn't happen to somebody else. If you really want to stir things up -- and I think you should, you should do two things: 1. Request (pursuant to a public records act) the accident history for this section of roadway for the prior three years. You may see a high incidence of wet weather accidents; 2. File a claim with the State for your losses because this greasy section of roadway is not a condition you should reasonably have anticipated. If you have any questions ping me. I hope to ride with you again soon! [/QUOTE]
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