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<blockquote data-quote="Fred W" data-source="post: 758846" data-attributes="member: 3828"><p>Gravel is generally not spread completely, or evenly, across the road.</p><p></p><p>Your best bet is to try and find the tracks that have been swept clean by passing car tires, and execute evasive maneuvers (turn or brake) on those cleared spots.</p><p></p><p>You can't lean much to turn on gravel on top of asphalt. A dirt road is better than having loose stuff on top of hard asphalt. The biggest hazard is in having your front end wash out.</p><p></p><p>It's why you are supposed to ride "within your vision", ie only as fast as you can avoid what you can't see. If you come bombing around a blind corner, you never know if there is going to be gravel (or a moose for that matter) around that corner.</p><p></p><p>Of course this is much easier said than done (keeping the speeds down) <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fred W, post: 758846, member: 3828"] Gravel is generally not spread completely, or evenly, across the road. Your best bet is to try and find the tracks that have been swept clean by passing car tires, and execute evasive maneuvers (turn or brake) on those cleared spots. You can't lean much to turn on gravel on top of asphalt. A dirt road is better than having loose stuff on top of hard asphalt. The biggest hazard is in having your front end wash out. It's why you are supposed to ride "within your vision", ie only as fast as you can avoid what you can't see. If you come bombing around a blind corner, you never know if there is going to be gravel (or a moose for that matter) around that corner. Of course this is much easier said than done (keeping the speeds down) ;) . [/QUOTE]
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