Unequal Pavement On A Chopper - Scary! - 0 views

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  #1 Bidstrup Molina on 20 May 13

   

  This might not need been a problem if I can...
  
  Last week I was using and found myself in a street paving project area. It was a task on a highway with 1/2 of both shelves on my part paved... and another 1/2 getting prepared for paving to continue. The issue is that the 1/2 that was provided was the left lane and this caused a height difference "ridge" of approximately 1 - 2 inches of asphalt between the two shelves (of course I was in the proper "low-side" lane).
  
  This could not have been a problem if I could have stayed in the street I was in... but once in to the paving place all cars had to blend from the proper to the left lane. Speeds on this street were about 40 miles each hour and on a normal bike this would have been frightening enough! On a chopper (let alone a wide back tire) it was one of the scariest things I have had to accomplish. In the moment before the transition I tried to slow down as much as I can in the "bumper to bumper" traffic, held the handlebars firmly, and then once there was an opening in the traffic to go over I tried to really make the "cut" at as sharp of an angle as was possible.
  
  I'd like to just say that "I made it" however it was an unstable condition for a couple seconds. It made me remember why Driver Education schools teach you that "if your tire goes off the road... stay off the street and slow way down... and then sharply reverse on if you have a safe margin to do so" and that's in a 4-wheel CAR!
  
  I believe was the closest I've arrived at "going down" on a bike in over 20 years cost of concrete driveway... so, I am writing this down so I do not forget. If you have to cross over and onto a form that's running parallel to your path of travel the guide to garden concrete edging:
  
  Slow down around possible (used to do maybe not do that enough).
  
  Obtain a large protection margin between other traffic (Await a large opening).
  
  Obtain a firm grip on the handlebars.
  
  Try to cross-over the ridge at a solid angle (do not try to help relieve through to the ridge).
  
  I did so not do some of these things perfectly and it very nearly ended in a collision. For me personally, my greatest mistake was #1... so next time I'm confronted with this I'll make sure to decrease a great deal more and get purchase stenciled concrete a better angle on the ridge.
  
  Experience safe! John

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This might not need been a problem if I can... <br /> <br /> Last week I was using and found myself in a street paving project area. It was a task on a highway with 1/2 of both shelves on my part paved... and another 1/2 getting prepared for paving to continue. The issue is that the 1/2 that was provided was the left lane and this caused a height difference "ridge" of approximately 1 - 2 inches of asphalt between the two shelves (of course I was in the proper "low-side" lane). <br /> <br /> This could not have been a problem if I could have stayed in the street I was in... but once in to the paving place all cars had to blend from the proper to the left lane. Speeds on this street were about 40 miles each hour and on a normal bike this would have been frightening enough! On a chopper (let alone a wide back tire) it was one of the scariest things I have had to accomplish. In the moment before the transition I tried to slow down as much as I can in the "bumper to bumper" traffic, held the handlebars firmly, and then once there was an opening in the traffic to go over I tried to really make the "cut" at as sharp of an angle as was possible. <br /> <br /> I'd like to just say that "I made it" however it was an unstable condition for a couple seconds. It made me remember why Driver Education schools teach you that "if your tire goes off the road... stay off the street and slow way down... and then sharply reverse on if you have a safe margin to do so" and that's in a 4-wheel CAR! <br /> <br /> I believe was the closest I've arrived at "going down" on a bike in over 20 years <a href="http://www.hillskerbs.com.au/concreting-contractors/concrete-driveways" rel="nofollow">cost of concrete driveway</a>... so, I am writing this down so I do not forget. If you have to cross over and onto a form that's running parallel to your path of travel <a href="http://www.hillskerbs.com.au/kerbing/garden-edging" rel="nofollow">the guide to garden concrete edging</a>: <br /> <br /> Slow down around possible (used to do maybe not do that enough). <br /> <br /> Obtain a large protection margin between other traffic (Await a large opening). <br /> <br /> Obtain a firm grip on the handlebars. <br /> <br /> Try to cross-over the ridge at a solid angle (do not try to help relieve through to the ridge). <br /> <br /> I did so not do some of these things perfectly and it very nearly ended in a collision. For me personally, my greatest mistake was #1... so next time I'm confronted with this I'll make sure to decrease a great deal more and get <a href="http://www.hillskerbs.com.au/concreting-contractors/concrete-stenciling" rel="nofollow">purchase stenciled concrete</a> a better angle on the ridge. <br /> <br /> Experience safe! John</div>

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