Slippery road surface

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Mon 26 Sep 2005 16:25
Slippery road surface - AR-CoolC
I seem to remember reading somewhere (probably here) about a certain type of road surface that becomes very slippery when it has locked up tyres on it.
I have a feeling that it is this type of surface that has been applied on the A46 in Nottinghamshire. I drive this road almost every day and see reletivly few accidents on it, but since the latest batch of resurfacing there seems to be an incedible amount of skid marks on the road and gaps in hedges. There is currently a rover in the ditch at one piont.
Does anyone know what the situation is with this surface, as I also seem to remember that some police forces had banned the use of it in their area's.

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Tue 27 Sep 2005 09:53
Slippery road surface - Stargazer {P}
Thought this rang a bell somewhere

www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?v=e&t=29...4

The road I mention has now recovered its normal skid resistance when dry.

StarGazer
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Tue 27 Sep 2005 11:21
Slippery road surface - Glaikit Wee Scunner {P}
Most of the main roads around here, Derbyshire Peak District, have been resurfaced with this visibly shiny surface.
There were car through the wall before the resurfacing and afterwards.Never noticed any problems myself in car in all weathers or on the bike in summer months.
Some skid marks are evidently people doing donuts or burnouts in ,maybe, stolen cars.
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