Yellow Rumble Strips

[dibbster]

Carrying on from the speed hump topic, I wondered what people thought of the rumble strips that you get before roundabouts on duel carriageways and such like?
I personally find them a pain as they make the bike handle badly and I don't feel as in control as normal.
I just wondered what everyone else thought of them?
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[sv_cath]

They're horrible - especially in the wet, it's so easy to have a front end slide when trying to brake on them...

[Bendy]

I hate them.

They've got them coming up to the roundabout in Bracknell and they're really thick. Make your whole front end judder when you really don't need it.

Just another case of road 'designers' not thinking about the requirements of all the different classes of vehicle.

[Mr Pants!]

Bendy,

I phoned the Council about those ones in Bracknell, that is the roundabout near the Southern Ind Est?

I said to him that if someone over cooks their speed on a bike down the A329M and tries to stop, they do not stand a chance over those strips! He said they are regulation height and there have been no complaints!

I wonder if they could be responsible if someone does run into trouble there.

They are so over the top!
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[Bendy]

Yup, that is the exact one.

They are considerably thicker than other ones, the roundabout in slough that has them you barely notice them. That Bracknell one actually shakes the bars.

Chuck me the number, I'll call up and complain as well.

[LustyLew]

Post the number here. We can all call, they#ll get so fed up they'll have to do something.

Its just the council being tight as usual. Not making sure the old paint is burnt off of the road first before painting the new lines, so it just builds up.
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[dainesefreak]

Hmmm;

https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=26430&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=

[Mr Pants!]

I must confess I called them a long time ago, but no harm if we all call, I may phone again now I have another bike.

These were on their web site.

By Phone:

01344 424642
01344 351400 (Environment Customer Services Centre)
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Mr Pants! (Alex or Al)
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[Kickstart]

Hi

I hate those yellow strips as well. Total pig to brake on.

Probably find the regulations just specify the distance between the lines with nothing specified for the height of the paint.

The other point is that these lines often get closer together so that the driver / rider has the illusion that they are speeding up. Do we really want people to suffer from such illusions so that they no longer trust their senses?

All the best

Keith
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[carvell]

Are they the ones that get closer and closer together so that they make you think you are going faster so you slow down more?

If so, yeah, they're really hard to brake on in the wet when they are close together near the junction. Bastids.
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[True Blue]

Can't say I've ever had any problems with them. The ones I have been over have been relatively flat. I wouldn't fancy trying to brake over some real bumpy ones though.
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