Is there a code of conduct for the drivers of gritting trucks?
Should they stop spreading when overtaking vulnerable people such as peds and cyclists? (Although a look at the mechanism from a distance suggested that stopping the flow may not be possible).
I was wearing glasses but still my face got hit by grit. Not too nice at all.
I got the vehicle number on all three occasions that it passed me (it kept diverting on and off the main road).
Is it worth me writing to the council or are they likely to just fob me off?
-- Jesus was apparently betrayed by 8.3% of his disciples.
Is there a code of conduct for the drivers of gritting trucks?
Should they stop spreading when overtaking vulnerable people such as peds and cyclists? (Although a look at the mechanism from a distance suggested that stopping the flow may not be possible).
I was wearing glasses but still my face got hit by grit. Not too nice at all.
I got the vehicle number on all three occasions that it passed me (it kept diverting on and off the main road).
Is it worth me writing to the council or are they likely to just fob me off?
Just be thankful you were not on a motorbike. Its far worse then.
"Richard Bates" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Is there a code of conduct for the drivers of gritting trucks?
Should they stop spreading when overtaking vulnerable people such as peds and cyclists? (Although a look at the mechanism from a distance suggested that stopping the flow may not be possible).
I was wearing glasses but still my face got hit by grit. Not too nice at all.
No, not nice at all.
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I got the vehicle number on all three occasions that it passed me (it kept diverting on and off the main road).
Is it worth me writing to the council or are they likely to just fob me off?
Write, but prepare to be fobbed off.
Cheers, helen s
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-- Jesus was apparently betrayed by 8.3% of his disciples.
On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 18:52:49 +0000, Tony Raven <[email hidden]>
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Just be thankful you were not on a motorbike. Its far worse then.
How come? Shirley a m/c goes faster than a pushbike and therefore the closing speed of grit-to-face is reduced? Mind you, I suppose the overtaking process takes longer...
-- Jesus was apparently betrayed by 8.3% of his disciples.
On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 18:52:49 +0000, Tony Raven <[email hidden]>
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Just be thankful you were not on a motorbike. Its far worse then.
How come? Shirley a m/c goes faster than a pushbike and therefore the closing speed of grit-to-face is reduced? Mind you, I suppose the overtaking process takes longer...
<reads own post> I'm talking bollocks, aren't I </reads own post>
-- Jesus was apparently betrayed by 8.3% of his disciples.
On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 18:52:49 +0000, Tony Raven <[email hidden]>
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Just be thankful you were not on a motorbike. Its far worse then.
How come? Shirley a m/c goes faster than a pushbike and therefore the closing speed of grit-to-face is reduced? Mind you, I suppose the overtaking process takes longer...
Don't these gritters usually trundle along quite slowly, so would only actually overtake pretty slow cyclists?
On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 18:52:49 +0000, Tony Raven <[email hidden]>
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Just be thankful you were not on a motorbike. Its far worse then.
How come? Shirley a m/c goes faster than a pushbike and therefore the closing speed of grit-to-face is reduced? Mind you, I suppose the overtaking process takes longer...
Don't these gritters usually trundle along quite slowly, so would only actually overtake pretty slow cyclists?
Such as those going uphill? And regardless of cyclist spped, it's discourteous. And what about pedestrians?
And no, they don't trundle. Or this one didn't.
-- Jesus was apparently betrayed by 8.3% of his disciples.
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Richard Bates said:
On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 18:52:49 +0000, Tony Raven <[email hidden]>
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Just be thankful you were not on a motorbike. Its far worse then.
How come? Shirley a m/c goes faster than a pushbike and therefore the closing speed of grit-to-face is reduced? Mind you, I suppose the overtaking process takes longer...
Don't these gritters usually trundle along quite slowly, so would only actually overtake pretty slow cyclists?
not always; we tried to overtake one on Xmas day and ended up having to divert to another route to avoid 2 0 kilos of MOT failure being deposited all over our car
Is there a code of conduct for the drivers of gritting trucks?
Should they stop spreading when overtaking vulnerable people such as peds and cyclists? (Although a look at the mechanism from a distance suggested that stopping the flow may not be possible).
I was wearing glasses but still my face got hit by grit. Not too nice at all.
I got the vehicle number on all three occasions that it passed me (it kept diverting on and off the main road).
Is it worth me writing to the council or are they likely to just fob me off?
How would they be able to grit effectively if they were constantly stopping spreading each time they pass a cyclist/ped? I'm afraid it's just a case of gritting your teeth and bearing it.
"Richard Bates" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Is there a code of conduct for the drivers of gritting trucks?
Should they stop spreading when overtaking vulnerable people such as peds and cyclists? (Although a look at the mechanism from a distance suggested that stopping the flow may not be possible).
I get gritted reasonably regularly. All I do is put my hand up to shield my eyes from the salt as the truck passes. (although I mostly get gritted when the truck is coming the other way.)
Simonb popped their head over the parapet saw what was going on and said
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Richard Bates said:
Is there a code of conduct for the drivers of gritting trucks?
Should they stop spreading when overtaking vulnerable people such as peds and cyclists? (Although a look at the mechanism from a distance suggested that stopping the flow may not be possible).
I was wearing glasses but still my face got hit by grit. Not too nice at all.
I got the vehicle number on all three occasions that it passed me (it kept diverting on and off the main road).
Is it worth me writing to the council or are they likely to just fob me off?
How would they be able to grit effectively if they were constantly stopping spreading each time they pass a cyclist/ped? I'm afraid it's just a case of gritting your teeth and bearing it.
GRITTING your teeth HoHo
I know not if they can stop the flow but they can adjust the pressure ( chap in my TA unit took great delight in upping the pressure whenever he passed a sports car) maybe they have to travel at such speeds to cover the amount of road they have been given we would be the first to object if the council employed more drivers and bought more gritters after all they are "only" used one maybe two months of the year. -- yours S
Is there a code of conduct for the drivers of gritting trucks?
Yes, grit as much of the road surface as possible before conditions ameliorate the effects of the rock salt.
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Should they stop spreading when overtaking vulnerable people such as peds and cyclists? (Although a look at the mechanism from a distance suggested that stopping the flow may not be possible).
Impractical.
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I was wearing glasses but still my face got hit by grit. Not too nice at all.
Easily combatted by stopping and turning one's face away from the flying grit - an action that I performed with relative ease and zero discomfort.>
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I got the vehicle number on all three occasions that it passed me (it kept diverting on and off the main road).
Is it worth me writing to the council or are they likely to just fob me off?
C'mon...use a bit of common sense. The gritters have a job to do. To expect them to accomodate the sensitivities of some road users is unreasonable. It's a problem easily resolved by taking a bit of responsiblity for one's own comfort and well being.
On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 19:01:57 -0000, "Adrian Boliston" <[email hidden]> wrote in message <[email hidden]>:
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Don't these gritters usually trundle along quite slowly, so would only actually overtake pretty slow cyclists?
For certain values of slow. Ours cruise at 30mph.
Guy -- "then came ye chavves, theyre cartes girded wyth candels blue, and theyre beastes wyth straynge horn-lyke thyngs onn theyre arses that theyre fartes be herde from myles around." Chaucer, the Sheppey Tales
Just be thankful you were not on a motorbike. Its far worse then.
How come? Shirley a m/c goes faster than a pushbike and therefore the closing speed of grit-to-face is reduced? Mind you, I suppose the overtaking process takes longer...
Don't these gritters usually trundle along quite slowly, so would only actually overtake pretty slow cyclists?
On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 20:59:41 -0000, "vernon levy" <[email hidden]>
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C'mon...use a bit of common sense. The gritters have a job to do. To expect them to accomodate the sensitivities of some road users is unreasonable. It's a problem easily resolved by taking a bit of responsiblity for one's own comfort and well being.
I ask because last time I encountered a gritting truck (however many years ago that was) it was coming towards me, and the driver did indeed stop moving, stop spreading, and indicate for me to procede.
Gritting *can* be done courteously. I'm just wondering whether today's gritter was breaking a rule that existed, or the previous year's gritter was inventing a rule that didn't.
-- Jesus was apparently betrayed by 8.3% of his disciples.
Don't these gritters usually trundle along quite slowly, so would only actually overtake pretty slow cyclists?
Last winter I got gritted in the face by one of these things as it overtook me just outside Watford. It was downhill and I was going at least 25 mph. I estimate the gritter was doing around 40. Some of the grit clattered against my cycling glasses. If I hadn't been wearing them it could have been very nasty. I presume they'd been assigned X miles of road and the sooner they got it done the sooner they could get home for their tea.
-- Dave...
Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race. - H. G. Wells
