Mud on the road

[Johnnyboxer]

From Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes

Official release from Whiteknights Communications:

Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes regretfully announce that whilst delivering medication to a patient in the Filey area this morning, one of our Advanced Qualified volunteer riders was involved in an incident.

Between 8:30 and 9am this morning in foggy weather conditions, our rider John, encounted a road treacherously covered in mud. This resulted in him losing control of the FJR1300 Yamaha Blood Bike and resulted in a crash.

John was not seriously injured and is doing well. Our thanks go to Transit Motorcycles in York who came to our assistance offering recovery of the Blood Bike.

We would like to express a word of caution to fellow motorcyclists to take care on rural roads that have been subject to heavy agricultural use in recent days.

In the meantime we are seeking to have the repairs completed to our Blood Bike and to John’s riding equipment.

If you feel like you would like to make a donation in support of getting us back on the road and operational in North Yorkshire again please visit our website and click on “make a donation”. Any contribution would be hugely appreciated. Thank you.

www.whiteknights.org.uk

This amount of mud left after field operations is unacceptable
I went past a quarry yesterday morning and even though it was a Saturday morning and the mud on the road was only 25% as bad as this - they had a sweeper tanker out cleaning the roads near the entrance where 8 wheelers had been exiting the quarry

Why don’t farmers get a road brush or hire a road tanker sweeper in, for the short duration of their autumn harvesting ops, that travel from field to farm by roads and therefore sweep up the mud, during the day and afterwards

It’s not doing farming any favours, is it ?

 

[Johnnyboxer]

 

[Lofty1984]

From Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes

Official release from Whiteknights Communications:

Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes regretfully announce that whilst delivering medication to a patient in the Filey area this morning, one of our Advanced Qualified volunteer riders was involved in an incident.

Between 8:30 and 9am this morning in foggy weather conditions, our rider John, encounted a road treacherously covered in mud. This resulted in him losing control of the FJR1300 Yamaha Blood Bike and resulted in a crash.

John was not seriously injured and is doing well. Our thanks go to Transit Motorcycles in York who came to our assistance offering recovery of the Blood Bike.

We would like to express a word of caution to fellow motorcyclists to take care on rural roads that have been subject to heavy agricultural use in recent days.

In the meantime we are seeking to have the repairs completed to our Blood Bike and to John’s riding equipment.

If you feel like you would like to make a donation in support of getting us back on the road and operational in North Yorkshire again please visit our website and click on “make a donation”. Any contribution would be hugely appreciated. Thank you.

www.whiteknights.org.uk

This amount of mud left after field operations is unacceptable
I went past a quarry yesterday morning and even though it was a Saturday morning and the mud on the road was only 25% as bad as this - they had a sweeper tanker out cleaning the roads near the entrance where 8 wheelers had been exiting the quarry

Why don’t farmers get a road brush or hire a tanker sweeper in for the short duration of their autumn harvesting ops, near roads

It’s not doing farming any favours, is it ?

The like was for the last part of that statement

 

[kill]

The guys some lucky nothing was coming the other way else this may well have been a fatal.

 

[Johnnyboxer]

The guys some lucky nothing was coming the other way else this may well have been a fatal.

Indeed
Look at the tyres and undercarriage of the bike, to see how much mud he picked up approaching the roundabout- the chap had no chance

These riders are trained by the Police to their Class1 standards so know how to ride properly

 

[Mydexta]

In my opinion, the landowner or contractor involved should make a very very generous donation to that organisation.

That’s if the relevant authorities haven’t got them first

 

[Johnnyboxer]

Police on scene later & farmer cleaning up, I wouldn’t fancy the fallout from Police, Highways and Insurance for this one

Farmers reminded of legal obligation to keep roads mud-free

A police force is reminding farmers and contractors of their legal obligation to clean up roads if their vehicles have deposited mud.

www.farminguk.com

 

[Derrick Hughes]

I would think Signs are the main point ' only washing the road would make that safe ' half an inch of ice is just as dangerous as a ft

 

[Werzle]

Most farmer with brains have bucket brushes and realise it needs to be wetted with a tanker infront of the brush, cleaning roads with a bucket knackers the road and the buckets edge. I have no problem with the police or council throwing the book at farmers who fail to put signs up and do there upmost to clean roads, they give farmers a bad name. In bad conditions they should try to unhook and swap tractors in the entrance to limit mud, give the jockeys some exercise.

 

[76masseyman]

Police on scene later & farmer cleaning up, I wouldn’t fancy the fallout from Police, Highways and Insurance for this one

Farmers reminded of legal obligation to keep roads mud-free

A police force is reminding farmers and contractors of their legal obligation to clean up roads if their vehicles have deposited mud.

www.farminguk.com

That’s only a token gesture and can often make it worse. Thick mud is more visible than smeared into the surface mud !

 

[TheTallGuy]

Whilst leaving the roads in that state isn't acceptable, responsibility for the incident rests with the rider for failing to drive to the conditions. As an advanced driver/rider he should be aware that mud is Slippery - especially when conditions are damp - and that bikes don't like mud!

 

[Lofty1984]

Even at low speed you’d do well not to come off a bike on mud like that

 

[Lofty1984]

what’s wrong with the first part ?

I meant More for not liking the chap coming off the bike

 

[Farmer Roy]

I meant More for not liking the chap coming off the bike

yeah sorry, I realised that after commenting & have since deleted my post

 

[Lincs Lass]

Digestor crews round here never clean the roads,,they get away with blue murder ,,between the mud they drag out and the maize blowing of the trailers ,its a wonder nobody hasn't been in a serious accident

 

[Flat 10]

Off topic but I’m waiting for phone call from the police after either coursers or 4x4 nobs have pulled lots of mud onto the main rd from track opp my farm....

 

[fieldfarmer]

Off topic but I’m waiting for phone call from the police after either coursers or 4x4 nobs have pulled lots of mud onto the main rd from track opp my farm....

I can save you the wait, they will tell you that you will be responsible for damage and cleaning.

 

[Flat 10]

Another slightly tangential point, how much mud is too much? Presumably one bit the size of a tennis ball could be too much for a bike? It’s very difficult to have zero tolerance, especially when it’s something like a small amount from a quick whip round a field with a sprayer v heavy traffic carting maize, beet, spuds etc

 

[Sid]

Whilst leaving the roads in that state isn't acceptable, responsibility for the incident rests with the rider for failing to drive to the conditions. As an advanced driver/rider he should be aware that mud is Slippery - especially when conditions are damp - and that bikes don't like mud!

Mud shouldn't have been there in the first place BUT could have equally have been ice oil or even leaves.

The rider should have anticipated that the surface was slippery but to end up the other side of the carriageway must have been carrying too much speed.

 

[Flat 10]

I can save you the wait, they will tell you that you will be responsible for damage and cleaning.

I suspected that. It’s not like they can be stopped ref @Gator for example