Whats the point of rumble strips?
Discussion
I can see the point of the ones down the sides of motorways and the ones that warn that the motorway / fast road is coming to an end.
On my way home (country road) there is a sign that says "CAUTION! RUMBLE STRIPS! and sure enough there are then a few sets of rumble strips which appear to have no function apart from apparently creating a need for caution?
Whats that all about then?
On my way home (country road) there is a sign that says "CAUTION! RUMBLE STRIPS! and sure enough there are then a few sets of rumble strips which appear to have no function apart from apparently creating a need for caution?
Whats that all about then?
egomeister said:
is there a crossing/hazardous bit of road ahead? might be there to wake up any sleeping drivers so they pay attention to it
Or they could cause the driver to lock up when someone walks out on the crossing in front of him
[/devilsadvocatemode]
if you have to lock the wheels you were going too fast anyway
[devilhimselfmode
/]paulhol said:
is there a crossing/hazardous bit of road ahead? might be there to wake up any sleeping drivers so they pay attention to it
Or they could cause the driver to lock up when someone walks out on the crossing in front of him
[/devilsadvocatemode]
if you have to lock the wheels you were going too fast anyway
[devilhimselfmode
Wrong.
paulhol said:
is there a crossing/hazardous bit of road ahead? might be there to wake up any sleeping drivers so they pay attention to it
There is a side road, but my road has priority so it is not necessary to slow down unless someone is pulling out, I would have thought a sign warning about vehicles pulling out would be more appropriate than a sign warning of rumble strips, but no indication of a road coming up!
deltafox said:
is there a crossing/hazardous bit of road ahead? might be there to wake up any sleeping drivers so they pay attention to it
Or they could cause the driver to lock up when someone walks out on the crossing in front of him
[/devilsadvocatemode]
if you have to lock the wheels you were going too fast anyway
[devilhimselfmode
Wrong.
Yup, completely wrong.
My last lock up was at less than thirty on a newly surfaced road.
deltafox said:
is there a crossing/hazardous bit of road ahead? might be there to wake up any sleeping drivers so they pay attention to it
Or they could cause the driver to lock up when someone walks out on the crossing in front of him
[/devilsadvocatemode]
if you have to lock the wheels you were going too fast anyway
[devilhimselfmode
Wrong.
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indicates i was taking the p!sshedders said:
I can see the point of the ones down the sides of motorways and the ones that warn that the motorway / fast road is coming to an end.
On my way home (country road) there is a sign that says "CAUTION! RUMBLE STRIPS! and sure enough there are then a few sets of rumble strips which appear to have no function apart from apparently creating a need for caution?
Whats that all about then?
I never understand the signs warning you of other signs, if you are awake enough to read them you are awake enough to see the bloody hazard. Rumble strips shake the shit out of you on a motorcycle especially when they are thoughtfully placed on a bend.
paulhol said:
is there a crossing/hazardous bit of road ahead? might be there to wake up any sleeping drivers so they pay attention to it
Or they could cause the driver to lock up when someone walks out on the crossing in front of him
[/devilsadvocatemode]
if you have to lock the wheels you were going too fast anyway
[devilhimselfmode
Wrong.
the
Yup of that i am aware.
hedders said:
I can see the point of the ones down the sides of motorways and the ones that warn that the motorway / fast road is coming to an end.
On my way home (country road) there is a sign that says "CAUTION! RUMBLE STRIPS! and sure enough there are then a few sets of rumble strips which appear to have no function apart from apparently creating a need for caution?
Whats that all about then?
Search me. Anything that disturbs my peace and quiet while driving is a confounded nuisance. I must say I find rumble strips extremely irritating, and I wonder if other drivers are in any way upset by them, even if it is only at the subconscious level. As for braking, I can not honestly say they cause me any concern in that respect.
Best wishes all,
Dave.
I think they're designed to unsettle Motorbike suspension, whilst braking and therefore possibly causing the rider to crash, they're especially effective on slight curves on Dual Carriageways with those cheese-wire central barriers, in the wet.... 
>> Edited by catso on Thursday 19th January 00:09
>> Edited by catso on Thursday 19th January 00:09
Parrot of Doom said:
Sorry but thats silly. You shouldn't be hard on the brakes. If you are, you're not paying attention.
To say that you must be assuming that we all drive like robots, slowing down in plenty of time to enter the 30 limit. In my experience some people drive a little more lively and are deliberately hard on the brakes. So what?
In real life, if there's an event and you have to hit the brakes on rumble strips they've just made your braking capacity worse. Yes you can say you shouldn't have to brake hard if you're concentrating and reading the road, but it happens and rumble strips can only make the situation worse.
IMO they're just another piece of do-gooder nonsense. Like we'd all over-shoot a roundabout without them!! Bollox
I suspect that part of the reasoning behind having them on approaches to roundabouts is to get people to show brake lights early, thus alerting following numpties that slowing down is taking place and reducing the likelihood of rear-end shunts. But it is quite obvious that whoever came up with the idea doesn't ride a bike. How about a revised design with a clear gap down the middle... no, that's no good as it'd be guiding the bikes onto the bit where everyone else drips oil. A clear gap offset to the outside?
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