more scratch marks appearing on roads

[ruriimasu]

did anyone notice that recent months lots of deep n long scratch marks appeared on the PIE? there were a few times my types rode into them n almost skidded now i more or less memorised the locations of those scratches n avoid them when riding along those roads.

[Guest johjoh]

along aye near the clementi area also have (towards tuas)..at 1st lane.. i also almost skidded there. careful when riding there

[scubasimon]

What do you mean by scratch marks...do you mean there are depressions on the road (like shallow drains or something)?

[Guest johjoh]

What do you mean by scratch marks...do you mean there are depressions on the road (like shallow drains or something)?

 

imo, they are minor depressions that stretches in a consistent line. so if the bike wheels are small, can easily get caught in these depression line and may cause skidding. not long ago there was a bike accident along aye near those depression lines but duno is it caused by that.

[zhiyuan]

Recently I noticed, near BKE -> KJE also have similar markings on the road, near the shoulder

And I can quite confirm they weren't there until recently..

[ruriimasu]

What do you mean by scratch marks...do you mean there are depressions on the road (like shallow drains or something)?

 

hmm.. imagine gozilla with iron claws scratched along the roads.. something like that lor..

[ruriimasu]

Recently I noticed, near BKE -> KJE also have similar markings on the road, near the shoulder

And I can quite confirm they weren't there until recently..

 

those markings are so dangerous for bikers! dont know how they got there. they only appeared in recent months.

[pichudot]

i think...

 

accidents lo... usually this is how it forms... when vehicles turn and skid and drag...

for those little pot holes, it usually caused by lightnings...

 

maybe i'm wrong...

[areal]

isit? didnt know lightning caused potholes..

 

..i also noticed the long long grooves running almost parallel to the dotted white lines, cuz i like to ride slightly to the right of the lane..

then i wondered if other bikers were also riding there which caused those grooves

[pichudot]

heard it somewhere only but not really know the fact...

hence jus a little sharing session only...

if i'm terribly mis-informed, do correct me ya...

 

i think the long long grooves r made by the road maintenance ba...

then they laying a new layer of the road...

[JackOHJack]

Recently I noticed, near BKE -> KJE also have similar markings on the road, near the shoulder

And I can quite confirm they weren't there until recently..

 

im quite sure bke-kje also have, on first lane just upon entering kje. not scratch marks, more of ex-extreme right lane marking, now widen le den the marking removed shows the big parallel scar.

 

hmm.. imagine gozilla with iron claws scratched along the roads.. something like that lor..

 

u good imagination arh. but ya, can imagine.

 

i think...

 

accidents lo... usually this is how it forms... when vehicles turn and skid and drag...

for those little pot holes, it usually caused by lightnings...

 

maybe i'm wrong...

 

ya, i also think it's caused by accidents. like trailer flipped on its side/ car turn turtle etc...

 

pot holes i tot coz "steal job cut materials"?

 

pie(jurong to eunos direction), there's a deep scar on lane 3 just before entering bke, sometimes wheel just nice go in line with it can feel the bike losing grip/ NOT going in the direction of the handlebar.

 

the scar is spread along from one end of lane 3 to the other, so im guessing some idiot wanted to cut into bke desperately and something stupidly horrifying happened.

[ruriimasu]

but suddenly so many accidents meh? few months ago i never seen any of those lines. eg. now PIE towards changi, exit at serangoon towards bendemeer got 2 or 3 scratches around 2m. hmm.. the rest i need to ride near then i will recall the position. will try get the exact locations n post back. i know of another 2 spots with those marks.

[niteblade]

along clementi road after ngee ann poly, on the left side of the road. i thought a saw a couple of holes in the ground? like quite big and deep. VERY dangerous eh. cos raining, i just avoid but never go look carefully. but will cause accident if bike ride over it man.

 

anyone can confirm it?

[pichudot]

i think wun la... unless u r using sotong tires on your SP... u riding a SP right?

[Guest johjoh]

what is sotong tires?

[pichudot]

something like this...

 

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/116/fs9957j.jpg

 

taken from chris77 in http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=175306&page=32...

[Ah_Pet]

i think all those scratch marks are done by msian bike.. their tube tires burst But will continue to ride..

 

if u notices those scratch marks will lead to the shoulder and back to the expressway.. most i see is from PIE tpy to BKE there.

[Jundeang]

sia la.. their rims made of wad wan..

[pichudot]

they dun really care one as you know... even if their rim is bended or crooked, they still carry on riding...

[MonoWorld]

PIE (Tuas) after pasir laba camp exit, after the flyover got a very long deep depression scratch. it has been there for a year liao and LTA do nothing.

[Guest johjoh]

something like this...

 

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/116/fs9957j.jpg

 

taken from chris77 in http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=175306&page=32...

 

thanks bro for sharing what is sotong tire.

 

i wun wan to ride with such tires, high prob of skidding.

 

msian bikes damn power when they ride thru heavy traffic..like got 9 lives. yday just saw one almost peng between 2 cars..

[pichudot]

np bro...

 

malaysian riders are like that de la...

in their mind, they only have a mindset...

to reach home fast!

[DeusExMachina]

isit? didnt know lightning caused potholes..

 

 

 

They don't.

 

 

The truth is that, meteorites are the main cause of potholes on Singapore roads.

 

YES! The truth is out.

Meteorites! Thrown at us by the bugs from Klendathu.....

 

 

 

BTW, the effect where your tyres/wheels get into the groove and cause the bike to veer off course, it's called tramlining.... aka, tram (or buses on railway tracks like the ones in San Franscisco)