I bet you're thankful for traction control on such a beast at this time of year? Wife phoned up when she was out in the newest car (handsfree) and said "you know that bend you don't like near the redundant old folks home?" "Yes!" "Oh it's really slippy there tonight in the dark and I lost the car!" "Err which field are you in?" Trying to make light of the situation "Oh no I managed to keep it on the tarmac but wonder if it needs new tyres?" " eerr NO as the car has only covered 10k miles I think you need to slow down and be more mindful of field entrances!!!! Jeesuz
Yes the TC got activated a few times, had it turned up quite high. In fairness though it's a docile beast when you want it to be, it's the operator that has heavy hands That reminds me of the lad phoning his boss... Boss, the van needs a new wing mirror, aye the rest of the van is laying on top of it I've noticed a bit of a trend with new cars, the tyres are getting narrower again which is a good thing I reckon. Less rolling resistance, less road noise, less strain on wheel bearings, cheaper, and much better grip in snow.
We went through the same bend yesterday in daylight, wife driving. The field on the outside of the bend had been ploughed/seeded and I counted no less than x5, yes five, entry exit points through the hedge over a 250m stretch. The road was encrusted with mud so any moisture, condensation etc had potential to turn it into an ice rink. To be fair to the farmer, or someone, a slippy road sign had been placed on the grass verge but as the country lane is unlit and a 60 limit then it would be too little too late. Drive/ride safe out there and knock it back a bit to acclimatise for the onset of dubious road conditions
So it sounds like your wife did pretty well by keeping that new car on the tarmac and out of the field after all, eh, @Eldon?
I aren't going to tell her that who's side you on? Maybe she did in fairness but then an awkward corner in the dark deserves more caution, especially as she already knows my thoughts on it. Additionally it is blind, due to the old folks home wall jutting out, and there's a very minor junction on it that goes nowhere so no-one ever uses it..... except that once
I think there's a requirement on farmers and builders to clear the road up where they've made a mess, just putting a sign out probablybwon't relieve them of their responsibilities, especially if it's a cyclist or biker that comes to grief. There's a new building site on my way to batting central and I've seen the roadsweeper there a couple if times now cleaning the mud off the road. This could of course be because a Councillor lives near by.......
