I avoid lane markings like the plague. Like the tar snakes they use to patch the road, just too-little traction to use as a road surface. I'm surprised that there hasn't been a series of lawsuits across the nation because of the no-traction that markings cause. They don't have to be wet either, I steer-around them in the dry, too.
Another warning sign that gives me pause: "uneven road surface." These are usually posted where they are doing road repair. MY suggestion: cross them as-quickly as possible. Be prepared for the handlebars to 'whip' as you strike the edge w/your front wheel. In my experience, it's always a 'step-up' instead of a 'step-down.'
On a couple of recent trips to the midwest, I was in WI and MI and the secondary roads , and some of the higher-capacity roads, were in unbelievably-poor shape. Patches on-patches, it reminded me of 'roads' in the Bahamas on Grand Providence or Abaco Islands. I bet they sell a lot of shocks & struts, assuming people replace their worn-out components.
Another warning sign that gives me pause: "uneven road surface." These are usually posted where they are doing road repair. MY suggestion: cross them as-quickly as possible. Be prepared for the handlebars to 'whip' as you strike the edge w/your front wheel. In my experience, it's always a 'step-up' instead of a 'step-down.'
On a couple of recent trips to the midwest, I was in WI and MI and the secondary roads , and some of the higher-capacity roads, were in unbelievably-poor shape. Patches on-patches, it reminded me of 'roads' in the Bahamas on Grand Providence or Abaco Islands. I bet they sell a lot of shocks & struts, assuming people replace their worn-out components.
