Grit lorries

Danm54 · 24 Jan 2012 at 22:51

Foxtrot26 said:
needs to do both sides of the road though

They do both sides going one way though, thats why you get showered when they go past... :confused:

Brookert · 24 Jan 2012 at 23:22

Gritters need a big troll face when they drive past you

Will Gill · 25 Jan 2012 at 00:22

Brookert said:
Gritters need a big troll face when they drive past you

hehe totally, I bet the drivers face is constantly gurning!

Nomisf · 25 Jan 2012 at 00:56

Philz0r said:
i just bought a 200sx yesterday, im gonna have to keep this in mind haha

Aha, in this weather apply throttle at your own risk ! You signed up to http://sxoc.com yet ? Get some pictures up

Philz0r · 25 Jan 2012 at 09:25

Nomisf said:
Aha, in this weather apply throttle at your own risk ! You signed up to http://sxoc.com yet ? Get some pictures up

Im getting insured on sat, hopfully if its sunny ill get some snaps. Ive drove my mates s15 in wintertime. I know exactly what you mean haha. I havent signed up for sxoc yet despite a big "www.sxoc.com" decal on the back window.

Princey · 27 Jan 2012 at 17:37

Would driving on a freshly gritted roads cause havok flicking up at your paint? Are they as hard as driving on a road with loose chippings?

adam cool dude · 2 Jan 2013 at 07:37

Holy thread revival. I got hit by a grit lorry today. Slowed down to a crawl and went right on the edge of the road and was okay. Further down the road on a sweeping left hander a lorry throws a lump of rock salt up in my windscreen and now I have a 6 inch crack thats only going to get bigger. Anyone fought the council on this issue for some compensation?

The only thing I have going for me is that I know the time the gritter passed me which corresponds with when I was hit and they must have some tracking system to know which gritters are out and where they are going?

jamief · 2 Jan 2013 at 09:10

A piece of rock salt did not break your windscreen.

shauncr91 · 2 Jan 2013 at 09:30

CaptainRAVE said:
same, I shudder when I spot one on the motorway.

I've encountered a couple on motorways at night and I just over take them at junctions (fly up the slip road and straight down the next before the lorry gets there

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Jay794 · 2 Jan 2013 at 09:39

*missing the point where you can't just take another road, to set off earlier/later in order to miss the lorry*

Rybo89 · 2 Jan 2013 at 09:56

shauncr91 said:
I've encountered a couple on motorways at night and I just over take them at junctions (fly up the slip road and straight down the next before the lorry gets there the)

How? You usually have to negotiate a roundabout or traffic lights? The gritter must be going really slow.

Morba · 2 Jan 2013 at 10:09

It's just salt, not grit, and smaller than it used to be isn't it? Shouldn't be causing paint work damage let alone a broken windscreen..

Amos91 · 2 Jan 2013 at 10:56

Rybo89 said:
How? You usually have to negotiate a roundabout or traffic lights? The gritter must be going really slow.

I've done it numerous times. Although these were wide loads straddling both lanes on the A1 at about 50mph.

Scania · 2 Jan 2013 at 11:43

It's simple.
Ban grit lorries.
Then you'll have nice shiny paintwork to admire whilst awaiting recovery from the ditch you've just slid into during icy conditions.....

EvilDreams · 2 Jan 2013 at 13:26

Morba said:
It's just salt, not grit, and smaller than it used to be isn't it? Shouldn't be causing paint work damage let alone a broken windscreen..

Yeah, instead of causing paint damage it's making all our classics rust.

ShakenNstirred · 2 Jan 2013 at 19:29

Morba said:
It's just salt, not grit, and smaller than it used to be isn't it? Shouldn't be causing paint work damage let alone a broken windscreen..

its called rock salt and sometimes comes out the spreader the size of a small pea, but the main problem is the gritter lorry driving to fast and firing it out the back n not just spreading it.
I have had a piece of it hit me on the knee while on my motorbike and I can tell you it brings tears to your eyes lol

Woden · 2 Jan 2013 at 19:35

They shouldn't grit at all. No one can complain about it then.

Biohazard · 2 Jan 2013 at 19:55

I throw rocks back at them.

[TBR]MadMark · 3 Jan 2013 at 02:25

Big hate of mine - although if you think the damage is too much complain like hell and stick to your guns , i did this several years ago after my RS Turbo was shot blasted by one of these damn things- complained - a guy from the highways came to look - paid for my bonnet ,bumper and drivers side to be repainted at the dealer

But if i see one i generally dive for the nearest gateway - even if thats someones drive.

adam cool dude · 3 Jan 2013 at 07:04

jamief said:
A piece of rock salt did not break your windscreen.

Yes it did. I could hear all the crap jangling around my wheel arches at the same time of impact. The local council told me to sod off. I will remember to keep some stones handy the next time I see a gritter on the roads.