Mud on road

[Drago]

We came across this on a recent forum ride ...

We had plenty of time to chat to the farmer on the quad bike while we waited for the cows to get to the farm. He said that the fields that the cows spend their days in are a mile down that road from the farm. They go to the fields in the morning, spend all day there, and then come back in the evening to be milked and to shelter overnight.

I can't see it being practical for the farmer to clean a mile of country lane twice a day, 365 days a year. So, either he doesn't clean it or he has to get rid of the cows. I am no fan of cow pat-covered roads but I wouldn't really want to put farmers out of business because they do not own land in the right place.

The law on the subject almost certainly pre dates this chaps herd by in excess of a century.

Nevertheless, I was thinking more of huge trails of mud left by agricultural machinery rather than the occasional cow turd.

 

[ColinJ]

The law on the subject almost certainly pre dates this chaps herd by in excess of a century.

Nevertheless, I was thinking more of huge trails of mud left by agricultural machinery rather than the occasional cow turd.

TBH, it was just a case of cow pats here and there. I know what you mean about the trails of mud because I do encounter those and they are NOT acceptable.

 

[clid61]

thought this was going to be about the supergroup on tour !

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQfidTOTsLo

 

[clid61]

thought this was going to be about the supergroup on tour !

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQfidTOTsLo

 

[Hitchington]

 

[ZIZAG]

I was out on a cycle ride round the Cheshire lanes on Wednesday . And had to cycle on a lot of muddy lanes left by building works and a lot of agricultural vehicles . The area around Goostry, Warford and Marthall were very bad especially Faulkners lane on the bend near Pinfold lane . A lot of muddy morass left by the road were it looked like a field had been dredged as the verges were flooded . I 've never seen as many Agricultural vehicles out In one day . Worse thing was Nobody seemed to bother to clean It up . Which leaves you with the thought. " an accident waiting to happen " .

 

[RichardB]

There's a farm on the road near me, and the farmer moves his cows twice a day and at this time of year the road is 200m of thick mud. I appreciate that cleaning it up would be difficult, and the guy has to make a living, but at the same time it is a public road and he's causing serious inconvenience and danger to the rest of us (the 200m in question is an S bend with poor sight lines and is the site of frequent crashes even when the road is clean). I reported it using Fix My Street and within 30 minutes I had a call back from the police saying they would 'have a word' with him. Nothing came of it, however.

I don't know what the answer is. I had some Danish motorcycling friends to stay a couple of years ago, and they were horrified. 'But the road belongs to everyone! How can he be allowed to do this?' But I know a lot of farmers and I can appreciate how keeping the road clean is next to impossible.

 

[Globalti]

What a bunch of whining pussies. It's mud, get home and wash it off - the bike will need a wash after a wet ride, mud or not. Don't forget to dry the bike afterwards though as it might dissolve.

 

[RichardB]

Trouble is, for me it's in the first two miles of the ride if I go that way. So that's the rest of the ride with grit in the brakes and gears, cow plop all over my kit from toes to neck. Not the end of the world, I know. Better get the mudguards back on.

 

[jefmcg]

What a bunch of whining pussies. It's mud, get home and wash it off - the bike will need a wash after a wet ride, mud or not. Don't forget to dry the bike afterwards though as it might dissolve.

We pay billions a year for paved roads. Why should they revert to dirt roads for winter?