The roads are literally melting..

[wafter]

Had to take the old dear to the dentists today (which carried its own set of grievances, but let's not digress further..).

On the way back I became aware of a sort of rushing noise; like driving through water. Transpires that the relatively fresh tarmac has convincingly melted; causing it to cling to the tyres and for them to attract / retain whatever crap they happen to roll over next... Including the surplus of chips that have accumulated on the roads presumably because whoever did the work couldn't be arsed to do it properly.

You could also apparently feel the effect of this adhesion in the car's unwillingness to accelerate; such was its grip.

I dread to think what sort of state the paintwork's in now - if I wasn't driving a shed I think I'd be extremely unhappy at this point...

 

[sevenfourate]

I’ve heard it when on my bike recently - coming home at 3-4pm - when it’s been Scorchio. The sharp ‘whizz’ is unmistakeable. Only found this to be happening on the particularly Tar heavy patches: of very smooth Tarmac…..

 

[SteveH80]

Melting roads are a real thing, you'll find a few parked motorcycles whose stands have sunk into the tarmac.
If you're very lucky you might see one that's been left like that overnight when the tarmac sets again... 😆

 

[Drago]

Are they melting, or do they have diarrhoea?

 

[tyred]

Had to take the old dear to the dentists today (which carried its own set of grievances, but let's not digress further..).

On the way back I became aware of a sort of rushing noise; like driving through water. Transpires that the relatively fresh tarmac has convincingly melted; causing it to cling to the tyres and for them to attract / retain whatever crap they happen to roll over next... Including the surplus of chips that have accumulated on the roads presumably because whoever did the work couldn't be arsed to do it properly.

You could also apparently feel the effect of this adhesion in the car's unwillingness to accelerate; such was its grip.

I dread to think what sort of state the paintwork's in now - if I wasn't driving a shed I think I'd be extremely unhappy at this point...

Not that unusual. The council often put sand or chips on the road in this sort of weather when they start to melt.

Many people aren't aware of the dangers when it rains again and all the oils have boiled to the surface and once wet, can be very slippery.

 

[fossyant]

Our "cul de sac" has bits of torn up tarmac where the car wheels have turned getting on and off drives.

PS WD40 is very good at removing tar from paintwork.

 

[presta]

About twenty years ago there was a story on the local news about a faulty new chip & tar road surface here in East Anglia that all came off onto the cars. There were hundreds of cars with all the wheels, brakes and suspension caked in the stuff, and cars that had become glued to their owner's drives. The compensation claims must have cost the council a fortune.

 

[gbb]

I’ve heard it when on my bike recently - coming home at 3-4pm - when it’s been Scorchio. The sharp ‘whizz’ is unmistakeable. Only found this to be happening on the particularly Tar heavy patches: of very smooth Tarmac…..

I dont ride much anymore but remember those hot hot days where your tyres give of a strange sound, I likened it to riding over cornflakes.

 

[fossyant]

Work colleague, many years ago, had the front end of his car covered in tar splats from a melted surface (probably newly laid). Looked a right mess, and we were all at a bit of a loss (I'd usually just used car polish) - anyway, he WD40'ed it, it just wiped off once left for a while.

You can get a tar/bug remover spray, but it's a bit more aggressive than WD40.

 

[Drago]

My mum had a replacement knee last year so I bought her a can of WD40 for Christmas. She was not impressed.

 

[itboffin]

I dont ride much anymore but remember those hot hot days where your tyres give of a strange sound, I likened it to riding over cornflakes.

I had just that yesterday lunchtime, the air smelled of tar and the lanes glistened black, I had to ride the verge to avoid covering my tyres.

 

[DRM]

last job yesterday it was absolutely roasting in the yard, the sun was being reflected off the building and concrete, the ambient temperature according to the display on the vans dashboard was 43c

 

[Fastpedaller]

Work colleague, many years ago, had the front end of his car covered in tar splats from a melted surface (probably newly laid). Looked a right mess, and we were all at a bit of a loss (I'd usually just used car polish) - anyway, he WD40'ed it, it just wiped off once left for a while.

You can get a tar/bug remover spray, but it's a bit more aggressive than WD40.

White spirit removes tar easily!