Drizzle == Slick Road...

[natedawg120]

Okay so I was on my way to work from work and I was runing a little late, Two jobs suck.  It has been drizzling for about a half hour so I throw on the rain gear and ride.  As I come to a stop light at a busy intersection I see the dreaded shiny blue and rainbow color, we all know what this means.  I am trying to stop rear wheel is worthless, I apply a little break and it locks up.  The front brake isn't much better but luckily I had started stoping a long way back because it had been drizzling just enough to keep the road wet but not heavy rain to wash that nasty stuff off.  I learned that Drizzle stinks and stopping on oil is scary and feels a lot like stoping on a slip and slide, even my right foot slipped out from under me a little cause it was that slick.  

Boy I am glad I have had as much time to learn how my bike handles because it this would have happened to me earlier I probably would have had a close encounter of the asphalt kind when I freaked out and grabed for all the brake I could.

[scottpA_GS]

[Roadstergal]

Drizzle is absolutely as hazardous as it gets short of sheet ice, especially after a long dry spell.  I tiptoe until the rain has gotten heavy enough to wash the crud off of the road that just floats in a drizzle.  I prefer a downpour.

[natedawg120]

Yes, the heavier the better.  I def know that now.

[RVertigo]

Drizzle is the worst!!!!!!

I'll take heavy rain any day.

[Caffeine]

Yeah, I found that out about a month ago when I was out in the drizzle and tried to stop at a red light.   I ended up stopped 2 bikelengths into the intersection    with a Sheriff watching me from the other side.    Lucky for me it was a T-shaped intersection and there were no cars coming from my left.   I sheepishly looked at the Sheriff    and walked the bike back behind the line.  

Seriously, stopping distance is at least TRIPLE on wet roads.   Make sure to keep a healthy following distance and keep your bailout route carefully planned at all times!   Or, just stay out of the rain if you have a choice.