Thanks for the reminder. Glad to hear you are ok!

 

I have been noticing a lot of air conditioner condensation at intersections here in very hot Oklahoma. And I've experienced that it's not just a tire traction problem, a riders foot can slip as well when they put it down.

I went down a couple months age while turning at at an intersection from running over a piece of rubber. I twisted my ankle pretty good and it still hurts when I get up in the morning. Would have been a lot worse if wasn't wearing boots.

Beary

 

Went for a walk today and just crossing the street i noticed a puddle of antifreeze at the crosswalk. Got to watch out for those hazards. Glad your not seriously hurt.

 

Don't forget about "Tar Snakes!" That little bit of tar on the road to seal the road cracks is a petroleum byproduct and is slick as all get out when hot. A rear tire will slip and go sideways unexpectedly and scare the bejesus out of you... Dangerous!!

 

I went to stop @ a red light last summer and thought that the pavement looked a little liquid-y and sure as **** it was. It was diesel. Almost went down then. I prefer to stay to the side now at a light or stop sign.

 

The time that I learned that I was allergic to pavement,
was due to an oil spil. Some one that worked for the hi way
dpt. must have lost a 5 gallons buckets of used motor oil. Me
a 15 year old not knowing anything about bikeing, riding a
1972 honda CL 100 k2 got an education real quick

 

Amen to that!
I stay out of the center of lanes especially when at stops and in the rain.
99% of oil leaking ends up in the center of the lanes..

 

Thanks for the heads up and glad you're alright! I am always watching for wet spots on the road, hope I can notice an oil slick before its too late.

 

Good to hear that you and your bike are fine. The thing I think about in my area is crude oil on the highway, it doesn't happen often but there are crude haulers constantly running around here and I have seen small spills on the road.

 

Same thing happened to me about 25 yrs ago. Riding my Honda Nighthawk 550 down a long, sweeping curve when I hit an oil slick in the middle of the road. Like the OP said, happened so damn fast I didn't have time to react. Did a headfirst slide into the guardrail; amazingly the only damage was a scrape on the chinbar of my FF helmet. Not a scratch on the bike. After I emptied the **** out of my pants I picked it up and headed off in the sunset.