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[[File:UK road traffic warning sign loose chippings.png|thumb|[[UK]] loose chippings sign. In other [[European]] countries, the signs are similar.]] |
[[File:UK road traffic warning sign loose chippings.png|thumb|[[UK]] loose chippings sign. In other [[European]] countries, the signs are similar.]] |
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'''Loose chippings''' is a term given to the [[debris]] created following [[roadworks]] where [[tarmac]] has been used, that has not been yet [[steamrolled]], settled or removed. Often, in many countries, [[road sign]]s are put up, requiring the [[driver]] of the [[vehicle]] passing by to drive at a low speed. In the UK these temporary traffic signs, following roadworks, will require the driver to proceed at 10 [[mph]] whilst going through the zone surfaced with [[tar]] and [[macadam]] at the side of the road. |
'''Loose chippings''' is a term given to the [[debris]] created following [[roadworks]] where [[tarmac]] has been used, that has not been yet [[steamrolled]], settled or removed. Often, in many countries, [[road sign]]s are put up, requiring the [[driver]] of the [[vehicle]] passing by to drive at a low speed. In the UK these temporary traffic signs, following roadworks, will require the driver to proceed at 10 [[mph]] whilst going through the zone surfaced with [[tar]] and [[macadam]] at the side of the road. |
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Revision as of 12:11, 25 March 2009
Loose chippings is a term given to the debris created following roadworks where tarmac has been used, that has not been yet steamrolled, settled or removed. Often, in many countries, road signs are put up, requiring the driver of the vehicle passing by to drive at a low speed. In the UK these temporary traffic signs, following roadworks, will require the driver to proceed at 10 mph whilst going through the zone surfaced with tar and macadam at the side of the road.
The consequences of speeding too fast through a loose chippings zone can be that both the road and the car is damaged. The loose chippings can go inside the car's wheels and cause damage to those, as well as the paintwork, and can damage the road surface itself.