It's a layer of tar sprayed on the road surface with gravel laid on top of it. It's rolled into the surface by cars and trucks and sometimes heavy machinery. After a few days the loose gravel is swept off. The problem is that the loose gravel is like riding on ball bearings... Tough on single track vehicles. The freeze-thaw issues of winter make this sort of thing necessary or road have to be repaved in 5-10 years.
Googling "chip seal" and looking at the images will show you how it's done. Tim On Aug 21, 2012, at 6:16 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm curious about this slippery seal coat: is it tar sprayed on > gravel? What makes it so slippery? -- soft tar -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
