Sunday, May 27, 2012

Sand Sucks

Sand is worse than I thought. With the high 40+mph winds the past week, there were some road closures due to sand getting all over the lanes. There was one part where the sand was covering parts of the intersection and I had no real choice but to go through it on the scoot. 

San was probably 2.5-3" deep. Going over it was NOT a good idea. I should've changed lanes or found a different route. The scoot did slip and slide like a bicycle would've. Luckily nothing major happened and I expected the poor traction. 

If I had hit that at night, it might've been a different story. So far so good. No mishaps as far as sand goes.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Sand Man

I wondered what it would be like scootering in the sand. There was a pile of it by the beach in the intersection as I was busting my u-turn. Just before going over it, I had anticipated a little slip and slide. And slip and slide it did! I was cautious enough that nothing horrible happened, but I could definitely feel the instability beneath me. 

Lesson learned? Sand is more slippery than water!