Avoiding rock chips
06-01-2009, 07:57 AM
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Avoiding rock chips
Feel free to add any tips I may have missed:
-avoid highway travel
-if on the highway (or any road), avoid the far left and right lanes; these are where most of the pebbles and rocks the DOT spreads during the winter accumulate
-avoid freshly repaved roads; many times, the road crews leave leftover asphalt strewn everywhere
-do not tailgate the car in front of you; follow the 3-5 second following rule (this is probably the best defense)
-avoid following cars that don't have mudflaps or equivalent
-get a clear bra (this may be cost prohibitive because the average cost is $500; you could get a new bumper or repaint your old one for close to that)
-avoid following SUVs, pickups, or long haulers
-have I mentioned DO NOT TAILGATE?
-avoid highway travel
-if on the highway (or any road), avoid the far left and right lanes; these are where most of the pebbles and rocks the DOT spreads during the winter accumulate
-avoid freshly repaved roads; many times, the road crews leave leftover asphalt strewn everywhere
-do not tailgate the car in front of you; follow the 3-5 second following rule (this is probably the best defense)
-avoid following cars that don't have mudflaps or equivalent
-get a clear bra (this may be cost prohibitive because the average cost is $500; you could get a new bumper or repaint your old one for close to that)
-avoid following SUVs, pickups, or long haulers
-have I mentioned DO NOT TAILGATE?
06-01-2009, 08:42 AM
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Excellent idea, I'm going to leave work early, go rent out a storage space, and shrink wrap the 350 and store it as a four wheeled time capsule for all eternity so Haley Joel Osment, Captain Kirk, and Spock can dig it up in the 25th century.
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06-02-2009, 07:48 AM
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...and yes im ocd about chips lol...but yeah they still happen.
06-02-2009, 08:30 AM
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Hard to avoid but the OP made some good suggestions. I use them all the time.
Think rocks are bad on your bumper. Imagine then on your body following a semi on a bike. that sux.
Think rocks are bad on your bumper. Imagine then on your body following a semi on a bike. that sux.
06-02-2009, 09:10 AM
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Nice response. Good 'ol Hale Joel!I thought they were good tips...we all know its going to happen regardless but by having a few things in the back of your mind it can help you avoid them.
Thanks for the tips.
