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KYO297 OP t1_itz2iq7 wrote

Reply to comment by Quiet_Ad6925 in Grooves in the asphalt made by buses by KYO297

I don't think temps matter here because it's the only bus stop I've seen like that. And it's not the busiest one either. But it's special because it's on an overpass and the previous stop is quite a ways back so the buses reach higher than usual speeds here. Maybe it's got something with either of those, otherwise I have no idea

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sluwecki t1_itz8cup wrote

so the paint has nothing to do with it?

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KYO297 OP t1_itzc0lo wrote

The paint marks the bus stop. It isn't like tape, it doesn't bond asphalt together. But it probably does have different friction than asphalt so maybe that matters

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Quiet_Ad6925 t1_itzbpcb wrote

Asphalt can reactivate with heat. Turns it soft. And if the ac content [black tar stuff] is to high its soupy. It will form and harden with regular temps. Heat and or solvent can reactivate it. That doesn't look like a spill though.

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KYO297 OP t1_itze9zn wrote

Heat may have contributed but like I said, it's the only bus stop like that (that I know of) so there has to be something else

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