overview of Route
http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/blue-lagoon-or-wards-reservoir-305434/
winter Hill masts
ice on mill race from Ward's Reservoir
up the mill race -in this case the bleach works,
Me in Hi vis clothing !
overview of winter Hill Mast and Winter Hill from the Blue Lagoon
route taken
http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/blue-lagoon-or-wards-reservoir-305434/
note from dad:
weather Cold , no wind , very icy,
weather between 3 and -3c is probably the most unpredictable and leads to high risk conditions and on the road's as there is varying combination's of water and ice ,
the road leading to this area was covered in patches of both white and black ice -use cold weather tyres
we were going to combine this run with a climb up the waterfall , the wet black icy conditions meant this was unsafe in the dark -there is always another day :)
we use cold weather tyres and have done so when we lived abroad , I will continue to use them in this country for the following reasons, these are based upon safety , I wouldn't go out fell running or exploring without the correct equipment, so why your car ?
this is from the Mercedes site
benefits are:
- Reduced braking distance
- Improved grip to the road for pulling away and cornering
- Reduced risk of aquaplaning
although my car isn't a Mercedes ;)
comments showing the issue of the confusion around these tyres,
http://www.tyrepress.com/News/1/127/21380.html
http://www.logisticsmanager.com/Articles/Article.aspx?liArticleID=15193
http://www2.mercedes-benz.co.uk/content/unitedkingdom/mpc/mpc_unitedkingdom_website/en/home_mpc/passengercars/home/ownership/winter_campaign/cwt.html
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/260503/winter_tyre_ko_as_big_freeze_hits.html
http://www.etyres.co.uk/bad-weather-tyres
http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/183583-winter-tyres-insurance-at-last-someone-is-listening/
http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/safety/winter-tyres-in-the-uk.html
not clear why the ABI state" but the ABI's advice is to play safe and tell your insurer anyway"
when ABI state
If anything winter tyres should reduce the accident risk and, by implication, drivers who fit them are likely to be more risk-conscious too.
The major motor insurers have all confirmed that they would not class fitting winter tyres as a material modification and it would not impact on the premium
anyway if you looked at this from a country who uses them without any issues I think you would view this as a lot of confusion by people who have never used them on their cars, if you do then you wouldn't use anything else in cold weather
Hordern: (13th century ‘handran’ and ‘haderan’). Possibly from the Anglo-Saxon ‘heorde’ meaning herd, and ‘hyrne’ meaning a nook or corner.
Belmont: “Fair or beautiful mountain”. Derived from Low Latin ‘bellus’ – fair, beautiful, and ‘montem’ – a mountain.
taken from -http://www.belmontvillage.org.uk/History.htm
