Re: D&S Loco driver experiment

Hi,

Interesting thought:

On highways (concrete), there are sometimes groves in the pavement parallel to the direction of travel (IIRC) this is used for rubber traction. During light rains when enough moisture is on the pavement to cause road oils and grease to rise off the pavement surface but not enough rain to rinse it away, the top of the grove is above the oil and grease. When the grease and oil float above the grove top, the rain os hard enough for the oils and grease to be washed away.

These groves are usually in curves where side friction is needed to keep the car on the road. Of course, you could add rails and flanges and not have to worry about it.

Doug vV

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