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Unexpected Imminent Cycling Risk means the cause of a Cycling Blackspot such as -

(a)        an unbanked camber which renders it very difficult to hold a corner on a downhill, particularly on a rainy day or after a heavy dew;

(b)        a sharp switchback on a steep downhill where the Coefficient of friction is low when the surface is damp;

(c)        Dangerous Timber Bridge with planks running longitudinally down the length of the bridge with gaps between some planks wider than a road bicycle wheel ie. >23mm;

(d)        greasy or regularly damp sharp corner on a downhill, due to the corner being blocked by a N/E steep slope; or

(e)        Railway Level Crossing with a highly protruding railway line girder; and/or large gap between the railway line and the roadway; and/or the rail line is on an acute angle to the road direction which become more dangerous in damp conditions due to the diminished Coefficient of friction.

An Unexpected Imminent Cycling Risk is similar, in many respects, to a Foreseeable Non-Obvious Specific Risk.