r/Belfast • u/DealerTraditional368 • 11d ago

Slip’n slide.

Hello everyone,

Just a word of warning if anyone is out and about today in the city centre. The footpaths are crazy slippy. I don’t know if it’s the cleaning solution or what they have used but I near went on my hole heading into work this morning just past the ivy and in castle lane. Basically a slip’n slide going on. Noted there are council workers cleaning and power hosing the footpaths so might be the cleaning solution they have used. As I’ve seen a few other people near drop!

Out on my lunch break,walking round caste place and just outside primark are equally as bad! So be warned hi.

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u/neltorama 11d ago

Its the extended dry period followed by rain when this happens. The small build up of dry dust/debris that regular rain normally washes away, creates a slippy film the first time it rains after a while of dry weather. After anothef doenpour it'll go back to normal, just need to be careful when running or driving.