I've stated that I take responsibility for the decision I made. It's late in the season, daylight is waning and I didn't want to turn around. The scarified portion of the road was maybe three quarters of a mile so I thought I'd put up with it. I've also stated that a usable, wide paved, smooth portion of the road shoulder was purposely blocked with barrels and barriers that prevented traffic from avoiding the scarified surface. This was apparently done to force vehicular traffic onto the scarified surface and make use of the the weight of vehicles to aid in compressing the scarified surface at the expense of safety of non vehicular users.

Unfortunately factors conspired against me that I did not consider. I've never viewed my tire pressure as being out of line. I know guys that go as high as 130 Psi. The accident occurred as soon as I left smooth pavement. If I had gone further and it was rough I would probably have stopped but I never got the chance. You're on two wheels, you're balancing, anything can happen at any time. It's been years since I've gotten road rash. I've been on two wheels since 1983. Scarified pavement is a relatively recent innovation in road paving that makes use of recycling the old pavement as a cost saving measure but denying vehicular traffic the opportunity to detour around the construction is something I need to look into.