2006-12-13 04:29:31 · 8 answers · asked by Claire A 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
Because oil dissolves tar and bitumen. So a spill would destroy the forecourt. The same reason bus laybys are concrete.
2006-12-13 04:37:05 · answer #1 · answered by freelander 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Apart from damaging tarmac, there is an environmental issue too - tarmac is porous, so if you spill fuel onto it it will soak into the ground beneath and make its way into the watercourse. Concrete is non porous so large spills can be mopped up, and smaller spills simply evaporate.
2006-12-13 09:15:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
petrol reacts with tarmac. if there was tarmac eveyone would be sticking to tarmac and walking it into there cars on bottom on there nike trainers.
2006-12-13 07:46:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Diesel makes tarmac soft...
2006-12-14 17:29:54 · answer #4 · answered by robzi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Petrolium melts tarmac, my friend.
2006-12-13 04:36:59 · answer #5 · answered by dontdoweekends 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
gas dissolves tar concrete is not affected by it
2006-12-13 05:08:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because fuel spillage would damage it
2006-12-14 03:13:33 · answer #7 · answered by martin r 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it melts it / eats it away
2006-12-13 08:40:34 · answer #8 · answered by quasar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋