Sand scares the dickens out of me, esp. since the seaside winds can blow it all over the place. You never know if the roads will be clear one day to the next.

I've been taken out twice by sand on corners. Once in a double paceline training ride, another time while riding solo pre-dawn. I was lucky both times. In both instances there was just so much sand that it spared me from a more severe road rash. In my solo crash, I slid across an intersection and stopped at the feet of an old man walking his chihuahua. Poor guy almost died of shock. My bikes went straight to the shop for thorough cleanings!