Our government has always done things on the cheap. however they are required to consult all road users when it comes to road safety systems . Motorcycle riders are not and never have been consulted . to date we have had at least 1 rider killed. this is the crap our government dumps on us .
I had to respond to a call out three years ago to a rider crash/death as a result of hitting the metal post on the motorway down near Papakura . so I saw first hand the damage they will do. they're dangerous on corners .
Subsequent coroner's report tried to blame rider (speed ,front tyre deflation ) for crash, that was not disputed , what was in dispute was the fact that if the barriers were either concrete or Armco the rider may have survived . politicians are ignorant to the facts of road design and construction . thick as pig s**t as some might say
Morning Captain . officials will assume quite correctly that motocyclists will protest then go quiet. alas riders are quite diverse in their attitudes towards matters that effect them. some whinge and whinge but do nothing, some will be proactive in their protest but will give up after a while and some don't care but will often be part of the problem not the solution . we (B.R.O.N.Z.) bikers rights of New Zealand have tried to be a voice for riders when it comes to dealing with the government on bike related matters. I saw in Melbourne Australia they have place PVC shields along vulnerable stretches of motorways as they have acknowledged the danger wire robe barriers pose. our government fails to see the bigger picture
Keep me posted bro as to what's happening there,we are meeting next week to plan a new challenge to the legality of the " cheese cutters"
Morning /afternoon Captain . have just watched the news article link you posted . Interesting , would be worth while making enquiries about the safety value of motorcyclists . or do the consider them collateral damage?
Further enquiries I made to constructors installation of said barriers state their must be at least 3 metres between the lane and the rope barriers and to whether some installations are illegal thus unsafe.
Further update , I have seen them on the Waikato expressway on the on ramps near Cambridge , both sides so if you have to avoid a car in front you will hit either side barrier. No way to avoid the system . there are 3 grades of wire rope barriers here but have not seen them stop a truck from going through them merely work like the arrester cable on an aircraft carrier
You guys over there need to be a voice and activily challenge the authority over the safety aspects in regards to the " motorcycle factor". put the argument to them. as I said earlier , we have had one fatality as a result of this system . Motorcyclists lives matter, we are not collateral damage
Keep in mind that the government could just as easily ban motorcycles in favor of keeping their shiny new barriers.
Sometimes the squeaky wheel doesn't get the grease . . .
It just gets thrown in the dumpster.
They were going to try that here but found out we are voters too , some were QCs (powerful lawyers) we became a voiceKeep in mind that the government could just as easily ban motorcycles in favour of keeping their shiny new barriers. Sometimes the squeeky wheel doesn't get the grease... it just gets thrown in the dumpster.
