Metal shards on Harbour Bridge

[rok-the-boat]

This morning coming south over the bridge I saw new white metal shard spiky things sticking up on the central reservation part of the bridge very close to the road, every few meters or so.

WTF - are they to stop cars crossing over to the other side? If a car runs over one they'll instantly get a puncture and possibly go out of control, even crossing over to the opposite side. What moron put them there overnight? They are new - don't think they were there yesterday. Dread to think what'll happen if a bike hits one, or if you fall off and land on one.

[outlawtorn]

thanks for letting us all know, I'll look out for it tonight. I've had the misfortune of having to stop right on the bridge (admitedly because I ran out of petrol).....

[BNZ]

thanks for letting us all know, I'll look out for it tonight. I've had the misfortune of having to stop right on the bridge (admitedly because I ran out of petrol).....

Yup I have broken down while heading up the bridge. I had a fair bit of speed and was just able to coast over the top and roll to a stop right outside the police coms center.... :shit:

[sAsLEX]

Are they curved and about a foot to half a metre in height??

Think you will find they are plastic bendy things designed to make a metric fucktin of noise when you drive over them in a car

[Smokin]

This morning coming south over the bridge I saw new white metal shard spiky things sticking up on the central reservation part of the bridge very close to the road, every few meters or so.

WTF - are they to stop cars crossing over to the other side? If a car runs over one they'll instantly get a puncture and possibly go out of control, even crossing over to the opposite side. What moron put them there overnight? They are new - don't think they were there yesterday. Dread to think what'll happen if a bike hits one, or if you fall off and land on one.

Are you sure there not plastic tags stapled to the road, Normally an inch or so in height. If so they normally use them as reference points for road marking after resealing

[Two Smoker]

I think your refering to the plastic (yes it is plastic) markers that are about 150-200mm in height on the median which seperates the main bridge from the extensions.... they have been there for years... One: you should be riding/driving on that part unless in an emergency. Two: there is a possibility of a puncture, but it wont be an instant blow out so you wont smash into other cars etc...

[rok-the-boat]

No - not those plastic bent-over thingys. Those are still there and look different. These are new, vertical, white, about 25cm tall, and look nasty to a biker. If they are bendy and made of plastic then fair enough but without stopping you can't be certain. They kinda look like preparation to put something on top, like kerbstones for example, to keep them in place, except there are no kerbstones there yet. Take a look for yourself next time you cross. They are only on part of the bridge, not the whole way across.

[Firefight]

Jezuz man, you rolled all the way to Grey Lynn???:shit: :shit: ..... or did you mean you stopped outside the New Zealand Police Motorways Division (Harbour Bridge Base). ?





but good never the less Glen, rep coming !


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[Firefight]

Doing an assignment, so I'm in a picky mood. Why arnt you asleep,.............
oh thats right your a fireman... have they given your beds back yet???


on sick leave atm, finish that 08.00hours 2morow, then start 12 days annual leave, whats the assignment ?


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[Firefight]

Aha, the ol sick leave before holidays trick!!
Assignment is cardiac assignment, part of the Paramedic qualification.
Getting bored now.


have a spell from the books, go for a ride.

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[sAsLEX]

Checked them out and they are in the same place as the old ones were (the plastic little noise maker things) but they are very solid looking plastic from the 100kmhr inspection with the base of the upright being about an inch thick and could see it hurting if you slid into a few of them!

[Firefight]

Checked them out and they are in the same place as the old ones were (the plastic little noise maker things) but they are very solid looking plastic from the 100kmhr inspection with the base of the upright being about an inch thick and could see it hurting if you slid into a few of them!



photos please,

picture being worth a thousand words and all that,

and stop trying to get the thread back on topic Alex !


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[sAsLEX]

stop skiving off work!

[Marmoot]

So, FF, fightclub this week end maybe?

[sAsLEX]

So, FF, fightclub this week end maybe?

money sponges will be back from varsity so he will probally be more skint than his usual Scottish self!

[Firefight]

money sponges will be back from varsity so he will probally be more skint than his usual Scottish self!



don't call my babies sponges !!!(anyway ones in germany atm)


they just have a dad who can't say no.


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[Firefight]

So, FF, fightclub this week end maybe?



will pm you later man, don't want the ride info getting out to Non FC members.



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[BNZ]

Jezuz man, you rolled all the way to Grey Lynn???:shit: :shit: ..... or did you mean you stopped outside the New Zealand Police Motorways Division (Harbour Bridge Base). ?

No no, i rolled to grey lynn. honest :Oops:

[rok-the-boat]

Last Saturday I noticed that one of those shards had been knocked out of place - it was lying on the central reservation, intact. Someone must have hit it. Must be pretty tough. If it landed on the road it'd give you a nasty puncture - might even send a bus careering off the bridge. Whoever put them there must be a bloody idiot.