Cheesecutters sprout in Mt Maunganui

[MSTRS:Me]

Yep, you're right. Yet the risk remains that Mr Motorcyclist, to escape being monstered by someone on his right, veers to the left...Hello Mr Cheesecutter.

[Little Miss Trouble]

I've come to the conclusion that while bikers may not consider that the WRB is the ideal barrier, we will probably have to accept that the WRB is better than having a bloody big LandCruiser come across the lane into the side of us.

Can I say "I told you so" now?

"Oh, sorry. I didn't see you. Nor your headlight on high beam. Nor your hi-viz vest. I was distracted by this thumping noise under my SUV."

Thats why I don't use either as a defense tool, my defenses are my superior observation skills and by ability to out accelerate any moron who is bent on taking me out.

[Little Miss Trouble]

Yep, you're right. Yet the risk remains that Mr Motorcyclist, to escape being monstered by someone on his right, veers to the left...Hello Mr Cheesecutter.

In this particular situation the barrier seperates two lanes of traffic headed in the same direction, the only way you'd possibly be forced into the barrier here is from someone within your own lane, or in the case of coming off of the flyover, possibly oncoming traffic? but its a straight stretch of road so not too much danger of that.

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[inorganic]

Look ... this is crap .. people in cars are not the enemy ... 75% of accidents on bikes are "loss of control" incidents ... learn to ride ... learn to live!!

[CHUNKY MONKEY]

Look ... this is crap .. people in cars are not the enemy ... 75% of accidents on bikes are "loss of control" incidents ... learn to ride ... learn to live!!

Oh ffs!

[reofix]

if you can find a scapegoat then you never have to look in the mirror ... life is simple ... its that other fullas fault!... and you can ffs all you like ... and die on sunday

[nodrog:Me]

Look ... this is crap .. people in cars are not the enemy ... 75% of accidents on bikes are "loss of control" incidents ... learn to ride ... learn to live!!

I am not a racist, I will race anybody.


Fanny

[caseye]

Yeah, gotta love them cagers, don't you.

I guess that the probability of a motorbiker coming off and hitting the WRB would be lower than the probability of a cager (or worse, an SUV driver) coming across into your lane through a row of flexible pole barriers - cos if they're stupid enough to drive through a row of flexible poles then they wouldn't have looked to see if any bikers were there anyway, would they.

I know where MSTRS is coming from and I agree with him 100%.
I also see the traffic engineers dilemma.it would seem that in this case the only sensible thing to do, was done.
Having said that can we recruit you into MAG-NZ as the BOP Rep, seems you are already on speaking terms with a council engineer who actually does think before he acts.
Once you are our man in the bay could you please start consulting with the traffic types and make sure that come hell or high water there are no more WRB's erected anywhere.
Further to the above perhaps you could suggest a flat moulded plastic(recycled 100mm milk bottle plastic) sheet that fits between the underside of the armco and the road surface so that not one of those nasty motorcyclists killing posts are seen nor able to be contacted if in the event of a spill a rdier had to take their chances with a wrb.
Serious question.