Cheeecutter saves motorcyclist's life - 2 April 2011

**Tony W** · 3rd April 2011, 14:40

Saw it on the TV last night.
Thank goodness for WRBs.
The score is now 1-1.

**chasio** · 3rd April 2011, 14:50

Any chance of a link to the online version of that story?

Or what time and channel was it? Ta.

**sil3nt** · 3rd April 2011, 14:55

Yeah thanks for the very informative post

**Virago** · 3rd April 2011, 15:01

Do you have any actual information, or do we just take your word for it?

**steve_t** · 3rd April 2011, 15:04

Was it this?
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/alco...-crash-4096816

It doesn't say it saved his life but instead says the barrier left the rider seriously injured. I guess the two concepts aren't mutually exclusive. It just wasn't stated in the article

**Katman** · 3rd April 2011, 15:23

Originally Posted by steve_t

Was it this?
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/alco...-crash-4096816

It doesn't say it saved his life but instead says the barrier left the rider seriously injured. I guess the two concepts aren't mutually exclusive. It just wasn't stated in the article

Unfortunately, regardless of the functioning of the WRB, the article still paints us in a bad light.

**Mekk** · 3rd April 2011, 15:46

Originally Posted by Katman

Unfortunately, regardless of the functioning of the WRB, the article still paints us in a bad light.

For what little that article actually says, the main poke seems to be the alcohol involved, not that he was a motorcyclist.

**Tony W** · 3rd April 2011, 16:15

Originally Posted by Virago

Do you have any actual information, or do we just take your word for it?

Na, just spotted it on Teletext. As a ''pro cheese-cuttist," I take a positive inference, that if the WRB weren't there, the chap would have been thrown into the oncoming lane, and run over by a "cager." (which no doubt, most of US are, 90% the time.)

**Katman** · 3rd April 2011, 16:22

Originally Posted by Mekk

For what little that article actually says, the main poke seems to be the alcohol involved, not that he was a motorcyclist.

In the space of a heading and four sentences they mentioned 'motorcycle' 3 times and 'rider' twice.

I think the public can add simple sums.

**MSTRS:Me** · 3rd April 2011, 16:24

http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-sto...e-in-hospital/

**bogan** · 3rd April 2011, 16:25

Originally Posted by Tony W

Na, just spotted it on Teletext. As a ''pro cheese-cuttist," I take a positive inference, that if the WRB weren't there, the chap would have been thrown into the oncoming lane, and run over by a "cager." (which no doubt, most of US are, 90% the time.)

have to state the obvious, but if the WRB wasn't there, what would he have hit to make him fall off?

**Tony W** · 3rd April 2011, 16:39

Originally Posted by bogan

have to state the obvious, but if the WRB wasn't there, what would he have hit to make him fall off?

Nothing, except hitting and getting run over by oncoming vehicles.

**bogan** · 3rd April 2011, 16:46

Originally Posted by Tony W

Nothing, except hitting and getting run over by oncoming vehicles.

and was that a certainty in this case?

**MSTRS:Me** · 3rd April 2011, 16:47

Originally Posted by bogan

have to state the obvious, but if the WRB wasn't there, what would he have hit to make him fall off?

Who knows. It's a motorway - like any road, there's plenty of things to hit or be hit by, if a rider is very determined. Or pissed.
Of course, the articles all say 'that alcohol was a factor'. We are left to assume it was the rider who was pissed. It is just possible that the rider was sober and doing his best to avoid a pissed car driver, eh? "alcohol a factor' fits that scenario, too.