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    Quote Originally Posted by Mom View Post
    We have an appalling rate of killing ourselves, all by ourselves, that is a given, but FFS, dont accept road furniture that can and will kill you despite taking all precautions and being a careful biker.

    Dead horse flogging time...
    Let's focus on another horse then......

    ....Ourselves.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Katman View Post
    Let's focus on another horse then......

    ....ourselves.
    Whats the plan then? any ideas to get it fixed? Heaps of us already choose to ride defensively, how do you plan to change the minds of those who don't?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tony W View Post
    Just goes to show how a hobby takes over one's life, so one is deluded into believing that one's fantasy is reality. A classic case in your case.
    My first and only form of transport was a motorcycle, for many, many years. I was a biker long before I owned and drove a car. Over the years I have owned and ridden many bikes, used to sell them for a living too. Recent years have seen my riding for pleasure, driving for reliability, hence my comment, but I have always been a biker at heart.

    I am finally in a position to buy a reliable bike to commute on and that is exactly what I am going to do. I plan to spend many hours riding for pleasure as well.

    Dont assume anything about people, it makes you look like a dick.
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    Nonono,

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    Quote Originally Posted by Smifffy View Post
    Then why don't you take your pimply, motley, minority self off to a car/vehicle driver's forum?

    It is not certain that "There but for the WRB the rider would have died" so it is a long bow to draw to say that the WRB saved his life.

    Personally I'd rather not hit them, or concrete, or armco, but if I ever do end up hitting something I'd much prefer that it wasn't a WRB tyvm.


    Motorcycling is dangerous.
    I accept this as a fact.
    Motorcyclists that are intimidated by our roads should sell their bikes and stop bleating, especially at those of us that ride confidently in all conditions.

    It's just a case of mind over matter.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tony W View Post
    Motorcycling is optional.
    It is a hobby, an indulgence.
    We are all (99.9%) car/vehicle drivers...
    99.9% of what you say is a load of shit...
    Can I believe the magic of your size... (The Shirelles)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tony W View Post
    Motorcycling is dangerous.
    I accept this as a fact.
    Motorcyclists that are intimidated by our roads should sell their bikes and stop bleating, especially at those of us that ride confidently in all conditions.

    It's just a case of mind over matter.
    It doesn't have to be, why do you want to get in the way of people who want to make it safer?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tony W View Post
    Motorcycling is dangerous.
    I accept this as a fact.
    Motorcyclists that are intimidated by our roads should sell their bikes and stop bleating, especially at those of us that ride confidently in all conditions.

    It's just a case of mind over matter.
    We agree on something there, but it was you who even raised the subject of the WRBs, and now you are saying that bikers are motley pimples.

    Just what is your point?

    Edit: To clarify - I agree with the part about riders that are intimidated shouldn't ride. I don't agree that motorcycling is inherently dangerous.
    Keep on chooglin'

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    There's nothing wrong with the design per se, just the construction materials.
    Make them from marshmellow posts and licorice strap cables and we'd be fine. THe stretchyness would wrap you up like a big sweet cacoon and while you eat your way free you could think about the error of your ways.

    There, I've made about much sense as both sides of this post already. I didn't realise the amount of religious fevour about this subject
    "I don't like it, and I'm sorry I ever had anything to do with it." -- Erwin Schrodinger talking about quantum mechanics.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mom View Post

    Dont assume anything about people, it makes you look like a dick.

    You shouldn't really give people personal abuse. It shows lack of confidence in your own viewpoint, and lack of tolerance for others' views.

    BTW, KB is full of Dicks, so what's the problem?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Virago View Post
    99.9% of what you say is a load of shit...

    You're onto me, bastard !

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tony W View Post
    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.)
    What's your rationale for being proWRB as opposed to other kinds of barriers? (not proWRB vs nothing)

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    Quote Originally Posted by schrodingers cat View Post
    There, I've made about much sense as both sides of this post already. I didn't realise the amount of religious fevour about this subject


    Yeah, I'm Atheist.I
    I hate pontificating do-gooders, and enjoy telling them they are SOFT.

    Also, they bite real good !

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    Quote Originally Posted by steve_t View Post
    What's your rationale for being proWRB as opposed to other kinds of barriers? (not proWRB vs nothing)
    I'm pro WRB v 0

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mom View Post
    That might be true for you, but dont try to fit others in your slot. I have been a dedicated car commuter and bike enthusiast as a hobby for a long time for sure, but I am about to become a first form of transport motorcyclist once again. I expect, nay DEMAND my roads are safe for me to ride. I have gone back to my 2 wheeled, first call of wheels, to save a bit of money and make my commute affordable, the things we do eh?

    Motorcycling IS dangerous ... but it is not the roads that make motorcycling "unsafe" .. it's the users of those roads that make it so ....

    I hope you take into account of tyre costs, service costs, insurance ... general wear and tear that you cant really put a price on ... just end up with. (The shiny bits dont stay shiny for long ... no matter how hard you try) AND ... petrol is usually only half the cost of commuting ...

    Commuting is seldom fun (for long) ... regardless of what you use ...

    Quote Originally Posted by Mom View Post
    Seriously, you are talking shit. You dont have WRB down there. You really dont understand what some of us are on about. Motorcycling is my world, it has been part of my life for the last 35 years. I take every precaution to ensure my safety, but I dont appreciate people introducing hazards into my life that I can not mitigate.
    Seriously ... WRB's are NOT just in the preserve of the north .... We have them down here, and I'm pretty sure ... from memory ... they ARE in the Hawkes Bay area. (Been there lately yourself ... ???)

    From Collins English Dictionary ...Mitigate - Make less severe. Not, remove entirely.

    It is MY opinion ... that whilst riding a motorcycle, one tends to spend twice (or more) the amount of time on thinking safety strategy's ... than you would in a car ... to be half as safe.
    When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by bogan View Post
    Whats the plan then? any ideas to get it fixed? Heaps of us already choose to ride defensively, how do you plan to change the minds of those who don't?
    My plan?

    I plan to make a bit of noise amongst those who can make the greatest change.

    It's called process.

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