Campbell Live - Rope barriers.

[Pixie]

OK your all on your 'puters,how about sending a quick e-mail to Campbell

[bugjuice]

you dont need to register.. i have edited the post to include the email addy..

oh well, all done now. A nice long email that hitcher probably would have a fit at, but I think I got my point across.

I think everyone should email in. The more welly we get into this, the more we might be heard. If anything, we need to start shouting about something sooner or later. No one is taking into consideration the smaller road users, and we're going to get badly hurt when we don't need to be.. it's only a matter of time, and I really don't want it to be..

everyone email now! it'll only take 2 minutes, but might save you months of pain, or even your life!!

[Pixie]

I saw a car that had gone into the rope barrier on the Ramarama straights on the Sthrn M/W....it had spun the car around and was pointing the opposite way,there is a wide grass medium there,if this happened further south on SH1 where the rope is just down the centre,the car would of been hurled back into the traffic.

It's been over a month now - Te Kauwhata is still in disaray,the wire rope lying on the ground,posts bowled over....there must be some big pow wows going on over this.

Maybe they just haven't got out of bed yet

[SARGE]

everyone email now! it'll only take 2 minutes, but might save you months of pain, or even your life!!

the squeeky wheel gets the grease... ( i also squeaked about the ACC Levies on Horse people, Rugby Players and boy racers...)

[bugjuice]

the squeeky wheel gets the grease...

SQUEAK LOUDER DAMNIT!!!!!!!!!!

[The Stranger:Me]

I believe that I read somewhere that these cheese cutters had been banned in some countries because of the damage that they do to motorcyclists. Does anyone have knowledge of this. If so it would be good to quote it to the jerk.

[SARGE]

I believe that I read somewhere that these cheese cutters had been banned in some countries because of the damage that they do to motorcyclists. Does anyone have knowledge of this. If so it would be good to quote it to the jerk.

previous thread - http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=14871

[skelstar]

Well I have emailed my two cents. I feel strangely righteous. Im thinking its fairly important to have a rational/even tone to these emails.

[Damon]

I've sent my bit and happliy await my generic reply

[thehollowmen]

Done my bit

Does anybody know if cyclists are fighting these? Cyclists pinned between cheese cutters and a vehicle would uh....

uh

yeah

[skelstar]

I had wondered about this but then often would they be in the fast-lane? Not really anywhere in Wgtn anyway.

[Keystone19]

Yep, I've sent my email as well. Be interesting to see what they come back with...

[bugjuice]

Done my bit

Does anybody know if cyclists are fighting these? Cyclists pinned between cheese cutters and a vehicle would uh....

uh

yeah

cyclists don't do 100kph on the motorway. They'd just break a rib or two at worst, or loose a tooth. We'd be neatly cut in half. Which makes it easier to pick up bodies afterward.. providing your guts didn't spill across too many lanes..

[thehollowmen]

I was disappointed to see your show recently featured rope barriers in only a positive light.
There is a movement in this country by motorcycle riders and cyclists to try to remove these barriers as high speed impact, or impact between the barriers and another vehicle have a devastating effect on the human body. They have been nicknamed “cheese cutter” barriers because they slice the body in a similar fashion to piano wire cheese cutters, severing limbs and putting huge slices through the body.

The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) in the UK has launched a campaign to ban these Crash Barriers.

The European Federation of Motorcyclists (FEMA) have a report on the motorcycle crashes which states that a majority of fatal motorcycle crashes are against barriers: http://www.fema.kaalium.com/crashbarrier/index.html

What is also interesting is that the motorcycle specific acc website http://www.rideforever.co.nz/road_aw...dous_road.html omits these barriers, despite their known injury causing potential.

The comment has been passed around my friends that if the video you showed of a car hitting the rope barriers was a motorcycle, you would be unable to show the video due to the number of complaints you would receive following a death.

I hope that you can give a balanced view on the subject in your next show.

Yours truly,
Colin White

[thehollowmen]

cyclists don't do 100kph on the motorway. They'd just break a rib or two at worst, or loose a tooth. We'd be neatly cut in half. Which makes it easier to pick up bodies afterward.. providing your guts didn't spill across too many lanes..

Not if they're sandwiched by a car or truck..