Campbell Live - Rope barriers.

[Waylander]

Dear John Campbell,

I watched your show last night about the steel cable barriers on the motorways. I have a question for you. Why is it that you can praise something that is so clearly dangerous? If a car hits it yea it will not go into oncoming traffic but will most likely be spun around and spit back into traffic. Also if a motorcyclist hits one of these he/she sill at a minimum be missing a limb and at worst be cut in half. Unless they are very very lucky and slide under neath the wires without hitting one of the posts. But then they are now laying on the road in the opposite lane. ACC has a great campaign for car safety but have next to nothing for motorcycle safety, yet motorcyclist pay higher levies.

You have a reputation for being a hard ball journalist, perhaps this is a good opportunity to live up to that reputation.

Edit: also sent to the cc recomended below.

[Devil]

Email sent. It says pretty much what everyone else said.

Ditto!
We need to make the most of this opportunity! Get in there people!

[gamgee]

waylander, sounds good, good point about the acc

[ManDownUnder]

Hey look what I found... someone to cc the email to :-)

hduynhoven@ministers.govt.nz

oh oh oh - did I mention he's the minister of Transport Safety?

[GKTaylor]

Its lack of attention and concentration of drivers in NZ that is causing the accidents, make them drive slower NO, the concentration levels will drop, put them in a environment where they have no choice but to concentrate as if their life depended on it eg. a motorcycle, you don't get a second chance is most cases, so you drive like your life depends on it.
People drive safer, faster more comfortable cars with their radios and warm heaters - hardly surprising they choose to take risks they have 8 airbags, side intrusion beams, crumple zones and a comfortable seat to sit back and relax in.

Take the average kiwi car driver out of their comfortable environment and see how quick their atitude to road safety changes.

I drive/ride to survive

[bugjuice]

WL, sounds ok, but just double check what you've written. Proof read yourself before you email that off. It's all good, but just a couple of minors in there (might want to edit it before Hitcher gets it!)

I also commented on the ACC thing.. we pay more, cos they spend less on protecting us, so we get hurt more!

[Lou Girardin]

Now that the momentum is going. How about similar emails to Harry Duynhoven. Mention the possibility of charges of criminal nuisance to those responsible for these barriers in the event of a motorcyclists death from hitting one.

[ManDownUnder]

Now that the momentum is going. How about similar emails to Harry Duynhoven. Mention the possibility of charges of criminal nuisance to those responsible for these barriers in the event of a motorcyclists death from hitting one.

See post #49 - complete with his email addy..

good on ya!
MDU

[mikey]

hitcher for president.

[Waylander]

Oh hey perhaps someone should mention that this might be worth bringing up at the debate thing going on tonight?

[ALTRON]

'rope barriers' scare the crap out of me. Every time I go past them I try not to imagine getting torn to pieces if I were to crash into them (for some insane reason)
There's a set-up on the haywards hill here in Wellington. I take extra care when going that way.

[ManDownUnder]

Oh hey perhaps someone should mention that this might be worth bringing up at the debate thing going on tonight?

what debate thing?

[Waylander]

what debate thing?

Apparently he is having all the party leaders on to talk about the "big issues" or some such.

[ManDownUnder]

Apparently he is having all the party leaders on to talk about the "big issues" or some such.

OK Ta. I think there is a shit show of getting the effects of cheesecutter barriers in the m/c community discussed though...

Be nice to be proven wrong but hey..!
MDU

[Waylander]

Just heard. The debate thing isn't on till tomorrow night and they've allready filmed it. And now apparently TV3 is in the courts becouse they didn't include all the party leaders in on it lol.