Coromandel : Perceptual countermeasures

[nzspokes]

Well I certainly didn't hear him trying to blame an accident on a faulty side stand spring.

You fucking moron.

Least Im allowed out to ride Grandad.....

[Madness]

Least Im allowed out to ride Grandad.....

Even if your Grandad is consenting, that's disgusting. You should be ashamed of yourself.

[nzspokes]

Even if your Grandad is consenting, that's disgusting. You should be ashamed of yourself.

Punctuation fail, fair call.

[Moi]

Least Im allowed out to ride Grandad.....

You not following young Max's advice on this "riding" thing?

[Berries]

I do like the video where the rider comments on the 45km/h sign and says he should scrub some speed off before he actually increases speed around the curve and hits the apex at over 70. I am sure I would do the same but isn't this meant to be a safety video?

[Voltaire]

Hi guys,
I'm doing a write up on the perceptual countermeasures (funny paint and bollards) that they've installed in the Corramandel for www.theallriders.com .
These ones: http://www.nzta.govt.nz/safety/drivi...os-and-videos/
As such I'd be interested to hear from anyone who regularly uses this and has some thoughts on how this has changed (if it has changed) safety in the region.
Feel free to PM me if not comfortable to discuss this on a public forum..

Cheeeeeeers!

One day it might be as bad a Taiwan.

[Maha]

A more pressing issue here is the many ways of spelling the word Coromandel. Coramandel (Thread Title) Corramandel (First sentence first post)

The widely used term 'Coro Loop' was born from this very confusion, bikers not knowing how to spell where they liked ride, so they adopted a more safer option for fear of continual persecution.

[Kickaha]

Yah high viz getting caught in ya chain?

There's only one colour for bike gear and that is Black

[Moise]

Doesn't help, in fact can be distracting. The wider, road edge marking is great though. Helps with looking for the vanishing point, choosing lines, etc.

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[tmz_99]

Doesn't help, in fact can be distracting. The wider, road edge marking is great though. Helps with looking for the vanishing point, choosing lines, etc.

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thanks... first real critique

[AllanB]

thanks... first real critique

This is much more effective

[Night Falcon]

Actual countermeasures, filling in drainage ditches and sealing driveways, offer real value to everyone using the road. The perceptual value of enlarging edge and center lines is subjective and doesn't offer much in reality especially on a narrow road with oncoming traffic.

A fair perception of the big painted blocks on the corners is they clutter the available riding area and are a distraction for motorbikes. Tight twisty corners I want to be looking through and as far ahead as possible. Having my eyes drawn to the surface right in front of me is counterproductive. Knowing if on coming traffic hasn't strayed over the center line is just as important as not straying over yourself especially on narrow high traffic Coromandal roads. Eliminating diminishing radius corners would be more helpful.

[pritch]

Since the OP's post apparently comes from Taiwan it is possible English isn't his first language, so banging on about the spelling of Coromandel is not exactly productive.
How's your Mandarin?

All of the colloquial language in the replies possibly doesn't help him much either. Although he might have learnt some new words?

Must be six or seven years since I did the loop so can't comment on the "improvements". Any problems I had with the road back then would have been of my own doing.

[AllanB]

Any problems I had with the road back then would have been of my own doing.

Which is probably the main reason for Coro Loop motorcycle accidents ..... rider, not the road.


One of my favorite roads I've ridden for 35 years has gotten busier and busier and the road 'repair' in many places absolute shit. As a consequence I ride it a modest speed.

Road repairs - pet hate in CHCH. The same road has had sections replaced by roading craftsmen - real Moto GP track corners - followed by a section of goat track ......

[FJRider]

Now if there was only a way to stop people with four wheels from crossing the centreline when going around the corners...

Be careful what you wish for ...




But perhaps more thought is needed to prevent those people with two wheels ... going off the edges.

Perhaps if those on two wheels ... gave a little more thought at the time ...