The Yellow Peril

[Pixie]

I hate the yellow bend markers-for-idiots-who-can't-drive

This is an email I sent to Transit and LTNZ:

I would like to comment on the bend marker sign that have been installed in recent years.
At night, the amount of reflected light that comes back to a driver is as bad as encountering an oncoming vehicle with it's lights on high beam.
The reflected light swamps out the reflectors on the white pastic road markers and makes them virtually impossible to see.This makes it difficult to determine the radius of a bend and makes it more likely that motorists will drive off the road.The yellow signs are not numerous enough to delineate the curve of any particular bend.
Another issue is the steel supports which are a potential hazard to any motorcyclists who may run off the road.
Since these markers have become more common, I have noticed a definite trend for motorists to drive on rural highways ,at night, with their lights on low beam.This is fine until they encounter wandering stock on the road.
If the signs must be used ,I suggest a reflective chevron on a non-reflective background.This will reduce the glare problem.

[HDTboy]

I agree, I hate those new yellow signs

[Wolf]

Good on ya. I find the glare back from those things to be hazardous and it makes night riding less enjoyable. Some bloody corners seem to throw back more light than I thought my vehicle puts out, what with all the speed signs, "Danger!" and "SLOW DOWN" signs and the reflective markers themselves. I frequently find myself dipping the lights as I approach such corners. A decently winding bit of road is like riding into a stream of oncoming traffic.

[Finn]

Pixie, drive to the conditions, if they change reduce your speed.

[Pixie]

Pixie, drive to the conditions, if they change reduce your speed.

If I go any slower,approaching those yellow pieces of shit,I'll fall off

[placidfemme]

I hate the yellow bend markers-for-idiots-who-can't-drive

This is an email I sent to Transit and LTNZ:

I would like to comment on the bend marker sign that have been installed in recent years.
At night, the amount of reflected light that comes back to a driver is as bad as encountering an oncoming vehicle with it's lights on high beam.
The reflected light swamps out the reflectors on the white pastic road markers and makes them virtually impossible to see.This makes it difficult to determine the radius of a bend and makes it more likely that motorists will drive off the road.The yellow signs are not numerous enough to delineate the curve of any particular bend.
Another issue is the steel supports which are a potential hazard to any motorcyclists who may run off the road.
Since these markers have become more common, I have noticed a definite trend for motorists to drive on rural highways ,at night, with their lights on low beam.This is fine until they encounter wandering stock on the road.
If the signs must be used ,I suggest a reflective chevron on a non-reflective background.This will reduce the glare problem.

Very good Let us know if they bother to reply

[Beemer]

The reflected light swamps out the reflectors on the white pastic road markers and makes them virtually impossible to see...

Maybe they are made by (s)pastics factories...

Totally agree with you though, and it makes no difference if you are on a bike or in a car, the amount of reflected light it enough to temporarily blind you. Makes me wonder how many fatal crashes are not entirely due to high speed but the fact the driver was dazzled by the light?

[Zukin]

I agree

Can I suggest you post the email address here, and we can all send them the same message if they dont reply favourably

[Swoop]

...drive to the conditions, if they change reduce your speed.

So when the road dries up, or traffic reduces.... we go slower???

[SwanTiger]

I think that they are pointless however I'd have to agree with what Finn said.

...drive to the conditions

If an on-comming car or road sign is blinding me, I do as the road-code suggestions, which is to focus on the inner or outer white line which reduces or removes the glare problem.

[Finn]

So when the road dries up, or traffic reduces.... we go slower???

Drive to the conditions when it's dry ride like its stolen.

[cowpoos]

great another pointless fuckin thread....the signs are there for homo's that can't drive!!! so lets leave the bastards there....why don't ya save your whinging for something imnportant like the lack of road mantainence...amount we a taxed in fuel....general income tax....blah blah blah fuckin blah....

[SlowHand]

Drive to the conditions when it's dry ride like its stolen.

What if i turn my lights off and close my eyes?

I can't see any hazards, so can I go as fast as I want?

[The_Dover]

What if i turn my lights off and close my eyes?

I can't see any hazards, so can I go as fast as I want?

No, that would make you the other type of yellow peril that is rife on aucklands roads.

[Hitcher]

And those yellow reflectorised signs are much worse in the wet. Try coming down the Waioeka Gorge in a downpour in the middle of the night and you'll see what I mean.