Cheese wire barrier - Upper Hutt

**judecatmad** · 26th October 2006, 15:16

I read in the Upper Hutt Leader last night that Transit are looking at installing cheese wire median barriers along River Road (SH2) around the Moonshine Road turning. They are proposing the closing off of the right turns into and out of Moonshine Road too.

Not too fussed about the closing of the right turns, but it's a bit of a nasty bend to be having a cheese wire barrier on...

**Wasp** · 26th October 2006, 15:16

yea..... we know.......

**judecatmad** · 26th October 2006, 15:24

Originally Posted by Wasp

yea..... we know.......

I didn't

(having only moved to UH in July)

**ceebie13** · 26th October 2006, 18:10

I saw that with horror too... I live in Riverstone and grab most of my fuel at Shell Moonshine so "the infamous bridge" is literally on my doorstep too.
Take it easy Manchester.

Regards,
Northampton (Speed camera black spot of the universe) lol

**_intense_** · 26th October 2006, 18:21

mmm cheese.... oh *slap* not that sort of cheese. havent those barriers ben made ilegal in EU? or part thereof? well no worris for this little black bike, as my babies of the road for an indefinite time!!! *crys*

**riffer** · 26th October 2006, 19:14

Haywards, Eastern Hutt Road, now Moonshine Road.

Yeah, we don't really like the cheesecutters but none of us have hit them have we?

Why don't you ask Stonechucker how he feels about them closing off Moonshine Road? Its about nine months too late for him...

They can't close off that road soon enough. I go past there daily and the amount of idiots who think they can get out before I go through is amazing.

judecatmad - was that you I stopped next to at the Maungaraki lights the other day about 5.30pm?

**Shadows** · 26th October 2006, 23:12

I've seen cages lose traction and cross the centre line on five occasions I can think of, both on the bridge and on the left hander heading North.
I'd rather those useless pricks were kept on their own side of the road, at least a barrier won't move across in front of you.

**Wasp** · 27th October 2006, 07:28

how strong are the wire barriers anyway? stronger or weaker than say the concrete ones between petone and town (where the slip was)?

**skelstar** · 27th October 2006, 07:59

Nuts, some of my dodgiest passing manuovres are done along there

p/t

**Wenier** · 27th October 2006, 09:29

Originally Posted by Wasp

how strong are the wire barriers anyway? stronger or weaker than say the concrete ones between petone and town (where the slip was)?

The barriers are pretty strong they can rebound cars back into their own lane without the wire barrier distorting into the other lane by any real amount.

**Joni** · 27th October 2006, 10:06

I reckon people forget what its like to be a new rider... that at times they are concentrating on other things than more expereinced riders might be, and barriers like the cheese wire can be really scary and just another thing to contend while on their learning curve.

**Str8 Jacket** · 27th October 2006, 10:10

Originally Posted by Joni

I reckon people forget what its like to be a new rider... that at times they are concentrating on other things than more expereinced riders might be, and barriers like the cheese wire can be really scary and just another thing to contend with in their learning curve.

Yep, I totally agree. A very valid point, its definately a confidence thing/learning curb. In some ways I think its kind of dangerous that some of us become quite complacent with our riding and things that once seemed dangerous arent even thought about again. Cause in a lot of ways they still pose the same danger....

**Wasp** · 27th October 2006, 10:16

yeap, i've found myself doing things on the bike then looking to the right and seeing the wires and scaring the crap out of me.

wasnt there some stats on them saying that 100% of bikers that had come in contact with them had lost a limb.....?

**ceebie13** · 27th October 2006, 10:22

Following on from Joni, Riff and Str8...Yeah, I reckon there is a very fine line between complacency and arrogance (and stupidity for that matter). You may well find that those who accuse people of riding like wusses are more than likely to be the same people that think all other road users (read car drivers) are ignorant, blind idiots. And probably the same people that give bikers a bad name by treating the road like a race track. They may even be reading this and thinking "oh he's an old fart who rides an old farts bike...what does he know?" All part of life's rich tapestry though aye?