Proposed new speed limit

**MadDuck** · 18th January 2008, 14:56

Originally Posted by Disco Dan

hehe...

pack of bikers traveling along mway.. wire barrier begins.. bikers get off bikes and start 'walking them' along the mway.... "too bloody dangerous to ride next to those things" humpf...

Now that would be damn funny. Only problem is when its time to stop for a ciggy break....

**crashe** · 18th January 2008, 19:18

Who has the huge sign that was put on the back of the ute on the 'cheescutter ride' ?????? As that is a great sign.

If ropes can be attached to each end of it and a heavy weight along the bottom of it...(to stop it flapping up and not being able to be read) and then hung over the side of the overbridges for a short period every day....

All that is needed is two or maybe three people to hold it up for a short period during peak traffic and again during non peak time. Dissappear before the police arrive after the council objects..

the drivers will see the sign......... and then it will sink in to them as well.

To hang a sign up on a over bridge in the city you do need AK council permission.... then they allocate you which overbridge to use. Usually the bridge near the university.

But being the motorway, that comes under Transit NZ...... so doubtful that they would give permission.

Hence why Im saying whip it up there for 30 minutes everyday at different times on different overbridges near the WRB's.

This is just a wee suggestion.

**howdamnhard** · 18th January 2008, 22:10

Ok, the original quote was made by 007xx and I unfortuneately did not erase the last line.I do not like cheese cutters and think they should be removed but riding at 70km/h in a 100km/h zone every time you go past them will just get you killed.If you want to do it as a group then you need to have some signage or something to indicate why you are(proper protest) otherwise you will just piss other road users and lose support.

Yeah...I agree, it's much better to do nothing. Just as a matter of interest....what colours the sky in your world

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**90s** · 21st January 2008, 12:36

Originally Posted by 007XX

I found it hard enough, not to mention dangerous, to stick to that speed during my learner's period.

Let's be honnest, that restriction would be potentially unsafe and pointless as a sole rider, and if done as a group, cage drivers around would just get pissed off and miss the point entirely.

+1.

I put myself at risk only if the benefit is clear, and here I don't think there is anything that is not counterproductive at any level.

Risk of injury might be reduced but risk of being involved in an accident will become much more likely.

Back to the drawing board.

**James Deuce** · 21st January 2008, 14:20

You guys are hilarious!

Still haven't mastered this "Internet" thing, have we?

**Kittyhawk** · 21st January 2008, 14:25

Regardless of what is going to be classified as a "barrier" in the middle of the road, if something is moving, and something is stationary, and one hits into the other damage will be done at any speed...

You could be walking along and trip ass overhead on a concrete kerb and still do damage to yourself....based on personal experience..

Its a risk you take when you ride on the road...it may not be barriers which suddenly come out and hit you....could be something else.

**James Deuce** · 21st January 2008, 14:27

Is it possible to be so gobsmacked that your undies explode spontaneously?

**rok-the-boat** · 21st January 2008, 14:36

Sheesh, I can't believe it, bikers proposing a go slow. Whatever next. Just ride carefully. And you know what, you can ride carefully at 160kph = 100mph. You have to know how to be careful - wake up! If you're worried about the barrier, you shouldn't be on the bike as it'll be dangerous to you no matter how slow you go. Ride carefully and the barrier is not even there.

**Jiminy** · 21st January 2008, 14:55

Originally Posted by 007XX

I found it hard enough, not to mention dangerous, to stick to that speed during my learner's period.

Let's be honnest, that restriction would be potentially unsafe and pointless as a sole rider, and if done as a group, cage drivers around would just get pissed off and miss the point entirely.

Sorry, I don't see what good it could achieve.

Couldn't agree more. That would only piss off cagers and turn them against us. We want them *with* us in this campaign.

What about some standard, clear protest signs that anyone could put on his/her bike? If we all have them, then people will start noticing them and be aware of the issue. The sign doesn't even need to be readable by cagers while riding, it just should be recognisable enough. Sure thing, any driver will read it one day on a parked motorbike. If they keep noticing it, they might start thinking that it's an important issue.

**007XX** · 21st January 2008, 15:02

Originally Posted by Jim2

Is it possible to be so gobsmacked that your undies explode spontaneously?

If it is, can I come and watch?...that sounds hilarious!

Originally Posted by Jiminy

Couldn't agree more. That would only piss off cagers and turn them against us. We want them *with* us in this campaign.

What about some standard, clear protest signs that anyone could put on his/her bike? If we all have them, then people will start noticing them and be aware of the issue. The sign doesn't even need to be readable by cagers while riding, it just should be recognisable enough. Sure thing, any driver will read it one day on a parked motorbike. If they keep noticing it, they might start thinking that it's an important issue.

That's not a bad idea Jiminy

The fact of the matter is: you can't make people care...it is only through patient education and awareness campaigns that we will be able to get anywhere on the subject.

Making a nuisance out of ourselves will only do our cause harm in the long run.