Why has this barrier been installed

[Shadows]

I drive a 40 foot semi round there on Sundays... tis an 80 k zone and you really don't want to even try going that fast unless you are a GOOD rider AND know the road like the back of your hand...

I don't know about that.

That road used to be fun to ride when it was a 100k zone (provided it wasn't clogged up with Whitbyites and Porirua Eastians), with the 80k restriction its far too easy to lose one's licence on it now.

[sinned]

I don't know about that.

That road used to be fun to ride when it was a 100k zone (provided it wasn't clogged up with Whitbyites and Porirua Eastians), with the 80k restriction its far too easy to lose one's licence on it now.

Not often a clean run can be made - too much traffic and easy to exceed the posted speed. The other side of the inlet is a better choice of ride.

[FJRider]

I don't know about that.

That road used to be fun to ride when it was a 100k zone (provided it wasn't clogged up with Whitbyites and Porirua Eastians), with the 80k restriction its far too easy to lose one's licence on it now.

But not for speeding, the charge would more likely be dangerous driving... to get the AUTO loss of licence, 120 km/hr would be needed...

[FJRider]

Not often a clean run can be made - too much traffic and easy to exceed the posted speed. The other side of the inlet is a better choice of ride.

Prefer the Paikakariki hill more...

[riffer]

But not for speeding, the charge would more likely be dangerous driving... to get the AUTO loss of licence, 120 km/hr would be needed...

Oh shit I'm fucked then. Ride that road every day. You can easily reach that overtaking.

[FJRider]

Only takes ONE good lock-on... the funny bit would be watching the cop try to turn round...

[Shadows]

Only takes ONE good lock-on... the funny bit would be watching the cop try to turn round...

One more than one occasion I didn't stick around to watch

[Ocean1]

That is a DoC protected wetland and they don't want cars full of petrochemicals and heavy metals diving into the area off the road. I kind of agree with that.

Mebe, wouldnt' surprise me.
It's bollox though. Where the fook do they think all that nasty shit's going to end up once the armco's seperated the leaky stuff from the big lumps? Be a damn site less damaging to the baby seal chicks ifn' they left it like it was.

Wonder if we can expect a proliferation of barriers around the other side...

Not often a clean run can be made - too much traffic and easy to exceed the posted speed. The other side of the inlet is a better choice of ride.

3AM is good, either side. Got to choose yer night, but I did 6 laps about that time a couple of weeks ago.

[MD]

This 'high' beam armco on sharpened metal blades is just what I commented on about the Moonshine bridge work in progress.
As I said on that thread, I'm not opposed to wire rope barriers but this raising a single armco beam 2 feet off the ground to leave enough room for a rider to slide under and into the upright blade is just crazy?

A couple of kms west towards Whitby from where those pics were taken has the hilarious sight of new 'high rise' armco with 2.5 feet of clearance underneath placed in front of a solid wall of rock 20 metres vertical and about 50 cm behind the armco! Great. So now, instead of hitting a solid wall of rock you get to hit the armco or sharp upright support 0.05 seconds before the solid rock wall! Big difference. I'd prefer my chances with the rock wall. Maybe the rock/cliff face has spiritual inportance worthy of protecting?

[RiderInBlack]

Yer not happy with that kind of barrier. Armco with biker slicing steel post. The C*nts have put that up here too. Just past the Swinging Cow Cafe on SH1 heading ta Whangarei before the start of Brynderwyn Hills