What's this I hear?

[Pixie]

Interesting that they had the barrier fixed & fully operational within hours of the crash too.
If it had been a concrete barrier would the truck have stayed on the southbound lane & had a less tragic accident or would it have mowed through that too?

The profiles of concrete barriers are designed to turn the vehicle's steering so that it is deflected back onto it's original path.

WRBs can actually do the opposite and snag a truck's right front wheel and steer it into oncoming traffic.

This is well documented

[sunhuntin]

dont cars have to hit on a certain angle to get the full "safety" out of them? i think it was parallel?

[MSTRS:Me]

dont cars have to hit on a certain angle to get the full "safety" out of them? i think it was parallel?

Oh they are absolutely safe for anyone who runs parallel to them....

[gixxer-king]

that it Ive had enough. has anyone actually seriously got a small old wreck that we can drive down the middle of these stupid bike dividers? if we keep mowing the damn things down surely if only out of spite they will have to put something better in?

[FJRider]

that it Ive had enough. has anyone actually seriously got a small old wreck that we can drive down the middle of these stupid bike dividers? if we keep mowing the damn things down surely if only out of spite they will have to put something better in?

You try it in your car... for the sake of all NZ bikers....

[wbks]

that it Ive had enough. has anyone actually seriously got a small old wreck that we can drive down the middle of these stupid bike dividers? if we keep mowing the damn things down surely if only out of spite they will have to put something better in?

Sounds like fun. Got any commodores or toranas I can have a go at it with?

[Max Preload]

Perhaps an XF 'coon...

[gixxer-king]

FJ what wriggled up your bum? mate just having a laugh, no need to wish death upon fellow members over it.

but anyway not a coon jesus! we want the driver to survive. those wrb's are designed to totally smash a coon and render it more useless then it was new. i was thinking more an old starlet or such, of course bonus points if anyone can get their hands on a fulton hogan truck!

[Max Preload]

FJ what wriggled up your bum? mate just having a laugh, no need to wish death upon fellow members over it.

but anyway not a coon jesus! we want the driver to survive. those wrb's are designed to totally smash a coon and render it more useless then it was new. i was thinking more an old starlet or such, of course bonus points if anyone can get their hands on a fulton hogan truck!

It's an XFR though...