Friday Night Rants?

[sidecar bob]

Cheese Barriers? wouldn't be so bad.

Mmmm, Cheese Barriers

[nzspokes]

TVI last night. I find the riding behaviour @ around the 1:27 mark interesting. And again at what the female says at the@ the :25 sec mark. I know of one that has died as a result of hitting a wire rope barrier. Cheese Barriers? wouldn't be so bad.

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-...=4883627735001

Its not exactly hard to work out they are a stupid idea.

[Moi]

Mmmm, Cheese Barriers

[Moi]

Its not exactly hard to work out they are a stupid idea.

Tell that to someone who has not been involved in a head-on because of them...

[nzspokes]

Tell that to someone who has not been involved in a head-on because of them...

A concrete barrier would do the same thing. Worked on the Harbour Bridge. HTH

[Moi]

A concrete barrier would do the same thing. Worked on the Harbour Bridge. HTH

Agree.

However, I can not see WRBs being replaced with concrete barriers. So, instead of beating our heads against a brick wall, we could be advocating for WRBs to be made safer for bikers.

[Maha]

Its not exactly hard to work out they are a stupid idea.

Brilliant No motorcyclists would dispute that.

[nzspokes]

Agree.

However, I can not see WRBs being replaced with concrete barriers. So, instead of beating our heads against a brick wall, we could be advocating for WRBs to be made safer for bikers.

I would rather bang my head against a wire barrier, it will hurt less than a brick wall.

But yerp if they make them safe for riders then go for gold. Mate in Aussie had a benign low side and slid into one, took his leg off and damaged his arm. He was feckin lucky a mate was a paramedic that kept him alive. If the wires had gone all the way down he may have some broken bones but that would have been the worst of it.

[Moi]

This is where BRONZ could / should get involved and advocate for the WRBs to be made safer.

The research has been done as to what is required to improve their safety. If NZTA and ACC were truly interested in reducing the costs of road accidents then they could get a university engineering department involved with it - perhaps a PhD for someone and practical results for all concerned.

[mashman]

This is where BRONZ could / should get involved and advocate for the WRBs to be made safer.

The research has been done as to what is required to improve their safety. If NZTA and ACC were truly interested in reducing the costs of road accidents then they could get a university engineering department involved with it - perhaps a PhD for someone and practical results for all concerned.

Could use that that $30 ACC motorcycle levy thing from a while back to start a hemp farm to be used for winding between the existing barriers, cushioning the blow and removing the gaps (+economic benefits of it sequestering emissions, among other things... lol). Now, where do I pick up my PhD?

[sidecar bob]

I really can't get my head around the Wrb angst. I'm probably not that smart, but I feel confident that I frequently ride past roadside hazards that could fuck me up far more than a Wrb.

[Ocean1]

I really can't get my head around the Wrb angst. I'm probably not that smart, but I feel confident that I frequently ride past roadside hazards that could fuck me up far more than a Wrb.

Then why are they there?

[Moi]

... Now, where do I pick up my PhD?

You know what PhD means?






Piled higher and Deeper

[sidecar bob]

Then why are they there?

For people that pay far less attention to the task of operating a motor vehicle than I do I'd guess.

[Moi]

Then why are they there?

WRBs or median barriers in general?

Why barriers - either median or roadside... because we don't teach people to drive or ride, just how to start, steer and stop a vehicle...