Good stir = DomPost Pg4 (7 Sept 07)

[Dodger]

Good work.
Those things give me the heebies when riding past.

[Grub]

Transit's general manager network operations, Roly Frost, said Transit had taken motorcyclists' concerns seriously - but international research showed wire rope median barriers were no more dangerous to motorcyclists than other types.

... {sigh} ...

Perhaps we should cut one of his arms off?

Hehehe ... well in my lit search I came across the "international research" he was talking about. It was done with crash dummies on motorcycles that hit the wire rope barriers while still upright. Not one test was done with the bike and rider sliding along the road which is how limbs get all mangled.

It's a worry isn't it.

[Usarka]

Hehehe ... well in my lit research, I came accross the "international research" he was talking about. It was done with crash dummies on motorcycles that hit the wire rope barriers while still upright. Not one test was done with the bike and rider sliding along the road which is how limbs get all mangled.

It's a worry isn't it.

fuck are you serious? pm me the references and i'll raise some f834723874ing shit myself....... :incredible hulk flexing smilie:

[RantyDave]

It was done with crash dummies on motorcycles that hit the wire rope barriers while still upright. Not one test was done with the bike and rider sliding along the road which is how limbs get all mangled.

Halfwits. If I was still upright I'd be working my arse off to avoid the bloody thing.

Dave

[oldrider]

Thank you Grub, thats really a good thing that you did. John.

[Grub]

fuck are you serious? pm me the references and i'll raise some f834723874ing shit myself....... :incredible hulk flexing smilie:

Here ya go ... there's heaps more too ... just Google "research motorcycle barrier"

http://www.fema.ridersrights.org/cra...ier/index.html

http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd.../05-0095-O.pdf

[banditrider]

Congrads - top man! They're nasty looking bits of kit.

Have stuck a couple of links on my blog - might get the story to 1 or 2 more people.

[Dodger]

There's a follow up in today's Dompost on Page A9

Linky here: http://www.stuff.co.nz/4198973a23918.html

[sunhuntin]

"But it is saving lives, and riders would rather hit that than an oncoming truck."

o really??

[yod]

"...a motorcycle safety consultant..."

my arse...

[ceebie13]

It's only going to take one tragic and horrific accident involving a biker and a cheese-cuttter median barrier for Mr Kirk to eat his words.

What yod said above....Who is this bloke anyway??

[peasea]

It's only going to take one tragic and horrific accident involving a biker and a cheese-cuttter median barrier for Mr Kirk to eat his words.

What yod said above....Who is this bloke anyway??

Bloke? More of a big hairy woman's front bum I'd say. Who the hell hired that tosser? Still, like everything else, nothing will be done coz lazy-arse kiwis will just sit there and moan instead of doing something.

Anyone writing to Transit? The minister of transport? LTNZ? Their MP? Or even Kirk himself?

I doubt it. Prove me wrong please.

[ajturbo]

good point there peasea!...
this is Allen kirk's email addy nzmscon@paradise.net.nz
and this is thier moto..

The NZMSC's slogan is "We Will Save Your Life".( but not your limbs)






but also could we sue them for knowingly put up maming barriers? ( sorry about the speeeling)

[peasea]

good point there peasea!...

but also could we sue them for knowingly put up maming barriers? ( sorry about the speeeling)

Not in this country (maybe the 'o' is superfluous) coz they'll hide behind ACC or something.

Ahh, Bastille Day, such fondness for the vox populi.

[Wannabiker]

I wonder how many head on accidents along that stretch of road were caused by cagers re-tuning their car radios? Is it just me, or does anyone else who (it's OK to admit it here) drives a cage along that stretch find that radio reception from Wellington stations drops off, and similar heading the other way? Or do all the cages that I own (or have owned) have crap radios.