I've hit a concrete barrier at speed (estimate 80-90kmh) after falling off, just a glancing blow, less than 15 degrees angle of attack, scraped helmet shoulder etc. walked away with a sore leg and a little whiplash. I don't think for a second if I'd hit a wire barrier I'd be responding to this thread.
Add me to the list of protestors, these things just have to go and no argument form so called safety experts are going to change my mind!
Dear Paul
It's certainly a matter which needs urgent attention. The ghastly crash over the weekend really highlighted the issue.
I am going to try to get Transit before the Transport Select Committee to explain what action they intend to take.
I may not be successful - I will need the Labour members to vote for such an action as they have a majority on the committee.
Thanks for taking the time and letting me know your views.
Hon. Maurice Williamson
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the really happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery when on a detour.
Can I suggest that someone wat is good wif words put together a letter of concern that others may use as a template to email to their member of parliament? Pixie perhaps you could post a copy of the message you sent to Maurice Williamson? If everyone here can forward it to their families and friends to send off to their local MP things should start gaining momentum on that side of things - nothing like an email campaign to get bored office workers interested.
You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be quoted out of context, then used against you.
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im girlgeorgina over there
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the really happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery when on a detour.
How about getting 2 halves of a plastic cylinder around the post, fill it with expandable foam then remove the plastic cylinder, done in about 2 minutes.
Don't need to remove any wires.
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NOT--wanting to sound like the bad guy here but near as I can tell the CONCEPT of the wire rope barrier is a good one. Definitely better than concrete barriers or "shudder" armco --they stretch and give--absorbing impact as they do so --for cages anyoo
Its the EXECUTION of their desighn thats at fault.
So what can be done to improve the desighn so its danger to motorcycleists is reduced to an acceptable level? (to us)
My thoughts being to use plastic c shaped Wharatas as supports.with the curved back edge facing towards the direction of travel.
Having the wire run AROUND the supports somehow rather than through them--thus providing a smooth surface for a person hitting them at an oblique angle -or as someone else has suggested curved covers of some sort with a smooth outer surface.
Increasing the surface area of the wires by a HUGE amount so that they do not act as people slicers as well as having some sort of weave between the wires to greatly increas the surface area
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I read the comments and decided that there was absolutely no point in adding two cents. In fact I found the content so depressing that I'm no longer sure that there's any point in any sort of organised protest.
However, there's always the chance that there's a silent and open-minded majority behind that vocal and closed-minded minority, so I'll make every effort to attend or participate in a lawful and non-disruptive protest -- I think we've got enough stacked against us with the "stop whining/ you deserve to die" brigade without pissing them off any more than they seem to be already. I'll also make every effort to provide floor and garage space for people traveling here, if said event is to be directed at the beehive.
When dealing with those in officialdom, people should be reminded that intelligent and reasoned argument is more persuasive than weight of numbers. Weight of numbers is only any use at election time.
Writing to political parties asking them what their policy is on cheese-cutter barriers and motorcyclists may be useful too, particularly if they think that there may be votes on offer.
"Standing on your mother's corpse you told me that you'd wait forever." [Bryan Adams: Summer of 69]
Yea and as cynical as this sounds a DEAD biker costs THEM a lot less money wise than an injured one
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