this is a big issue at the MCC W.A has removed them but its something that we are trying to get changed around mate
this is true mate i will be addressing all these matter at the MCC but i need to be honest its a long and some times slow process but kathy and i will endevour to have all questions answered
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Im amazed that these fences were ever approved by the Australian Standards - it shows how the road authorities still have no awareness of motorcyclists. Garanteed to decapitate.
You may have a chance hitting an armco barrier but zilch hitting one of these...
the first time I saw one was a few years back south of Newcatle. With my kids in the car we were waved down by motorists as we passed a crashed bike, a body lying on the road covered by a blanket and further down the road another smaller lump (presumably a body part) covered by a towel - I ended up having to tell the girls the second lump was probably a small animal that got run over!!
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(04-09-2009, 10:24am)big kev Wrote: this is true mate i will be addressing all these matter at the MCC but i need to be honest its a long and some times slow process but kathy and i will endevour to have all questions answered
I ride past a couple of lengths of "Cheesecutters" daily Kev, they scare the hell out of me. Always staying away from any cars near me while passing them.
They have to be removed.
Good weather, good woman, good road, good bike, good-bye!!
well i will tell you all somehting that the RTA wont tell you motorcycleists are only 1/3 of all vehicles on the road and we dont really have as much impact as cars buses trucks do so this is where the MCC comes into play they are the voice that niggles at the heals of the covernment so i promise this is 1 thing that the MCC is doing there best to have removed from our roards but im telling you all its going to be a long road ahead to have the wire barriers removed from NSW roads
max i agree there totally %100 scarey and as delegates kathy and i are going to do our best
REV its only in certian areas from what im told? i will be at the MCC monday pushing for answers best i can but as i say its a slow process getting answers and its political as well
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(04-09-2009, 01:32pm)big kev Wrote: (04-09-2009, 01:15pm)Rev004 Wrote: (04-09-2009, 12:37pm)big kev Wrote: REV its only in certian areas from what im told? i will be at the MCC monday pushing for answers best i can but as i say its a slow process getting answers and its political as well
Yes Political is what it's all about you certainly hit the nail on the head with that statement.
Maybe the Goverment needs to be hit with a law suit under duty of care surely that has to come into it somewhere. You hear in the media all the time about we have a duty of care and so on but when it come to the poor old motor cycle rider I don't believe that this is really taken into account when they introduce new safety systems for the road.
They need to look at all the road uses and I don't think that they do that part well as we are only a minority compared to the amount of cages on the road.
maybe some other busa club members from other states should look at becomeing delegates to the MCC in there state im sure it would be helpfull
Thanks for the great job you guys are doing on our behalf Kev, you are unseen doing this thing for us but not unappreciated.
Good weather, good woman, good road, good bike, good-bye!!