These good safety Wire barriers take a young life

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When the first motorcyclist was killed by these things in NSW the RTA came out and defended its use because it complies with the Aust Standards.

Thats because the Standards are designed to keep vehicle from impacting others or solid objects (and hence apparently save lives)

Here is the scope of the standard

1.1 SCOPE This Standard sets out the requirements for roadside devices that provide some degree of redirection and containment capability when impacted by a vehicle, or
provide controlled absorption of the kinetic energy of a vehicle that is on a collision course with some significant obstacle.

So as long as its keeps the vehicles apart its OK, no talk about minimising injury to everyone - talk about missing the point

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