Quote: “Motorcyclists have long claimed
that wire barriers are dangerous but authorities say how crucial they are.”
Unquote.
A nice cheap shot from Channel Nine News as they show footage of a car
bouncing off a rope barrier back in the path of a truck.
Fact is wire rope
barriers have killed motorcyclists who have been chopped up by the metal posts
or hideously deformed as a body is “strained” through the wires. Motorcycle
safety groups are fully supportive of, and indeed advocate construction of
appropriately designed road safety barriers.
Let’s face it, anything hitting an
object at speed is going to suffer some sort of damage. However an extended
smooth surface could make the difference between life and death or even a few
broken bones to a totally minced up body.
Responsible reporting would tell the
full story. Good one 9.
Aussie Sadler.
P.O. Box 493,
Mornington,
Vic. 3931.
If you want to rid Victoria of these deadly barriers, go see your MP and tell him/her what you think. They work for you. 2014 is an election year in this state.
Damien
IRG
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