Ban wire barriers !!!!!

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Originally Posted by 85 county

NB wire rope barriers are not cheaper than Armco

Not in short lengths, but over long length WR is cheaper,

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Originally Posted by clubagreenie

What if they used a wire netting instead of the strand of rope. Could run to the ground and catch the rider and bike. Would still catch cars as well, could be smaller gauge wire instead but that may cause more damage. Perhaps a plastic flat webbing netting similar to what you see as pedestrian baracading.

The strength of the WR barrier is in the tension in the rope, that's why they're there. A "curtain" style net might work to catch riders below the rope, but would probably only be installed around corners.

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Originally Posted by clubagreenie

Mini Poll; Should the cruze given it's mid size have been the next Torana?

No. The next Torana has to be Australian made rear wheel drive.

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Originally Posted by Brian

Mick,
Dont know about large trucks, but certainly it stops large cars from crossing onto the other side of the road. My daughters car was spinning out of control towards the oncoming traffic, the wires did their job and prevented her crossing to the wrong side of the road. She ended up facing the wrong way in the right hand lane in the direction she was travelling.

Large trucks?, I dont know, the wires seem to be too low to stop say a B-double. Maybe if the wires rapped around the wheels, it may work.

You can get WR Barriers in different heights, but with the forces & high COGs associated with trucks you'd have to go overboard with design specs. As mentioned before, you'll never have the perfect barrier.

Part of the way the wires work to prevent deflection/glancing off the barrier back into the flow of traffic is the way the wires "cut" into the side of the vehicle and hold onto the car, which acts then as a guide as well as friction to slow you down. Obviously if you have enough momentum it can't hold you, but it's better to wreck your car on the wire than loose your life or the lives loved ones if you were to defect into another vehicle travelling the same direction as you, as ARMCO usually does.