Thread: Ban wire barriers !!!!!

I'm with you. Stuffed if I know why they use them instead of ARMCO, must be the price. Far rather hit an ARMCO barrier than a wire in a car or on a bike.

The wires are a far better way of restraining a car than the armco. If you glance off armco you're laughing, if you give it a bit more of a hit you will go through it. The wires, you can hit them in anyway you like including head on and they will catch the car and stop it.

Yes, I am a road bike rider (well, its actually a TT bike) but the wires more than have their place.

Edit, oh motorbike rider! Oops

I remember having a discussion with RN (Roadnazi - a senior vic traffic cop) on outerlimits about these barriers. I was saying they were sausagemakers, IRC he was saying there were studies which proved otherwise...

Originally Posted by isuzurover

I remember having a discussion with RN (Roadnazi - a senior vic traffic cop) on outerlimits about these barriers. I was saying they were sausagemakers, IRC he was saying there were studies which proved otherwise...

From the Stromtrooper forum:

Originally Posted by mikeyoda

Whats wrong with wire barriers. Do we know any one who has died from hitting one on a motorcycle? They do save lives in cars , what are the facts for Motorcycles? I thought they are changing them to include motorcycle protection such as plastic railing along the bottom!
Here is some light reading:


www.monash.edu.au/muarc/reports/atsb201.pdf

Devils advocate that's my role!

i dont have a problem with em..........

and I hope you never ever do weeds--

cos the fence will win X 4

There are designs of barrier which are flexible, can catch a car as well as a wire barrier, better than armco and safer to bikes,

Of course those designs are VERY expensive so unlikely we'll see them anywhere for the time being.

All I know is wh3en I was riding bikes these things were just starting to come in and they gave me the heeby jeebies !

Originally Posted by VladTepes

they gave me the heeby jeebies !

but your a pussy!