Desiging SAFER Rds for Motorcyclists

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Post by jewjew »

I was just thinking..............how about spring loaded double armco.......or shock pads behind it..........could pass it off as protection for car drivers....reduced shock in an accident..........much better for cagers ;)
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Firstly, I'd like to see an on road segment to the licencing test. How can you expect someone to ride away with a licience when they have never ridden a bike on the road?

A similar licience restriction as to the UK where there is a medium licence. Ls upto 12hp no more than 125, first 2 years any CC no more than 33hp then un restricted. Helps stop people with more ambition than ability jumping on a world class superbike and becoming another statistic.

A campaign to reduce tailgating. It's bad enough in a car, but tailgating a biker is close to manslaughter.

Sensible lane splitting laws.

Might have some more constructive ones later
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air fences would be nice :P

or even gravel traps and tyre walls :P
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Neka79 wrote:air fences would be nice :P

or even gravel traps and tyre walls :P

aaah...sensible suggestions
from KSRC's own Crash test dummy..... :lol:
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Smitty wrote:
Neka79 wrote:air fences would be nice :P

or even gravel traps and tyre walls :P

aaah...sensible suggestions
from KSRC's own Crash test dummy..... :lol:
ummmmmm

u might remember me ol china
my last crash was in 04
thats 3 years...
ur last crash was??

the gpx?? 05?? 06??

im sensible now...

and im doing that thing where
i type 3 or 4 words then go
to the next line..just like u do..

to take the piss...
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Neka79 wrote: and im doing that thing where
i type 3 or 4 words then go
to the next line..just like u do..

to take the piss...
haha
the things you do as u grow old


or should that be older :lol: :lol:


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Smitty wrote:
haha
the things you do as u grow old


or should that be older :lol: :lol:


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mick_dundee wrote:
Smitty wrote:
haha
the things you do as u grow old


or should that be older :lol: :lol:


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or oldest??
or ancient??
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Neka79 wrote:
mick_dundee wrote:
Smitty wrote: haha
the things you do as u grow old

or should that be older :lol: :lol:

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or oldest??
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There's many things for road design that can be done, but budgets will always have the final say.

There are many types of stone size for hot mix and spray seal roads, each has a different affect (grip, road noise, type of surface laid on etc).

You will rarely see a hot mix road out woop woop, it's just too expensive and not always possible logistically.

Spray seals should just be illegal for any well trafficked road, they don't last, too many loose stones and shithouse grip.

There should be a international/national standard for hotmix composition, there will always be compromises of course but we humans have had metalled roads now for a long time so there has to be a good solution out there somewhere.
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As i suspected a large cross section of good ideas from surprisingly road technology clued up riders, and a fair amount of humour thrown in for good measure. :D
Ask the same questions of a car drivers and you end to get a far less informed set of responses. Each and every idea is going down on paper to be sent for appraisal. I just wanted to say a huge thanks to all the people who have responded to this, its been amazing some of the suggestions we have gotten!
The airbags one has been printed out and has gone on the wall btw hehehe

My deepest thanks. :D :D :D

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after you submit these ideas, do you get any form of feedback?
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graemec wrote:As i suspected a large cross section of good ideas from surprisingly road technology clued up riders, and a fair amount of humour thrown in for good measure. :D
Ask the same questions of a car drivers and you end to get a far less informed set of responses. Each and every idea is going down on paper to be sent for appraisal. I just wanted to say a huge thanks to all the people who have responded to this, its been amazing some of the suggestions we have gotten!
The airbags one has been printed out and has gone on the wall btw hehehe

My deepest thanks. :D :D :D

Graeme
..cool mate
thanx for the feedback on our ideas....and humour :lol:


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