Bikers' safety a “priority” - says IAM.

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https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/consumer-news/59594/bikers-safety-a-priority
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[Knightsy]

Kinda good idea, but I'd rather see the roads getting fixed
I do wonder about how exactly does one adapt large chunks of metal to be "safer" for bikers
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[drzsta]

Have you not accepted that riding your motorcycle us dangerous yet?


Fucking MTFU, crash barriers do not need upgrading.
They were around before you decided to ride.
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[Ayrton]

[Walloper]

I think forcing the morons who dig up our roads to repair the damage properly would be a better campaign.

The Romans built roads 2000 years ago and they are still in place (where they haven't been dug up).
Why has road building tech not came up with road repair tech?

I know there is a procedure to make a flawless repair on roads but the lazy two-bit contractors don't need to bother their arses complying with the procedure.

Barriers? It would probably make not much difference. The stats probably don't take into account the force of impact on the barriers that are in place at present.
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[WannaBeDude]

Overhaul roads lol .. as if ... just IAM stating the ovboius and furthering their own OTT existence.

If i see a rider with a IAM hi viz, he's getting his wing mirror kicked off and his kill switch activated. !
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[salty21]

i'd be more than happy if they just stopped resurfacing perfectly good roads with tar and loose chippings. They certainly didnt have bikers in mind when they thought that process up
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[Walloper]

[symonh2000]

If they fixed all of the pot holes and poor road surfaces maybe less riders would fall off in the first place.

I wonder how many percent of accidents are caused by poor road surfaces?
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[MarJay]

[drzsta]

go on.
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[soforene]

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[Ayrton]

They resurfaced a pretty good road around here too with that loose shit. Although they do seem to be doing a proper job on the rest of the roads in my area too.

[bazza]

"Meaningless soundbites a priority." says IAM.

A spokesdrone continued: "Blah, wibble, moving forward, lessons learned, raise awareness, give us more cash."
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[Rogue_Shadow]

Wow brilliant!

Will anything get done

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Never mind

I expect they publish that statement annual, changing only the date and photo

[L4Isoside]

That loose shit stuff has been plastered all over here, its fucking awful. Roads that are 30/40mph etc are covered in it (they even started at peak times ) its so god damn evil that I almost span my car (albeit being a bit of a dick..) and would have been deadly on a motorbike

Not just one road, its everywhere. Reducing speed limits to 20mph etc etc.

Some areas they have resurfaced properly are fantastic, and I'd much rather they invest in THAT + the shell grip stuff than some barrier to be fair. That will help prevent the crash in the first place.. IMO

[moppy]

[_matt]

personally, i'd be much happier if they'd fix all the fucking potholes round Staffordshire and run a road-sweeper up/down the A5 every now and then to clear the mud and straw off it from the tractors!

I've never understood crash barriers on flatland roads, i'd much rather land in a nice comfy field than smash into a 3ft wall
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[colicabcadam]

for cars put spikes (facing chest) on steering wheels

as for bikers, well, put cheese wire round their kneck and attach it to the bike

both of the above would make everyone think twice about driving / riding like a plonk wouldn't they lol
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[Im-a-Ridah]

Just imagine if they actually spent all the various road user taxes on... the roads

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