From Cloned's thread, but worth its own topic I felt.
Guard rails work great for cars. However, motorcyclists call them "guillotines" and with good reason. I personally am terrified of them. Whenever I see them I usually forego any passing to prevent being pushed off the road into them. If I am solo I usually slow down a fair bit if there is even a hint of gravel etc around the area.
They are so incredibly dangerous the way they are designed. It boggles my mind how little regard city planners give to bikers when it comes to these things.
How realistic is it to petition local governments to make a new style of guard rail for future guard rails and maybe even retro fit some old ones?
If I had a billion dollars I would pay out of pocket to do this in a few cities...but alas I am poor.
Guard rails work great for cars. However, motorcyclists call them "guillotines" and with good reason. I personally am terrified of them. Whenever I see them I usually forego any passing to prevent being pushed off the road into them. If I am solo I usually slow down a fair bit if there is even a hint of gravel etc around the area.
They are so incredibly dangerous the way they are designed. It boggles my mind how little regard city planners give to bikers when it comes to these things.
How realistic is it to petition local governments to make a new style of guard rail for future guard rails and maybe even retro fit some old ones?
If I had a billion dollars I would pay out of pocket to do this in a few cities...but alas I am poor.