More Wire Rope?

Northern Ireland – Northern Irelands Transport Minister Danny Kennedy – Department for Regional Development (DRD) – has announced the appointment of a contractor for the A26 dualling scheme which includes the section of the famous “Frosses Trees”. For riders will this see the fitting of wire-rope barrier restraint system along this new eight kilometre stretch […]

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Guardrails Kill Motorcyclists

Sweden: SMC (Sveriges MotorCyklister) the Swedish motorcyclists association have stated that they are convinced that this summer’s low death toll in motorcycle accidents could have been even lower if the design of the road environment was not so deadly for riders – vulnerable road users. SMC states that, “Six of the 22 people who died […]

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A11 Riders Action Group

England – The new ‘A11 Riders Action Group’ has been formed to challenge the use of the Steel Wire Rope crash barriers installed on a new 10 mile stretch of the A11 between Thetford and the Barton Mills (five ways) Roundabout in Norfolk England. At Right To Ride we have major issues with these Vehicle […]

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Wooden Barriers

For those who have an interest in Vehicle Restraint Systems (VRS) – Crash Barriers and who doesn’t here, are some pictures of a wooden VRS on a very rural French country road. What else would one do when out walking and thinking about what one comes across…………….. Now all isn’t as it seems, as the […]

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Ban On Cable Barriers

NMCU (Norsk Motorcykkel Union) the riders organisation in Norway, have announced that a ban on the use of cable barriers in their country has been upheld. “Forces” in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, had wanted the ban to be repealed, fortunately the issue was put out to a wide consultation. NMCU argued mainly on the […]

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SMART RRS Project

SMART Road Restraint Systems Project Final Event – Safe Roadside Barriers for Motorcyclists, an urgent need in Europe “How to efectively protect vulnerable road users improving the EU standard for roadside barriers” The SMART RRS Project Final Event took place from Monday 23rd to Wednesday 25th of April, 2012 at the European Parliament in Brussels, […]

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Swedish Barrier Effort

MC-friendly crash barriers will be tested in Sweden! – Good news from the Minister of Infrastructure The Swedish Motorcyclists Association, SMC, has worked for a long time to get more MC friendly crash barriers fitted on Sweden’s roads. The work has paid off with the announcement that barriers with Motorcycle Protection Systems, MPS, will be […]

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