Shame File

In his travels around the state MRAA President Dale Maggs has noted some blatantly dangerous practices being intituted by varoius town councils. Consequently, the MRAA Board has decided to establish a "Shame File" to bring attention to various roundabouts where inappriate roadside furniture is being sited - that poses an unacceptable hazard to motorcycles.

In this instance, a roundabout in Ararat has had objects added to its centre. On this particular day the road was wet, making it all too easy for a motorcycle to experience wheel lockup, lose control and hit one of these flagpoles.

Here, jagged rocks have been inserted in the median - an horrific hazard if struck by a motorcycle.

Here is a pole, to protect a pole. One would have thought that it would have been much simpler to have simply stuck the reflector to the lampost...... Note the other sign up ahead without a yellow post in front.