Campaigns
MAG Statement - Vehicle Restraint Systems
The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG UK) supports our colleagues in riders’ organisations who are engaged with their road authorities in removing wire rope barriers from the road infrastructure.
Due to the open nature of the design which exposes the upright steel posts and wire cables, MAG UK considers that wire rope barrier systems are the most aggressive vehicle restraint system used on the roads.
MAG UK does not endorse any vehicle restraint system or the manufacturer of any of these systems.
It is the position of MAG UK that the main cause of injury to riders is the exposed upright posts of all vehicle restraint systems.
MAG UK’s aim is to improve the safety of vehicle restraint systems thus reducing the potential for injury and death of motorcyclists when impacting these systems.
Therefore MAG UK is currently campaigning for steel beam barriers to be fitted with a ‘motorcycle-friendly’ secondary rail and to have wire rope barriers removed from the road infrastructure in the UK.
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