Victorian Motorcycle Council<\/a> (VMC) is calling for road upgrades to be made as quickly as possible to help keep its members safe.<\/p>\nGus Carfi, chair of road safety company OmniGrip Direct, said luminescent marking paint and road signs do not require electric lighting, so would not only help prevent crashes at night but could also potentially save billions of dollars being spent on street lights.<\/p>\n
\u201cMoggs Creek on the Great Ocean Road was identified as an opportunity to replace electric road lighting,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Mr Carfi said OmniGrip Direct worked with Regional Roads Victoria to apply the luminescent road markings, which stand out to road users at night, in late October last year.<\/p>\n
\u201cRoad safety doesn\u2019t have to be long, complex and disruptive,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are technologies that can vastly improve road safety within a day.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to help governments rebuild as much of our road network as we can while the funding and opportunity is there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Carfi said tourist roads such as the Great Ocean Road or high-risk roads could be quickly fixed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s no lengthy planning and construction periods like there are for roadside barriers and road widening,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is great news for safety.\u201d<\/p>\n
The VMC is also supporting road surfaces being created from calcined bauxite, a product used in Australia, Europe and the US that enables vehicles to stop faster.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe often hear from members and riders how many roads in Victoria need urgent safety improvements,\u201d VMC deputy chair Rob Salvatore said.<\/p>\n
\u201cInconsistent grip is one of their main concerns and we know that improved levels of grip, particularly when roads are wet, translates directly into increased rider safety.We\u2019d welcome Victoria\u2019s popular motorcycling roads being treated with grip-improving products as quickly and as widely as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
Australian Road Research Board chief executive officer Michael Caltabiano said high-friction surface treatments such as calcined bauxite provided increased skid resistance, resulting in greater traction and increased braking efficiency, and had safety benefits for all road users.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese qualities are particularly important where maintaining traction is critical for safe travel along a road and a targeted location is identified such as through high-speed curves along our rural highways and on the approach to intersections where passenger vehicles, motorcycles, and trucks may experience heavy braking events,\u201d Mr Caltabiano said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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