It's not a motor industry conspiracy, y'know... just a company seeing an opportunity to make and sell goods.
I used to work for a company called IAE - Industrial Agricultural Engineers - and they make products similar to this, as part of a wide portfolio of fencing and access control products. They're designed to prevent MOTOR cycles (which are not as nimble) from passing through- seriously, preventing non-standard cycles is not the issue here. I happen to know that several of the design staff at IAE are committed cyclists and wouldn't allow a cycle-unfriendly product to be made. But, local authorities and landowners (who purchase and install these things) have different plans... :-(
It's not a motor industry conspiracy, y'know... just a company seeing an opportunity to make and sell goods.
ReplyDeleteI used to work for a company called IAE - Industrial Agricultural Engineers - and they make products similar to this, as part of a wide portfolio of fencing and access control products.
They're designed to prevent MOTOR cycles (which are not as nimble) from passing through- seriously, preventing non-standard cycles is not the issue here.
I happen to know that several of the design staff at IAE are committed cyclists and wouldn't allow a cycle-unfriendly product to be made. But, local authorities and landowners (who purchase and install these things) have different plans... :-(