In its Position Statement on crash barriers, the council said that while there were no crash 

barriers that could be considered "motorcycle friendly", there were a few, including the

BarrierGuard 800, that were markedly "less aggressive" to riders.
"In the event of a motorcyclist impacting with a crash barrier, the likelihood is that they

will be severely injured," the Position Statement reads. "All existing crash barriers

have been designed to reduce the severity of a crash when cars and trucks leave 

the roadway. Little consideration has been given to the welfare of motorcyclists who 

collide with these barriers."

However, the council statement said the BarrierGuard 800 offered improved safety for

motorcyclists because of its smooth surface with no gaps, protruding bolts or wire rope.

Fascinating photos from the 1920s and 1930s show the dramatic and tragic side effect 

of the golden age of motoring.

The pictures were taken in and around Boston, Massachusetts, by Leslie Jones, who was 

staff photographer at the Boston-Herald Traveler Newspaper from 1917 to 1956.

Mr Jones captured everything that happened in the city for five decades and when he died 

in 1967, his family donated a vast collection of 34,000 prints to the Boston Public Library.

They included these fascinating photos of vintage car accidents from the great motoring 

boom. Motor cars became affordable to the masses for the first time in the 1920s. 

By the end of the decade, a Model T Ford cost $298, just a fraction of the $1200 it 

cost in 1909.

The introduction of hire purchase also made it much easier for members of the public to buy

cars, and by 1929, 20 per cent of Americans were on the road. Ford, Chrysler and General

Motors were all competing for the boom in business and by the time the Depression hit in 1929,

Ford was producing more than one car every minute.

Technology meant these early cars were capable of achieving speeds of up to 80km/h - but safety measures were nowhere near as advanced as they are today.  

Add in the fact drivers didn't need to pass a test before they got behind the wheel, and it's

easy to see why accidents were frequent and often spectacular.

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   1935 ... a car stolen by joyriding children crashed into a lawyer's car, killing him.

  Two local businessman were hurt when their car collided with a bus in Waltham, Mass. in 1921.

 They were lucky to survive this nasty looking accident .... their car certainly didn't.

  This truck stood no chance when it came into contact with a tree on a rural road, 

disintegrating on impact - leaving just the steering wheel intact.