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Why isn't the end of the barrier tapered instead of vertical e.g.: http://fortressfencing.com.au/pub/media/catalog/product/d/b/db80-08.jpg http://fortressfenci
by perilunar 9y ago
Why isn't the end of the barrier tapered instead of vertical e.g.:
http://fortressfencing.com.au/pub/media/catalog/product/d/b/db80-08.jpg http://fortressfencing.com.au/pub/media/catalog/product/d/b/...
(I know there was a previously destroyed crush zone, but still, better to be lifted and deflected than brought to a sudden stop.)
- perilunar 9y agoAnswering my own question: "These crashes often led to vehicles flying at high speed into the very objects which guardrails or barriers were supposed to protect them from in the first place. To address the vaulting and rollover crashes, energy-absorbing terminals were developed." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_barrier#Barrier_end_treatments https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_barrier#Barrier_end_tr...