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I imagine like many things in the US - it's about liability. Putting in a barrier specifically designed to damage your vehicle could be seen as accepting liabil
by gambiting 3y ago
I imagine like many things in the US - it's about liability. Putting in a barrier specifically designed to damage your vehicle could be seen as accepting liability for it(even though it prevents larger damage if you continue). A bridge damaging your vehicle isn't there on purpose - it's your own fault for ignoring it.
Other countries aren't as litigious as the US so I suspect it's just easier to do things like that.
- cowsandmilk 3y agoConsidering this was installed at a tunnel in Australia, I don’t think how liability works in the US is relevant. Plus, these steel bars are pretty standard in the US, albeit they are installed in locations where large vehicles are not going at high speeds.
- flangola7 3y agoThe litigiousness of the US is a myth.