ACCIDENT EXPERIENCE WITH IMPACT ATTENUATION DEVICES

THIS REPORT PRESENTS A SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS OF THE FIELD ACCIDENT DATA OF THE IMPACT ATTENUATORS APPROVED BY INSTRUCTIONAL MEMORANDUM 40-1-71 AND AS REPORTED BY THE STATES UNDER THE NATIONAL EXPERIMENTAL AND EVALUATION PROGRAM PROJECT NO. NEEP-4, "IMPACT ATTENUATOR DEVICES", ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF HIGHWAY OPERATIONS, FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • RPT NO FHWA-RD-73-71
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Research and Development, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Viner, J G
  • Boyer, C M
• Publication Date: 1973-4

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 31 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barriers (Roads); Crash cushions; Crash investigation; Crash tests; Crashes; Impacts
• Uncontrolled Terms: Attenuation; Barriers
• Old TRIS Terms: Attenuators; Barrier types; Runaway vehicles
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224517
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 11 1974 12:00AM