CONCRETE BARRIERS SAVE LIVES

THE "SAFETY SHAPE", AN 18 TO 36 INCH CONCRETE BARRIER, HAS RESULTED IN SPECTACULAR REDUCTIONS IN ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES ON OLDER MULTILANE HIGHWAYS. UPON IMPACT THE VEHICLE IS DECELERATED AND LIFTED, ITS PATH REDIRECTED TO PARALLEL THE BARRIER. A REDICTION IN HEAD-ON COLLISIONS MAY BE EXPECTED IF THE SAFETY BARRIER -- ALREADY PLANNED FOR 34 STATES AND PROVINCES -- IS SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED. INSTALLATIONS AND TESTS IN NEW JERSEY, CALIFORNIA, AND NORTH CAROLINA ARE DESCRIBED. /HSL/

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1519687
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 39, No 6, PP 31-32
• Publication Date: 1969-6

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Better Roads
  • Publisher: James Informational Media, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0006-0208
  • Serial URL: http://www.betterroads.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barriers (Roads); Concrete structures; Crash severity; Crash tests; Deceleration; Deflection; Frontal crashes; Median barriers; Multilane highways; Prevention; Reduction (Chemistry); Safety; Shape; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Barriers
• Old TRIS Terms: Reduction; Shape factor
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225618
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 6 1970 12:00AM