ACCIDENTS REDUCED - FIRST CONCRETE SAFETY BARRIER IN BRITAIN

The first length of concrete safety barrier to be installed in the UK has been erected on the a41 motorway at Shepherd's Bush, West London. The safety barrier has a profile designed to ensure that vehicles do not ride over the top. Instead, they are redirected back onto the road with the minimum of damage as the vehicle's suspension absorbs the impact energy by compression. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Cement and Concrete Association

  52 Grosvenor Gardens
  London SW1W 0AQ,   England 
• Publication Date: 1976-1-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 30
• Serial:
  • CONCRETE QUARTERLY
  • Issue Number: 108
  • Publisher: BRITISH CEMENT ASSOCIATION
  • ISSN: 0010-5376

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attenuation (Physics); Concrete; Crash cushions; Guardrails; Highway safety; Prevention; Safety; Shape; Suspensions; Vehicle safety
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Barrier design; Vehicular safety
• ITRD Terms: 1661: Accident prevention; 4755: Concrete; 1686: Safety fence; 9073: Shape; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00142758
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 19 1977 12:00AM