CRASH LANDING

Lorry-mounted crash cushions have been developed to protect highway operatives during road maintenance. They work by absorbing the kinetic energy of a vehicle as it impacts, allowing it to be brought to a controlled stop. The Smartstop crash cushion, designed and developed in the UK by Cellbond Composites with TM Safety Signs is described. It looks like a yellow box in a cage. The box contains a honeycomb of aluminium cells that absorb the load. The box is supported by a latticework of metal. TRL conducted tests with the Smartstop system using a Nissan Micra and a Vauxhall Omega. In both tests the vehicles remained upright without damage to the passenger compartments.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Hemming Group, Limited

  32 Vauxhall Bridge Road
  London,   United Kingdom  SW1V 2SS
• Publication Date: 2003-10-30

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 24
• Serial:
  • SURVEYOR
  • Volume: 190
  • Issue Number: 5753
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0039-6303

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash tests; Crashes; Guardrails; Highways; Maintenance; Portable equipment; Safety; Tests; Trucks
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 1631: Collision; 2755: Highway; 1648: Impact test (crash); 1236: Lorry; 3847: Maintenance; 9060: Portable; 1665: Safety; 1686: Safety fence; 6255: Test; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Motor Carriers; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00972024
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Apr 22 2004 12:00AM