NY THRUWAY NEGLIGENT IN RECONSTRUCTION OF GUARDRAIL

A New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, recently ruled that a passenger in a car that struck a guardrail on the New York State Thruway was entitled to a damage award and that the Thruway Authority was negligent in failing to meet the minimum standards for guardrail reconstruction. The guardrail had been reconstructed five years before the accident, which occurred on June 11, 1979. The guardrail had broken and penetrated the passenger compartment, trapping the passenger and necessitating amputation of her leg at the accident scene. The engineer who reconstructed the guardrail used a plan designed for another area and then failed to follow the plan in several critical respects. (Donley v. State 529 N.Y.S.2d 641 A.D. 4 Dept. 1988)

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  TranSafety, Incorporated

  8136 Old Keene Mill Road, Suite B-101
  Springfield, VA  United States  22152
• Publication Date: 1989-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 1-2
• Serial:
  • TRANSAFETY REPORTER
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: TranSafety, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0884-612X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Fracture mechanics; Guardrails; Highway maintenance; Injuries; Loss and damage; Negligence
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Law; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00485725
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1989 12:00AM