COST BENEFITS OF THE DUTCH IMPACT ATTENUATOR RIMOB

Isolated obstacles in the road-verges of motorways cannot always be avoided. In order to prevent collisions with these obstacles a crash cushion or impact attenuator sometimes can be the only solution. In order to provide a construction adjusted for the European situation a crash cushion called the RIMOB (RIMpelbuis OBstakelbeveiliger) (crumple tube obstacle protection) has been developed. The RIMOB is composed of a nose segment and a series of interconnected deformable segments each comprising a box structure containing aluminium crumpling tubes. Both sides of the construction are formed by overlapping flank members in such a way that during a frontal collision there will be dissipation of energy. An evaluation carried out in 1989 indicated that: (1) the construction is very stable in both front and side collisions; (2) vehicles were restrained from going under or over the construction; (3) the vehicles came to rest within the length of the construction and there was not any noticeable rotation of the colliding vehicles; (4) risk to occupants of vehicles is substantially reduced when isolated obstacles are protected against collision with a RIMOB; and (5) the overall conclusion is that the cost benefit of the RIMOB as a road safety measure is confirmed. For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRd 866319. (A)

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  Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)

  Linköping,   Sweden  SE-581 95

  VAEG- OCH TRANSPORTFORSKNINGSINSTUTET

  LINKOEPING,   Sweden  S-581 95
• Authors:
  • VAN DER DRIFT, R
• Publication Date: 1992

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 253-64
• Serial:
  • VTI Rapport
  • Issue Number: 380A PT1
  • Publisher: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
  • ISSN: 0347-6030

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Conferences; Crash cushions; Crash tests; Crashes; Damping (Physics); Design; Drums (Containers); Economic efficiency; Evaluation and assessment; Guardrails; Hazards; Obstructions (Navigation); Performance; Prevention; Safety; Shock (Mechanics); Vehicle occupants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency
• ITRD Terms: 1661: Accident prevention; 1631: Collision; 8525: Conference; 226: Cost benefit analysis; 5559: Damping; 9011: Design (overall design); 5910: Durability; 5911: Efficiency; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 1648: Impact test (crash); 1644: Obstacle; 9150: Risk; 1686: Safety fence; 5471: Shock; 1715: Vehicle occupant
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Passenger Transportation; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00668493
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Nov 16 1994 12:00AM