The Modular Crash Cushion is an arrangement of 55-gallon tight head drums positioned to protect motorists from inadvertently driving into rigid obstacles. This protective device is a most crash worthy and economical vehicle impact attenuator. It has been subjected to five full-scale crash tests by the Highway Safety Research Center of the Texas Transportation Institute. The occurrence of several single vehicle accidents at elevated exit ramps on the Interstate Highway System pointed out the need for such an impact attenuation system. This type of accident has occurred when motorists were traveling on the main freeway lanes and decided too late to try to turn right onto an off-ramp. (Author)


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    Titel :

    Vehicle Impact Attenuation by Modular Crash Cushion


    Beteiligte:
    J. T. Hirsch (Autor:in) / D. L. Ivey (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1969


    Format / Umfang :

    36 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch