The objective of this study was to report the results of the continued monitoring of the performance of guardrail end treatments in traffic accidents. This report includes an analysis of accidents involving the breakaway-cable-terminal (BCT), Kentucky's version of the median BCT (MBCT), Kentucky's weakened turned down (Type 7), the Crash Cushion Attenuating Terminal (CAT), and the Breakmaster System. The report includes data for 349-accidents. This includes 232 accidents involving a BCT, 66 accidents involving a MBCT, 37 accidents involving the Type 7 turned-down end treatment, 12 accidents involving the CAT, and 2 accidents involving the Breakmaster. Considering all accidents, the BCT performed properly in 76 percent of the accidents.


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    Title :

    Performance of Guardrail End Treatments in Traffic Accidents


    Contributors:
    K. R. Agent (author) / J. G. Pigman (author)

    Publication date :

    1991


    Size :

    62 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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