Friday, October 23, 2015

Something I didn't know.




If you hit the end, the cap ensures that the rail peels off the posts like a ribbon.


If it didn't, it would skewer your car just like this.  Not good.  Bad.


Now we know!

2 comments:

  1. After the original design was tested and approved for widespread installation, the company that built these undertook a 'cost reduction' redesign that resulted in the skewering of multiple vehicles. I believe the lawsuits continue to this day.

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  2. It's also designed to dissipate momentum by straightening the corrugations on the gard rail.

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