Barrier installed within medians of and next to roads to prevent vehicle collisions
See also: Guard rail and Guide rail § Roadway guide rail
Traffic barrier with a pedestrian guardrail behind it
Traffic barriers (known in North America as guardrails or guard rails,[1] in Britain as crash barriers,[2] and in auto racing as Armco barriers[3]) keep vehicles within their roadway and prevent them from colliding with dangerous obstacles such as boulders, sign supports, trees, bridge abutments, buildings, walls, and large storm drains, or from traversing steep (non-recoverable) slopes or entering deep water. They are also installed within medians of divided highways to prevent errant vehicles from entering the opposing carriageway of traffic and help to reduce head-on collisions. Some of these barriers, designed to be struck from either side, are called median barriers. Traffic barriers can also be used to protect vulnerable areas like school yards, pedestrian zones, and fuel tanks from errant vehicles.
While barriers are normally designed to minimize injury to vehicle occupants, injuries do occur in collisions with traffic barriers. They should only be installed where a collision with the barrier is likely to be less severe than a collision with the hazard behind it. Where possible, it is preferable to remove, relocate or modify a hazard, rather than shield it with a barrier.[4]
To make sure they are safe and effective, traffic barriers undergo extensive simulated and full scale crash testing before they are approved for general use. While crash testing cannot replicate every potential manner of impact, testing programs are designed to determine the performance limits of traffic barriers and provide an adequate level of protection to road users.[5]
^"Guardrail". Oxford Dictionary. Archived from the original on 2014-09-07. Retrieved 2014-09-07.
^"crash barrier". Oxford Dictionaries Online. Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
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