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- Traffic_barrier abstract "Traffic barriers, sometimes called crash barriers, or Armco (barriers)—as an AK Steel (formerly Armco) genericized trademark—keep vehicles within their roadway and prevent vehicles from colliding with dangerous obstacles such as boulders, buildings, walls or large storm drains. Traffic barriers are also installed at the road side to prevent errant vehicles from traversing steep (non-recoverable) slopes or entering deep water. Traffic barriers are 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. Crash barriers can also be used to protect vulnerable areas like school yards, pedestrian zones or 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.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.".
- Traffic_barrier thumbnail 2009-07-26-berlin-by-RalfR-97.jpg?width=300.
- Traffic_barrier wikiPageExternalLink nchrp_350.
- Traffic_barrier wikiPageID "6999722".
- Traffic_barrier wikiPageRevisionID "604030064".
- Traffic_barrier hasPhotoCollection Traffic_barrier.
- Traffic_barrier subject Category:Road_infrastructure.
- Traffic_barrier subject Category:Road_transport.
- Traffic_barrier subject Category:Safety_equipment.
- Traffic_barrier subject Category:Street_furniture.
- Traffic_barrier subject Category:Transport_engineering.
- Traffic_barrier comment "Traffic barriers, sometimes called crash barriers, or Armco (barriers)—as an AK Steel (formerly Armco) genericized trademark—keep vehicles within their roadway and prevent vehicles from colliding with dangerous obstacles such as boulders, buildings, walls or large storm drains. Traffic barriers are also installed at the road side to prevent errant vehicles from traversing steep (non-recoverable) slopes or entering deep water.".
- Traffic_barrier label "Bariera energochłonna".
- Traffic_barrier label "Barrera de contención".
- Traffic_barrier label "Barriera di sicurezza".
- Traffic_barrier label "Geleiderail".
- Traffic_barrier label "Glissière de sécurité".
- Traffic_barrier label "Mureta".
- Traffic_barrier label "Traffic barrier".
- Traffic_barrier label "Барьерное ограждение".
- Traffic_barrier sameAs Svodidlo.
- Traffic_barrier sameAs Barrera_de_contención.
- Traffic_barrier sameAs Glissière_de_sécurité.
- Traffic_barrier sameAs Barriera_di_sicurezza.
- Traffic_barrier sameAs Geleiderail.
- Traffic_barrier sameAs Bariera_energochłonna.
- Traffic_barrier sameAs Mureta.
- Traffic_barrier sameAs m.05b6rfy.
- Traffic_barrier sameAs Q1344551.
- Traffic_barrier sameAs Q1344551.
- Traffic_barrier wasDerivedFrom Traffic_barrier?oldid=604030064.
- Traffic_barrier depiction 2009-07-26-berlin-by-RalfR-97.jpg.
- Traffic_barrier isPrimaryTopicOf Traffic_barrier.