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re: Interstate Cable Barriers
Posted on 1/4/15 at 5:27 pm to Hammertime
Posted on 1/4/15 at 5:27 pm to Hammertime
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You guys just aren't getting it
Nothing to "get".
Sure you prevent some crossover fatalities but the cable barriers:
1) Are 100% ineffective when they are in their non-repaired state for hundreds of yards at a time per incident. Often for extended periods of time.
2) Create a new hazard for ALL motorists traveling on the near side from loss of runoff and scattering of debris.
3) Are very expensive to maintain and suffer extensive damage from the most minor swerving incidents on the near side. Incidents that would have resulted in no accident or damage to the vehicle/roadway are now major incidents.
It's another great example of stupidity in design and execution by a wasteful federal government.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 8:23 am to AndyCBR
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Are very expensive to maintain and suffer extensive damage from the most minor swerving incidents on the near side. Incidents that would have resulted in no accident or damage to the vehicle/roadway are now major incidents.
The whole point of cable vs. concrete barriers is the difference in you walking away from an accident. Cables are meant to deflect and bend. That's to slow your car down at a slower rate. Concrete has no give and if you hit a concrete barrier at interstate speeds your odds of surviving decrease dramatically.
You clearly have no idea of what you're talking about.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 8:57 am to AndyCBR
Extensive research and crash testing has been done with cable barriers. The use of cable barriers are based on ADT, clear zone requirements, median width, crash history/severity, and a host of other things.
A lot of what you are spewing is simply garbage based on your bias as a motorcyclist. You simply don't know what you're talking about.
A lot of what you are spewing is simply garbage based on your bias as a motorcyclist. You simply don't know what you're talking about.
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