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http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/168537.aspx

In Germany, along thousands of kilometers of rural roads, are trees standing next to the carriageway. Trees beside the road are black spots, causing a high danger for road users. If it is necessary to remove them, they must be replaced in places far away from the traffic. Trees that cannot be removed due to protection by law (objects of cultural value) must be protected with guardrails. The solution according to the German Guideline RPS 2009 is to install vehicle restraint systems, evaluated to European Normative (EN) 1317, Containment Level N2 and H1. A number of new products have been designed to meet the different needs.

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English

pp 111-112

2013-2

Transportation Research Circular

Roadside Safety Design and Devices: International Workshop

Web

Figures; Photos; Tables

Best practices; Guardrails; Highway design; Highway safety; Roadside; Rural highways; Strategic planning; Technological innovations; Trees

European Normative Standards

Roadside safety hardware

Germany

Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Mar 25 2013 1:32PM

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