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Title:

CRASH ATTENUATOR SAVES LIFE OF MINNESOTA MAINTENANCE MAN

Accession Number:

00371685

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/07386826

Abstract:

A crash attenuator is described in which a series of hollow steel rings that crush on impact are set on a sliding aluminum frame. On impact, the frame starts to slide forward, thereby softening the impact. In a Minnesota skip-striping operation where a truck equipped with the attenuator was struck by a semitrailer truck travelling at 60 mph, neither the Minnesota Department of Transportation Driver nor the semitrailer truck driver were killed. Both drivers suffered only minor injuries. Operations personnel in Minnesota are enthusiastic about the attenuator.

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

ANDERSON, R V

Pagination:

p. 2-3

Publication Date:

1983-1

Serial:

TR News

Issue Number: 104
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0738-6826

Features:

Photos (2)

Subject Areas:

Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Apr 29 1983 12:00AM

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