About 1.25 million people die every year in road accidents. Any measure that can be used to reduce this high figure will be a welcome move. While head-on collisions account for some of the accidents, in many cases, vehicles hit the guardrails on the side of the road and this impact takes a toll. A Korean company has come up with a rolling guardrail that might help save lives.
Tires & Parts, 01/10/2017Tires & Parts
The ETI product has a rotating barrel made of EVA with excellent shock absorption power, three-dimensional buffering frames and dense props supporting the frames. Rotating Barrels comes with an attached reflective sheeting for good visibility.
Interesting Engineering, 11/10/2016Interesting Engineering
The roller barriers are extremely effective and its implementation has given signified results in reducing the road accidents at flat roads, curved roads sections, ramps, medians, entrances/exit ramps in the parking garage etc. steep curved roads as in the mountainous terrain.
IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 12/03/2016IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering
Concrete barriers and conventional metal guardrail system are effective, but cause major damage to the impacting vehicle and the guardrail itself. ETI (Evolution in Traffic Innovation) believe their softer guardrail system will protect drivers from the impact shock and save lives.
Highways Today, 12/03/2016Highways Today