NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - For the second time in less than a year, a failed crash test is raising concerns that highway guardrails may not be able to handle electric vehicles (EVs). In a recent test ...

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Flexible solar panels placed on top of steel W-beam guardrails in Holland could be the answer to rider concerns about the safety of some barriers. The solar panels create a smooth top on the guard ...

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:55:42 GMT — You drive by them every day and hardly ever notice them, until you need them Guardrails have saved countless lives, including Thomas Blanchfield. He'll never forget the ...

An ad hoc committee will develop an appropriate research design for evaluating the in-service crash performance of the more common energy-absorbing W-beam guardrail end treatments currently installed ...