tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post3063066127762053021..comments2024-03-29T03:07:10.498-04:00Comments on The Feral Irishman: Thoughts From The Road....Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772405362867585844noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-78614271740313932502013-05-09T08:12:13.070-04:002013-05-09T08:12:13.070-04:00Didn't work in Martinsburg a few years ago on ...Didn't work in Martinsburg a few years ago on I-81. The state put up concrete along the highway after 2 semi's kissed and a few others died along the same stretch. They're a budget decision, nothing more. The concrete is 'cheaper' in the long run, in both cost and lives.millerizedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14995088279331568405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-18043049960342563172013-05-08T09:14:39.423-04:002013-05-08T09:14:39.423-04:00Hi Toejam, I can understand that thought process a...Hi Toejam, I can understand that thought process and I definitely found a lot of videos that show the testing with the car sliding along the cable. It all looks good on paper :). One crash at a high angle and a decapitation and the lawyers will swarm.Irishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04623539538740414862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-86794796068369853822013-05-08T09:06:51.516-04:002013-05-08T09:06:51.516-04:00The engineers have used the hypothesis that 99.9% ...The engineers have used the hypothesis that 99.9% of the vehicle contacts will be at a shallow angle and at a speed that will allow the cable structure to withstand the stress and disapate the kinetic energy sufficently to keep the vehicle's forward motion sliding along the barrier, thus preventing it from repelling off and into traffic lanes.Toejamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10848591976270307402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-17589718238474824922013-05-07T21:24:52.347-04:002013-05-07T21:24:52.347-04:00They do fail sometimes but more often work. Consid...They do fail sometimes but more often work. Consider a motorcycle rider with an out of control car a half second away - and the car is stopped by the barrier. In that case it works for the motorcycle rider. Just don't ride into the barrier yourself. I have seen these things keep accidents on one side of the road. Could have been much worse. <br />Glass is half full. Tjatawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13633323691945326108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-40103058315925951952013-05-07T20:44:02.143-04:002013-05-07T20:44:02.143-04:00A cheese cutter for motorcycle riders, bet it is c...A cheese cutter for motorcycle riders, bet it is cheaper than Armco or Jersey barriers.<br />It might be a solution in areas where snow removal from the roadway becomes a problem.<br />jon spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10886632644249920124noreply@blogger.com