Three-cable barrier makes I-5 safer.

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• Alternative Title:
  Research notes : three-cable barrier makes I-5 safer
• Corporate Creators:
  Oregon. Dept. of Transportation. Research Unit
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Barriers (Roads)
  • Median barriers
  • Cable barriers
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Oregon
• Corporate Publisher:
  Oregon. Dept. of Transportation. Research Unit
• Abstract:
  The cable median barrier system has been effective in preventing crossover accidents at the selected location, from December 1996 through March 1998. Of the 53 barrier impacts, 21 potential crossovers were restrained from entering the opposing traffic lanes. Only three vehicles went through the cable barrier system. The two that underrode the cables did not crossover into the opposing traffic lanes. The third vehicle, a semi-truck, went through the cable barrier, crossing over into the opposing traffic lanes. None of the median barriers used in Oregon are designed to stop these larger vehicles, as it is not cost effective.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/22682/dot_22682_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 57.78 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:46c543459795b242a9389496fe6a4b050321e6cb86016f705aa5c4e644399a9aee0636991332478edb1e91571aa1cce1f04d0a008203e46727cd472e5aab01e7