How Guardrails Work & Why the ET-Plus Design Malfunctions

How Guardrails Work & Why the ET-Plus Design Malfunctions

We drive past them virtually every day without thinking much about them. Indeed, highway guardrails are part of our periphery, something we don’t much ponder until something terrible happens. But for those of us unfortunate enough to land in an accident on a highway, these guardrails often pla...

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Nebraska to Stick with Trinity Guardrails for Time Being

After a Texas jury issued a $175 award in a lawsuit against Trinity Industries Inc., many states have decided to stop using its guardrail systems. Nebraska, however, has no plans of doing so just yet. For the time being, the state said it will continue to use the controversial Trinity highway guardr...

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Mississippi to Stop Using Guardrail System

Mississippi to Stop Using Guardrail System

Mississippi state transportation officials have decided to stop using controversial guardrails sold and shipped by Trinity Industries Inc. The ET-Plus guardrails in question may violate safety standards. Highway guardrail heads are supposed to push vehicles off to the side by folding backward under ...

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