Safety of Guardrails Called into Question by Accident Victims

A Kentucky man is questioning the role of a potentially malfunctioning safety device after losing a leg in an accident. WKYT.com reports that earlier last month, Chris Cavanaugh hit mud on the roadway and slid into a guardrail. Rather than folding backward and away from the car like it was designed ...

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Nashville, TN to Remove Dangerous Guardrails

Metro Government has decided to remove a potentially dangerous piece of highway safety equipment from Nashville roadways. WSMV.com reports that they have identified 20 ET-Plus guardrail terminals on Nashville roads spread out across Davidson County. They estimate the cost to be around $200,000.00. T...

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Media Banned from Testing of Controversial Guardrail

Federal regulators have ordered crash tests of a highly scrutinized highway safety device, but the testing will be closed to media. Trinity Industries, the manufacturer of the ET-Plus highway guardrail head, has announced they will not allow news cameras to record the crash tests. According to 13new...

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Potentially Deadly Guardrail Still On Nation’s Roads

Guardrails are designed to keep accident victims safe, but one such guardrail has been known to malfunction. The ET-Plus model, designed by Trinity Industries, has been highly scrutinized this year following several deadly accidents involving the device. The guardrail end terminal is supposed to abs...

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Guardrail Safety Tests Will Determine Future of Nevada Roads

Nevada state officials say they will wait for crash test results to determine the future role a controversial highway safety mechanism will play on their roads. The Las Vegas Review Journal reports that Nevada became one of the first of many states this year to temporarily suspend use of the ET-Plus...

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