Washington Bans Installation of Controversial Highway Guardrail

Washington has banned the installation of a highly-scrutinized piece of highway safety equipment: the Trinity Industries ET-Plus guardrail head. The ban follows the trend among over 30 other states doubtful of the safety of the guardrail end terminals. This controversy stems from a whistleblower&#82...

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Defective Guardrail Causes Nearly Fatal Tennessee Accident

Following a string of disturbing incidents around the country, a Tennessee man is lucky to be alive after a nearly fatal car accident. A diabetic emergency caused the man to lose control of his pickup truck on the highway and slam into a defective guardrail. Highway guardrails, specifically the endc...

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California Man Dies in Guardrail Accident

California Man Dies in Guardrail Accident

A 24-year-old California man was killed in a crash in the North San Francisco Bay Area when his vehicle collided with a guardrail system that has been blamed for injuries and deaths throughout the United States. At this time, it is unknown why the man crashed into the guardrail. What is known is tha...

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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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