Crash barriers require careful placement
To ensure people remain safe whilst they are behind the wheel, it is important to have crash barrier products in key locations. Not just any old goods will do though. They need to be high quality items to ensure they do their job properly.
Our team has been providing barriers and similar installations for many years. They come in multiple sizes and we have lots of options for posts and ends too. If that wasn't enough, they are available for some of the most competitive price tags too.
Placing barriers effectively
Most of us have seen crash barriers before. However, how much do you really know about how they function? They are of course there to enhance safety and traffic management. In locations where the potential exists for there to be collisions or crashes, there is normally some sort of barrier. It could be a flexible one, a temporary model, a concrete design, or Armco. What we want to talk about specifically in this post is how these kinds of barriers are positioned. That has a massive impact on the performance.
It goes without saying, but barriers and other safety products require careful placement. They are employed to stop vehicles from exiting roads when the off-road setting would be more dangerous than impacting a crash barrier. But, there is a possibility that doing without them is a safer choice. This is if there are only fields or empty flat land beyond the barrier's location.
Obstacles
Saying this, it is not unheard of for there to be trees, ditches, steep drops, and other obstacles around roads. It could even be pieces of infrastructure like bridge supports. All of these would make it incredibly dangerous for drivers to leave the road. With that in mind, it is much better to have a barrier.
Barriers provide a number of benefits here. Most importantly, they minimise the impact force. A barrier is designed specifically to spread it so a car moves along its length and slows gradually rather than a sudden, immediate stop. They also ensure vehicles can't fall off sheer drops or down steep embankments. Plus, they can stop vehicles from ending up in water.
The most important thing to remember here is to place barriers where they are the best option. If a vehicle must not continue in the direction is it is travelling, use them.
Talk to us about our crash barrier products
At Barrier Mart, we have multiple types of barrier available. This includes Armco and open box beam designs. We design and manufacture our merchandise in house to ensure quality. Furthermore, we offer consultancy services to those who require them.
So, if you would like to work with us to get reliable crash barrier solutions, please get in touch. You can also browse our website to see some of the options.