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Like it’s something new:
Workers have begun stringing metal cable barriers down the median of Del. 1 that will not only stop vehicles from crossing over into oncoming traffic, but also ease the impact when a car hits them.
Bringing Delaware’s highways into the 1920s.
January 12, 2010 at 1:57 pm
I’ve heard motorcyclists complain about the risk of decapitation (or other loss of limb) with cable barriers, but I’m not sure if actual research shows that they’re more dangerous to a motorcyclist than steel guardrails or Jersey barriers.
January 12, 2010 at 2:07 pm
It really doesn’t matter what a motorcyclist hits. They’re seriously hurt, no matter what. If not dead. (My husband rides one.)
January 12, 2010 at 4:24 pm
Most of the cable barriers I’ve seen are not high enough to pose a risk of decapitation unless the victim is already sliding across the pavement on his tummy.
The theory is good–the cables will give and then snap, like breakaway signs. It’s just that there’s nothing new about it.