TY - JOUR PY - 1985// TI - Minicar crash test evaluation of longitudinal traffic barriers JO - Transportation research record A1 - Bronstad, Maurice E. A1 - Michie, Jarvis D. A1 - Mayer Jr., Joseph B. SP - 9 EP - 18 VL - 1024 IS - N2 - The number of small cars in use in the United States is growing rapidly, and the changing characteristics of the vehicle fleet should be considered in highway safety design. Before the series of crash tests described in this paper were performed, few of the current operational barrier systems had been evaluated for the 1800-lb car test in NCHRP Report 230. Eleven barrier systems were selected for evaluation and findings indicate that all systems met impact test requirements for the 1800-lb car at 60 mph and a 15-degree angle. The 11 barrier systems included 5 guardrail, 2 median-barrier, and 4 bridge-railing systems.
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LA - en SN - 0361-1981 UR - http://dx.doi.org/ ID - ref1 ER -