Car safety

[paulrstaylor]

Originally Posted by Architex_mA8tey

Whilst we are talking about hitting solid objects Adrian - do you have any views / comments on the deform-able steel central barriers on motorways being replaced by solid concrete lumps? surely this is a cost thing rather than a safety thing as the deform-able ones help to absorb energy??

I think it was more of a stopping vehicles (including HGVs) crossing into opposing traffic, which is not a bad idea.

Given it is a continuous pour any impact is likely to be a "glancing blow" and a "head on" should be nigh on impossible? Add in the advances in car safety (i.e. crumple zones) and I think it makes a lot of sense - but suspect it is all a balancing act