OT but quite scary - Page 2

Aredubjay · #16 08-31-2001, 04:17 PM

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Originally posted by wasions

My guess - both.

The article said he hit a guardrail. Sometimes they have the leading edge of those things buried in the ground. I always wondered how smart that was. It's like an invitation for unplanned daredevil stunts. Is this evidence?

Steve

I would guess, yes. But, they began doing that because too many people were driving the guard rail into the fronts of their cars and pushing the motors back into their laps. Also, the leading edge (as well as most, I believe) are bolted to wood posts. The wood posts are supposed to break away, leaving the rail to create sort of a "rubber band" effect. I don't guess there'll ever be a "perfect" guard rail, well, at least one that is cost effective for us tax payers.

SVXphile · #17 08-31-2001, 07:31 PM

<By the time I can afford a Viper, I can Skip the Barber too.>

Isn't it amazing what a birthday will do for a guy?

ROTF!

Monty Python has a point; what is it with the tires?
Did you notice how the fire/rescue guys are pointing back to the "launch point"? A picture of that spot would go a long way in explaining this. Wonder if it had been raining or had just started.....Don