Suggested restrictions of the Australian slip base sign posts
Posted on May 5, 2008 by Kim Heglund | Discuss this article
There is a considerable amount of evidence that slip base posts don't work as designed in certain applications. These include on filled slopes and where a post may be hit by a vehicle at an angle outside the design parameters of the post. Road Safety Barriers are assessed and limitations are placed on their installations. Some restraints placed on barrier installations include the batter must be less than 1:10 and the barrier must be at least 200mm behind the face of a kerb. A similar process should be used for sign supports.
United Nations’ General Assembly approves first ever conference on road safety
Posted on April 18, 2008 by Mike Dreznes | 2 comments
On Monday, March 31, 2008, the United Nations heard the alarming statistics that many in the road industry already know too well: more than 1.2 million die on the world's road each year; more than 50 million are injured; and, road accidents are the leading cause of death among people aged 10-24. And now, the UN has decided to finally do something.
IRF-Washington Creates Road Safety Working Group
Posted on April 3, 2008 by Scott Pearce | Discuss this article
In order to combat the growing epidemic of road fatalities and injuries on roads around the world, the IRF-Washington Road Safety Working Group brings members together to present road safety position statements and policies that can be endorsed by the entire IRF organization and publicized worldwide and implemented with the IRF’s support.
IRF-Washington and IRF-Brussels Endorse EN 1317 and NCHRP 350 for Worldwide Use
Posted on February 25, 2008 by Mike Dreznes | 4 comments
IRF-Washington and IRF-Brussels support the mandated use of roadside safety features that meets state of the art testing for today’s vehicle fleet on every road around the world. In Europe, road authorities are required to use products that meet EN 1317. In the United States, products must meet the NCHRP 350 standards. Both of these testing criteria have been developed over years and they are proven to be good methods of verifying the performance of a roadside safety feature. Counties that require the use of products that meet one of these specifications can be assured their road safety money is being wisely spent on a product that will perform properly when impacted.
