Show Q u awl y ti rr r ya a r ryr yr y 1 rl s h Y Yh POINTED DOWN the ends of these guard guardrails rails did not im- im impale impale pale a careening car which crashed through this scene Breakaway sign posts and folding supports pr 1 pru vented injury Utah Highway photo I Turned Down Rail RailI Ends Saved Lives Laves I Three new safety design feat fea- features tures may have saved four lives In a recent highway y aCt ac- accident An automobile traveling North 15 I failed to negotiate an exit crashed over two guar guard rails and tore out a sign mounted in concrete The four occupants of the vehicle walked away uninjured The guardrails were turned down at the ends to avoid im im- im impaling paling the vehicle and possibly the passengers The second safety feature was the sign which was designed to break breakaway breakaway away from its it's concrete mounts when struck by a vehicle Third ly the sign signpost post was designed with a built in collapsibility so soI I th that t It would fold after impact and travel over the top of the vehicle rather than through the windshield Highway engineers said that had the guard rails and the sign been of older design it was probable that the cars car's oc occupants would have suffered serious Injuries or fatalities These safety features are be be- be being ing incorporated Into all future state highway construction and andI andas andas as money Is made available older signs and guardrails will willbe willbe I be reconstructed or replaced with newer more merciful models |