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Show Crash iSBftSilS i r n arc! to ib a m Experimental "crash cushions" installed at five locations loca-tions in the Salt Lake Valley have been so successful that Utah Department of Transportation Transpor-tation traffic safety engineers are having trouble evaluating them. The purpose of the cushions is to minimize injuries and property damage by serving as protective barriers around concrete con-crete pillars, separators and abutments. The cushions collapse col-lapse upon impact and bring vehicles to rest. Department of Transportation traffic engineers were hoping to determine the effectiveness of the cushions from the accident reports of the drivers who hit them. However, they found the amount of damage sustained by many vehicles was small enough that many motorists simply elected to drive away and not report their accidents. "We know the cushions are successful, but we don't know how successful," said Traffic Engineer Kenneth Adair. "Without "With-out the results of the damage and severity of these non-reportable non-reportable accidents, a realistic benefit-cost analysis can't be made," he said. However, Adair pointed out that if the drivers had experienced the accidents without the cushions, they might have been severly injured and their vehicles would have been too badly damaged to drive away. The Department of Transportation Transpor-tation has been experimenting with two types of crash cushions. One type, called "Texas "Tex-as Barrels," consists of a cluster clus-ter of 55 gallon steel drums bolted or welded together and held in position by steel cables. The tops and bottoms of the barrels have portions cut out of them to reduce their rigidity and allow them to collapse at a somewhat controlled rate upon impact. "Texas Barrels" have been installed on the 6th North Exit of 1-15 at about 300 West, and at the separation of 1-15 southbound south-bound and 1-80 westbound. Another crash cushion undcr going experimentation is the "Rich Hi-Dro Cell," which consists con-sists of an array of water filled plastic cells. Upon impact, the water is squirted out through holes in the cells, allowing them to collapse at a relatively slow rate and thus act as a hydraulic impact absorber. Hi-dro cells have been installed in-stalled on the 6th South Exit of 1-15, at the separation of 1-15 southbound and 1-15 northbound on the 5th South On-ramp, and on the new North Temple Viaduct. Via-duct. State traffic engineers also hope to conduct some experiments experi-ments with a third type of crash cushion called "The Fitch Iner-tial Iner-tial Barrier." The Fitch Barriers Bar-riers consist of sand-filled plastic plas-tic barrels, honey-combed inside in-side with plastic chambers. Upon impact, the flowing sand ruptures the chambers and the barrels collapse at a relatively slow rate. The Utah Department of Transportation has applied to the Federal Highway Administration Adminis-tration for $20,678 in Roadside Obstacle Program Funds to install in-stall Fitch Barriers on US Alternate Alter-nate 50 at three flume crossings near the Magna Mill. If the application is approved, state engineers will be able to experiment experi-ment with all three types of crash cushions under actual operating conditions and will be able to compare their effectiveness effective-ness and costs of maintenance. The Utah Department of Transportation's Office of Traffic Traf-fic and Safely recently completed complet-ed a survey of the state's Interstate Inter-state Highway System and identified iden-tified several locations where crash cushions could eliminate potential hazards. In the survey, slate traffic safety engineers recommended that crash cushions be placed at four locations on the 6th North and 1-15 Overpass in Salt Lake City, on the southbound Off-ramp Off-ramp of 1-215 at 2W0 South, at two overpasses and at the separation of I-15 northbound and I 15 southbound on 1-80 in Parleys Canyon, at two pedestrian pedes-trian overpasses on 115 in north Ogden, at two overhead sign poles on 1-15 north of 31st Street in Ogden, at the Farmington Bay Overpass on 1-15, and at an overpass on 1-80 North near Morgan in Weber Canyon. r ..... t:iji,wB i t Senior Citizens CALENDAR OF EVENTS 1 (iwifmg - Monday thru Friday $1.25 for nine holes. Those interested in a year to year pass for $4-4.00 contact Elijah Chii'inan, 756-3-M1 for details. 2 Bulling - Tuesdays and Fridays at 10:00 a.m. at the Jack and 'ill Lines. High bowlers for the month of June were: Bert Bennett 231, Owen Humphries 221. La Drue Varney 221, Vern Chipman 212 1 lij.ih Chipman 202 and Si Bell 201. 3. 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