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Traffic Barrier
A traffic barrier barricades vehicles so that if a vehicle gets off course, it protects the other vehicles from this vehicle. You may find a barrier between a highway, or just in your local town because of a big road project.
Traffic barriers can be concrete, plastic, filled with water or filled with sand. One type of traffic barrier is called a ‘jersey style’ barrier, presumably because they were commonly used in jersey. They are designed with many specs for tests in mind so many reach all specs necessary.
Traffic Barricades
Traffic barricades are commonly used to block off entire roads or sections of highways. If you encounter a section of a highway that is under construction, and an off ramp needs to be blocked, it is usually blocked completely across with type 3 barricades. Sometimes theses type III barricades have blinking lights on them so that people can see them at night as well.
Where are type 2 barricades used? Type II barricades are commonly found in small towns and villages blocking a pot hole or small construction project. Type 1 barricades are the same way, they are usually found in smaller populated areas where the construction isn’t as heavy.
Traffic Barricades Offer Safety
Whether you are driving on the interstate highway or through a small village town, traffic barricades are usually in sight. These barricades offer protection from a variety of things. They are sometimes used to block off construction projects, letting you know you should not enter that area.
Other times they are for blocking entire roads. I have even seen them used at events that require parking lots. The type 3 barricades are most common for blocking off roads, while the type 1 barricades are common for parking lots and the type 2 barricades are used all over.
Common Traffic Barricade Questions
There are many options when choosing your traffic barricade. First, what type do you want. There are type 1 (1 board), type 2 (2 boards) and type 3 (3 boards). Reflective tape is another option you have to look into: do you need EG (engineer grade), HI (HI Intensity) or DG (Diamond Grade)?
Some of these barricades have different widths as well. Type III barricades come in widths ranging from 4′ to 10′, Type II and Type I barricades have different widths too. It is always a good idea to check the state requirements before making any decisions.
Traffic Barriers – Meant to Protect?
Traffic barriers can be made of concrete or plastic, and the plastic ones are usually hollow on the inside so that they can be filled with sand and/or water. Keep in mind these can also be called ‘barrier barricades’. Now, my question is, how can a concrete barrier really be safe for a car to hit?
There are a lot of traffic barriers out there that are approved by all sorts of traffic safety standard, but how much do they ‘protect’ a car when you hit it? I would assume a concrete barrier is not as forgiving as a sand filled plastic one, but I could be wrong. Many of these barriers are supposed to be designed so that the cars ‘bounce back’…how safe is that?