Excellent Guiding Function to Reduce the Risk of Vehicle Deviation
Collisions on mountain roads are often the result of vehicles moving outside the normal lane and leaving the road. A corrugated steel beam guardrail has a highly effective guiding function. Its uninterrupted zigzag shape, along with an appropriately designed installation angle, will allow the deviated vehicle to regain the proper driving direction. This will reduce the risk of the vehicle leaving the mountain, falling on a slope, or colliding with dangerous road side objects.
Elevated Impact from Steep Slopes Situation and Structural Stability of the Steel Guardrail
Collisions on mountain roads are potentially more dangerous due to the steep slopes and increased vehicle speed which adds to the violence of the collisions. A corrugated steel beam guardrail is designed to withstand this type of structural violence.
The system is constructed so guardrails do not collapse or break when hit by high-speed vehicles due to deep-embedded posts and solid concrete foundations. Ongoing protection to vehicles is afforded by the stable structures, preventing secondary collisions caused by damaged guardrails and reducing the overall severity of an accident.
Adaptability to Mountain Road Terrain
Mountain roads are not only hilly and bumpy, but they frequently bend and curve. Flexibly adjusted corrugated steel beam guardrails are adaptable to these roads. These guardrails can be bent, affixed to the curvature of the road, and installed at different heights to accommodate the slope variations. These features ensure that the guardrails align and follow the shape of the road, creating a continuous protective barrier. Corrugated steel beam guardrails-exceeding ordinary guardrails- eliminate gaps and mismatches with the terrain, thus decreasing the possibility of vehicles slipping through the gaps during collisions.
Practical Cases Proving Collision Severity Reduction
The effect of corrugated steel beam guard rails in reducing collision severity has been positively proved by multiple practical cases on mountain roads.
In certain mountain regions, putting up corrugated steel beam guard rails greatly improved vehicle safety, decreasing the number of deadly accidents by over 40%. With regards to the accidents that have involved vehicles crashing into the corrugated steel beam guard rails, in most instances, the injuries sustained by the vehicles' occupants are minor. However, in the instances where guard rails are not erected, the result is usually very serious accidents, where the vehicles are completely damaged, and there are serious injuries or fatalities.