Talk:Traffic barrier

Guard Rail

I think the article Guard_rail needs to be merged with this one. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.11.225.26 (talk) 13:30, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

Merge discussion

This article contains incomplete and unreferenced information that does not support a generalized view in design of roadside protection. I recommend that this article be removed or portions merged into the road stub for Traffic barrier.Ivan0310 (talk) 20:15, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Or even to here. Much the same subject is also covered in the Automotive safety section of the Guard rail article. I've added templates to the appropriate articles to invite discussion here. -- de Facto (talk). 20:47, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

I agree, I believe all three of these articles/sections should be pulled out into one article which incorporates and properly cites all necessary information. I think the one reason I prefer the article on Traffic barrier to this one is that it does not cite random histories and events or make references to specific types of barriers in a specific country. While I am American, I tried to keep my edits to the article on Traffic barrier as general as possible. I would gladly take help in insuring that I have done that in collaborating on a more inclusive article with proper citations.Ivan0310 (talk) 21:22, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

References

It is painfully obvious that all references refer to the TxDOT Roadway Design Manual. At current time, this is the only publicly, easily accessed reference or guide on this topic that I could find. If there exists another that someone could point this article to, by all means.Ivan0310 (talk) 17:32, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

This from the UK highway authorities may be of interest: Requirement for Road Restraint Systems. -- de Facto (talk). 12:14, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

When fancy end treatments fail.

Photos of a crash that happened Sept. 2010 http://www.camaroz28.com/forums/showthread.php?t=775818 A Chevrolet Suburban hit the end of a steel guard rail at high speed. The rail penetrated the front of the vehicle, passing to the right of the engine, completely through the vehicle and out through the left rear door window. Somewhere out there are pics of the interior showing where the rail went through. Bizzybody (talk) 07:14, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

Armco barriers

Just about every mention of Armco barrier on Wikipedia is in an auto-racing article (see what links to Armco barrier). A reason for that Armco a racetrack sponsor? Or these barriers aren't notable unless someone crashes into them? Wbm1058 (talk) 21:02, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Especially Grand Prix motor racing, but that may be because the term seems more commonly used in the UK and Europe. Wbm1058 (talk) 21:14, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Odd that Armco barrier redirects here. For a while, I was unsure whether they were made from concrete, steel, or something else. Now, it appears to me that they are guard rails and not Jersey barriers. Oh, yeah;) I just created that redirect today, which is the day I learned that there was such a thing. Because the lede implied that an armco barrier was a synonym for the generic term traffic barrier, rather than a specific type of traffic barrier. – Wbm1058 (talk) 22:59, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Armco can be found around public roads and racing circuits, in the UK. It's definitely not a synonym, rather a specific type/shape of barrier. Guinness2702 (talk) 16:47, 28 April 2015 (UTC)