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Massachusetts Halts New Guardrail Use After ABC News Investigation
2014-09-25 22:29:14| Railroads - Topix.net
Transportation officials in Massachusetts recently announced the state will halt the use of a widely-used guardrail end terminal while it conducts "additional research," days after an ABC News investigation looked into allegations that a small design change turned the metal safety structures potentially deadly. "In light of a recent report raising questions about the performance of a specific guardrail end terminal, MassDOT [Massachusetts Department of Transportation] has taken initial steps to halt the use of that end terminal while the agency conducts additional research," MassDOT said in an email to ABC News Wednesday.
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Massachusetts Halts New Guardrail Use After ABC News Investigation
2014-09-25 22:05:11| Automakers - Topix.net
Transportation officials in Massachusetts recently announced the state will halt the use of a widely-used guardrail end terminal while it conducts "additional research," days after an ABC News investigation looked into allegations that a small design change turned the metal safety structures potentially deadly. "In light of a recent report raising questions about the performance of a specific guardrail end terminal, MassDOT [Massachusetts Department of Transportation] has taken initial steps to halt the use of that end terminal while the agency conducts additional research," MassDOT said in an email to ABC News Wednesday.
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Study: ET-Plus guardrail not as safe as others
2014-09-20 08:12:06| Automakers - Topix.net
A new study shows a popular guardrail model lining roadways across the country and one at the center of a possible billion-dollar whistleblower lawsuit is more likely to produce severe injury than it's earlier model. According to the study, the ET-Plus guardrail end terminal, manufactured by Trinity Industries, is 1.36 times more likely to produce a severe injury and 2.86 times more likely to produce death than an older model manufactured by Trinity, the ET-2000.
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Study: ET-Plus guardrail not as safe as others
2014-09-19 22:56:38| Railroads - Topix.net
A new study shows a popular guardrail model lining roadways across the country and one at the center of a possible billion-dollar whistleblower lawsuit is more likely to produce severe injury than it's earlier model. According to the study, the ET-Plus guardrail end terminal, manufactured by Trinity Industries, is 1.36 times more likely to produce a severe injury and 2.86 times more likely to produce death than an older model manufactured by Trinity, the ET-2000.
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Judge declares mistrial in guardrail lawsuit
2014-07-22 17:21:49| Automakers - Topix.net
A federal judge in Texas declared a mistrial in the possible billion-dollar whistleblower lawsuit involving popular guardrails that line our nation's highways.
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