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Testing underway on controversial guardrail
2014-12-16 01:07:41| Railroads - Topix.net
The Federal Highway Administration told Trinity Industries, the nation's largest guardrail maker, to conduct new crash testing on the ET-Plus guardrail. A whistleblower and competitor, Josh Harman, sued the company alleging they shortened the length of the popular ET-Plus guardrail heads to save money.
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America's Guardrail Safety Scare Goes International
2014-11-14 09:04:25| Railroads - Topix.net
A Canadian province has joined more than half of U.S. states in suspending the installation of a controversial guardrail system linked to severed limbs and deaths in auto accidents, as reported in a recent ABC News investigation. Transportation officials in the province of Quebec announced the suspension on Thursday, as well as an investigation into the approximately 4,500 ET-Plus guardrails currently installed in the province.
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FHWA To Conduct Re-Testing Of Guardrail System Suspected In Deaths
2014-11-13 20:39:55| ENR.com: Headline News
Suspect guardrail will be re-tested in San Antonio.
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Suspected defect causes Ohio to seek new guardrail supplier
2014-11-05 04:50:42| Railroads - Topix.net
Guardrails are supposed to protect you if you get into an accident, but some say they hold hidden dangers. The caps on the ends are known as rail heads.
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Ohio changes guardrail supplier after suspected defect
2014-11-05 00:40:30| Railroads - Topix.net
Thousands of them are spread across Ohio. We drive by them every day but probably don't even think about them.
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