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Highway official stood by guardrail system as doubt mounted
2014-11-03 22:15:17| Automakers - Topix.net
U.S. highway safety officials defended a widely used guardrail system's crashworthiness even as they worried whether its design had been altered in a potentially deadly way, according to internal emails. Starting in 2012, a Federal Highway Administration engineer fielded emails from state officials, plaintiffs' lawyers and others asking about a change that Trinity Industries Inc. had made to its guardrail system years earlier.
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Highway official stood by guardrail system as doubt mounted
2014-11-03 20:22:59| Railroads - Topix.net
U.S. highway safety officials defended a widely used guardrail system's crashworthiness even as they worried whether its design had been altered in a potentially deadly way, according to internal emails.
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Under the Wire: Guardrail Company Avoids Nationwide Ban With Crash Test Plan
2014-11-01 03:20:25| Railroads - Topix.net
The federal government has received, but is refusing to disclose, an urgent plan to re-test the safety of guardrails found on American highways across the country amid accusations they are dangerous to motorists. Just under the deadline, Trinity Industries, maker of the controversial ET-Plus system, submitted plans to the government for the new tests, as 30 states have announced they've already banned new installations of the guardrail until it is proven safe.
Under the Wire: Guardrail Company Avoids Nationwide Ban With Crash Test Plan
2014-11-01 02:24:34| Automakers - Topix.net
The federal government has received, but is refusing to disclose, an urgent plan to re-test the safety of guardrails found on American highways across the country amid accusations they are dangerous to motorists. Just under the deadline, Trinity Industries, maker of the controversial ET-Plus system, submitted plans to the government for the new tests, as 30 states have announced they've already banned new installations of the guardrail until it is proven safe.
Nebraska bans controversial guardrail system
2014-10-31 17:51:41| Railroads - Topix.net
Nebraska has recently joined the list of states no longer installing the ET-Plus guardrail system made by Trinity Industries.
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