Evaluation of breakaway light poles for use in highway medians. Paper presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board HRB, Washington, D.C., January 1973.

Author(s)
Walton, N.E. Hirsch, T.J. & Rowan, N.J.
Year
Abstract

Crash tests were conducted to determine the impact behaviour of median-mounted light poles and secondary collisions of vehicles striking downed poles on a traffic lane. An index is developed to describe the relative hazard created by proximity and frequency of luminaire supports.

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B 9047 (In: B 4972 S) /85.1/85.2/ IRRD 213562
Source

In: Highway Research Record HRR No. 460, 1973, p. 123-136, fig., graph., 4 tab., 5 ref.

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