Legal implications of frangible poles.

Author(s)
Epstein, J.A. & Hunter, L.L.
Year
Abstract

The legal implications of the use of frangible or breakaway poles is investigated. It is concluded that road authorities who use frangible poles will not normally be held liable to persons injured by them. Authorities whose rigid poles instead of safer equipment may be held liable in negligence in some circumstances. Potential defendants are identified.

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Publication

Library number
B 23682 [electronic version only] /85/
Source

Civic Square, ACT, Australian Office of Road Safety, 1984, 223 p., 53 ref.; Office of Road Safety Report CR 31 - ISSN 0810-770X / ISBN 0-642-51003-2

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