FEMA - Special Edition on Guard Rails
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:41 pm
The European standard guardrails are not safe for motorcyclists. Where trucks and cars are being prevented from colliding with oncoming traffic or from leaving the road falling motorcyclists face sharp-edged metal posts. The consequences of a guardrail accident are likely to be severe or fatal.
For years FEMA has been campaigning for a new standard which takes crash tests with motorcycles into account. Last year, at the European standardization body CEN, once more European countries could not agree on a new standard, even though fully tested concepts are available long since.
Instead of a binding standard, at least there was agreement to work out a technical specification. The latter (TS 1317-8) has been adopted on January 11th with an impressive majority showing that awareness for the topic is rising among countries in Europe. The promotion and the use of TS 1317-8 is an important step but it can only be the intermediate solution towards a common standard for motorcycle friendly guardrails.
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For years FEMA has been campaigning for a new standard which takes crash tests with motorcycles into account. Last year, at the European standardization body CEN, once more European countries could not agree on a new standard, even though fully tested concepts are available long since.
Instead of a binding standard, at least there was agreement to work out a technical specification. The latter (TS 1317-8) has been adopted on January 11th with an impressive majority showing that awareness for the topic is rising among countries in Europe. The promotion and the use of TS 1317-8 is an important step but it can only be the intermediate solution towards a common standard for motorcycle friendly guardrails.
For more details, click here to view the article