Category Archives: Highway Safety Equipment

What are Highway Impact Attenuators Used For?

Highway impact attenuators are devices which are generally used to reduce the impact resulting from a motor vehicle collision, where those impacts might damage other vehicles, motorists, or structures nearby. Sometimes referred to as crash cushions, impact attenuators are engineered so as to absorb a great deal of the colliding vehicles momentum and kinetic energy. […]

Different Types of Traffic Delineators & Their Uses

Traffic delineators came into being as a result of a need for temporarily directing roadway transit away from a specific location for some reason, usually because construction is underway in that area. Over the years, the design of these delineators has been refined to make them more versatile, more portable, and more useful in a […]

Veterans at High Risk for Traffic Fatalities

Approximately 6,400 adults are injured in car accidents every single day, according to information released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Motor vehicle crashes are also the leading cause of death for people between the ages of 25 and 34. Perhaps more startling is the revelation that veterans are twice as likely […]

April Is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month

Ice and snow is on its way out as spring approaches, but that doesn’t mean driving conditions are any safer than they were during winter. Today’s technology, in particular, has created an immense number of distractions for drivers. These distractions often lead to car crashes, injuries and even fatalities because drivers miss important instructions displayed […]