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Document Type
Article
Date of this Version
2-8-2000
Citation
United States Patent Patent Number: 6,022,003
Abstract
To reduce the danger of bodily harm to occupants of vehicles that leave the roadway, a guardrail system included a guardrail terminal and a guardrail. The guardrail terminal includes cutting means positioned to cut said guardrail as guardrail moves within said guardrail terminal and the guardrail termail moves respect to the guardrail to cut the guardrail when impacted by a vehicle.
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