▲ 326 ▼ A 7,000-Pound Car Smashed Through a Guardrail. That’s Bad News for All of Us. (slate.com) submitted 2 years ago by dantheclamman@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 194 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] shottymcb@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Wire guards are wildly unsafe for motorcyclists though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ElderWendigo@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago Everything is wildly unsafe for motorcycles though. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bstix@feddit.dk 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's a myth. It may look like a "cheese grater" but statistics show that they have saved more motorcycle lifes than any other barriers, and there are no records of anyone actually getting grated. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shottymcb@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I hate to be the "sources" guy, but the last time I looked at what few studies there where on the topic they weren't positive. Could you direct me to where you found that info? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bstix@feddit.dk 1 point 2 years ago https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Effect-of-Barrier-Type-on-Injury-Severity-in-in-and-Daniello-Gabler/713812a75a706980825e7f9e856ce3af9d588892 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ElderWendigo@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago Everything is wildly unsafe for motorcycles though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bstix@feddit.dk 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's a myth. It may look like a "cheese grater" but statistics show that they have saved more motorcycle lifes than any other barriers, and there are no records of anyone actually getting grated. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shottymcb@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I hate to be the "sources" guy, but the last time I looked at what few studies there where on the topic they weren't positive. Could you direct me to where you found that info? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bstix@feddit.dk 1 point 2 years ago https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Effect-of-Barrier-Type-on-Injury-Severity-in-in-and-Daniello-Gabler/713812a75a706980825e7f9e856ce3af9d588892 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shottymcb@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I hate to be the "sources" guy, but the last time I looked at what few studies there where on the topic they weren't positive. Could you direct me to where you found that info? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bstix@feddit.dk 1 point 2 years ago https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Effect-of-Barrier-Type-on-Injury-Severity-in-in-and-Daniello-Gabler/713812a75a706980825e7f9e856ce3af9d588892 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bstix@feddit.dk 1 point 2 years ago https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Effect-of-Barrier-Type-on-Injury-Severity-in-in-and-Daniello-Gabler/713812a75a706980825e7f9e856ce3af9d588892 permalink fedilink source parent