Guardrails Seen as Killers Got Quiet Fix, Inventor Says
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First came the car-impaling guardrails. Then came the coverup.
That, at least, is the assertion of two guardrail-industry professionals, a claim that suggests the confusion over U.S. roadside safety may run deeper than previously reported. Their statements, if borne out, cast additional doubt on a top guardrail maker, raise new questions about the effectiveness of a federal highway regulator and would leave state officials with an even shakier grasp of which guardrail systems on their roads may pose a potential danger to drivers.