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A cable barrier, sometimes referred to as guard cable or wire rope safety barrier (WRSB), is a type of roadside or median safety traffic barrier/guard rail. It consists of steel wire ropes mounted on weak posts. As is the case with any roadside barrier, its primary purpose is to prevent a vehicle from leaving the traveled way and striking a fixed object or terrain feature that is less forgiving than itself. Also similar to most roadside barriers, cable barriers function by capturing and/or redirecting the errant vehicle.

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  • Cable barrier (en)
  • Kabelbarrière (nl)
  • Тросовый барьер (ru)
  • Vajerräcke (sv)
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  • Een kabelbarrière is een bijzondere vorm van vangrail waarbij de barrière is uitgevoerd als horizontale stalen draden die worden opgehouden door verticale staken. Hoewel in het buitenland al langer in gebruik, is deze vorm van vangrail in Nederland en België niet gebruikelijk. (nl)
  • A cable barrier, sometimes referred to as guard cable or wire rope safety barrier (WRSB), is a type of roadside or median safety traffic barrier/guard rail. It consists of steel wire ropes mounted on weak posts. As is the case with any roadside barrier, its primary purpose is to prevent a vehicle from leaving the traveled way and striking a fixed object or terrain feature that is less forgiving than itself. Also similar to most roadside barriers, cable barriers function by capturing and/or redirecting the errant vehicle. (en)
  • Тро́совый барье́р (тросовое ограждение, англ. wire rope safety barrier, WRSB) — тип барьерного и разделительного ограждения для автомобильных дорог. Состоит из 2—4 стальных тросов, установленных на слабо закреплённых стойках. Данные ограждения являются одновременно недорогими и высокоэффективными, особенно в качестве центрального разделительного ограждения на высокоскоростных трассах для предотвращения лобовых столкновений. (ru)
  • Ett vajerräcke är en typ av vägräcke som finns på vissa större och trafikerade vägar. Vajerräcken monteras främst som mitträcke i mittremsan på motorvägar och andra vägar med separata körbanor men även motortrafikleder och andra breda vägar kan förses med vajerräcken för att bli mötesfria. I dessa fall ingår vajerräcket i konstruktionen av en 2+1-väg. Vajerräckets syfte är att hindra fordon från att komma över i mötande fordons körfält. På vissa ställen har man monterat upp vajerräcken också som sidoräcken. (sv)
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  • A cable barrier, sometimes referred to as guard cable or wire rope safety barrier (WRSB), is a type of roadside or median safety traffic barrier/guard rail. It consists of steel wire ropes mounted on weak posts. As is the case with any roadside barrier, its primary purpose is to prevent a vehicle from leaving the traveled way and striking a fixed object or terrain feature that is less forgiving than itself. Also similar to most roadside barriers, cable barriers function by capturing and/or redirecting the errant vehicle. Because these barriers are relatively inexpensive, as opposed to concrete step barriers to install and maintain, and are very effective at capturing vehicles, their use is becoming increasingly prevalent worldwide. By far, the most popular use of the cable barrier system occurs in the medians of divided highways. Given the opposing directions of traffic on divided highways, cross median crashes are particularly severe. While median width plays a large role in the occurrence of these crashes, increased width alone does not eliminate them and quite often, the median must be shielded with a barrier. Cable barriers provide a cost-effective solution to the shielding issue. The system is more forgiving than traditional concrete (Jersey) barriers or steel barriers used today and remains effective when installed on sloping terrain. The flexibility of the system absorbs impact energy and dissipates it laterally, which reduces the forces transmitted to the vehicle occupants. Although cable barriers have been used since the 1960s it was not until the mid-1990s that many departments of transportation began to deploy them with any regularity. In many countries of the European Union these cable barriers are not allowed to be used along highways as they are perceived to be especially hazardous for motorcyclists. However, a study of motorcyclist injury rates for several types of highway barrier did not find an appreciable difference in fatal and severe injuries between cable and W-beam barriers. Both were significantly more hazardous than concrete barriers but less hazardous than none. (en)
  • Een kabelbarrière is een bijzondere vorm van vangrail waarbij de barrière is uitgevoerd als horizontale stalen draden die worden opgehouden door verticale staken. Hoewel in het buitenland al langer in gebruik, is deze vorm van vangrail in Nederland en België niet gebruikelijk. (nl)
  • Ett vajerräcke är en typ av vägräcke som finns på vissa större och trafikerade vägar. Vajerräcken monteras främst som mitträcke i mittremsan på motorvägar och andra vägar med separata körbanor men även motortrafikleder och andra breda vägar kan förses med vajerräcken för att bli mötesfria. I dessa fall ingår vajerräcket i konstruktionen av en 2+1-väg. Vajerräckets syfte är att hindra fordon från att komma över i mötande fordons körfält. På vissa ställen har man monterat upp vajerräcken också som sidoräcken. I Storbritannien, Österrike, Norge och Nederländerna är det inte tillåtet att sätta upp barriärer av stålvajer, då dessa anses medföra avsevärt högre risk för motorcyklister än andra barriärtyper. (sv)
  • Тро́совый барье́р (тросовое ограждение, англ. wire rope safety barrier, WRSB) — тип барьерного и разделительного ограждения для автомобильных дорог. Состоит из 2—4 стальных тросов, установленных на слабо закреплённых стойках. Данные ограждения являются одновременно недорогими и высокоэффективными, особенно в качестве центрального разделительного ограждения на высокоскоростных трассах для предотвращения лобовых столкновений. Начали устанавливаться с 1960-х годов, широкую популярность в США приобрели в середине 1990-х годов. Современные варианты тросовых ограждений используют высокие усилия натяжения (2 и более тонны). Во многих странах Европейского союза тросовые барьеры не устанавливались на шоссе, так как они воспринимались более опасными для мотоциклистов. Однако проведённые сравнения тросовых ограждений и традиционных барьеров из металла с W-образным профилем (аналог ограждений дорожных металлических барьерного типа по ГОСТ 26804-86 типа 11ДО, 11ДД) не показали каких-либо различий в получаемых травмах. (ru)
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