Frangible post system makes debut
August 1st 2008 A tight deadline for several
new signs was the debut for
3M's Frangible Post System
on the M54 and M6.
3M announced its
Frangible Post System in
2007, in response to the
traffic industry's growing
support for the idea of
'passive safety'.
Currently, approximately
one fifth of road fatalities
result from a collision with
a road side feature, such as
a post, a street lamp or
tree. By progressively
replacing rigid steel posts
with 'crash friendly' posts
that minimise occupant
injury when impacted by a
vehicle, it is thought the
roadside will gradually
become less hazardous.
Once the decision had
been taken to use passive
posts for the most
vulnerable signs between
junctions 1-3 of the M54,
and 10A-12 of the M6, the
only issue that had to be
addressed was finding the
posts. 3M was able to
deliver within the two week
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