What are the main functions of road guardrails?

04:19:22 16/04/2020

The main functions of urban road guardrails are:

1. Separation function: the road guardrail separates motor vehicles, non-motor vehicles and pedestrian traffic, and the road is longitudinally separated on the cross-section, so that motor vehicles, non-motor vehicles and pedestrians are separated into lanes, which improves the safety and improvement of road traffic. Traffic order.

2. Blocking function: The road guardrail will block bad traffic behavior and block pedestrians or bicycles or motor vehicles trying to cross the road. It requires a certain height, a certain density (referring to the vertical bar), and a certain strength.

3. Warning function: Through the installation, the outline on the guardrail should be simple and clear, and the driver should be warned to pay attention to the existence of guardrail and pedestrians and non-motor vehicles, so as to prevent the occurrence of traffic accidents.

4. Aesthetic function: through different materials, different forms, different shapes and different colors of the guardrail, it can achieve harmony and coordination with the road environment.

It can be seen that the urban road guardrail is not only a simple isolation of the road, but the key purpose is to express and transmit urban traffic information to the flow of people and vehicles, establish a traffic rule, maintain traffic order, and make urban traffic safe, fast, and orderly. , Smooth and convenient effect.