Pole Socket Crash Tested at MIRA
The IDS Traffic Signal Pole Socket was crashed tested at MIRA in September 2008 as part of the Passive Revolution Crash Test Event.
The event is held at MIRA. They are the leading independent provider of highways and automotive product engineering, testing, consultancy, certification, research and information.
The slide show below illustrates the crash test of the IDS Pole Socket where a highways sign is installed. One pole is installed into the IDS Pole Socket and the other directly installed into a concrete base.
A Peugeot 205 was crashed at 70kph into two 114mm diameter traditional steel posts (spaced at 750mm centres) supporting a traditional aluminium sign plate, to demonstrate the safety problems associated with closely spaced sign posts.
The damaged sign post pole was easily removed from the IDS Pole Socket in under 10 minutes by 2 operatives. The reality being that the other sign post pole would require significantly longer time scales, often involving a road or lane closure for ground workers to dig out the highway pole and replace making a highway pole socket like the IDS Pole Socket a value added solution.
Significant damage was caused to the vehicle and intrusion into the passenger compartment was apparent. The collision destroyed the engine to such an extent that the gearbox casing fragmented, leaving the gears inside clearly visible. Use of closely spaced passively safe products such as the 3M frangible post system (which have been successfully tested 750mm apart to EN 12767) avoids the risk of injury in such circumstances.
For more information on the IDS Pole Socket please download literatur e or contact us. IDS would like to thank MIRA for the warm welcome they received.
The event is held at MIRA. They are the leading independent provider of highways and automotive product engineering, testing, consultancy, certification, research and information.
Pole Socket Crash Test Slide Show
The slide show below illustrates the crash test of the IDS Pole Socket where a highways sign is installed. One pole is installed into the IDS Pole Socket and the other directly installed into a concrete base.
A Peugeot 205 was crashed at 70kph into two 114mm diameter traditional steel posts (spaced at 750mm centres) supporting a traditional aluminium sign plate, to demonstrate the safety problems associated with closely spaced sign posts.
Highway Poles – Quickly Replaced with the IDS Highway Pole Socket
The damaged sign post pole was easily removed from the IDS Pole Socket in under 10 minutes by 2 operatives. The reality being that the other sign post pole would require significantly longer time scales, often involving a road or lane closure for ground workers to dig out the highway pole and replace making a highway pole socket like the IDS Pole Socket a value added solution.
Significant damage was caused to the vehicle and intrusion into the passenger compartment was apparent. The collision destroyed the engine to such an extent that the gearbox casing fragmented, leaving the gears inside clearly visible. Use of closely spaced passively safe products such as the 3M frangible post system (which have been successfully tested 750mm apart to EN 12767) avoids the risk of injury in such circumstances.
For more information on the IDS Pole Socket please download literatur e or contact us. IDS would like to thank MIRA for the warm welcome they received.
