[ProtectOurFreedom]

I've observed smashed and dented guardrails for years. Also lots of circular tire marks on the concrete barriers that often line the tight curves on freeway exits. Lots of people falling asleep or not paying attention, I guess.

In the old days, guardrails just ended abruptly and made a very nice skewer for your automobile. About 30 or more years ago they made the logical safety change of smoothly ending the guardrail into the ground. It ended a lot of the skewering, but not all of it.

[bert]

There have been several posts providing facts about guard rail ends. Designers have developed lots of ways to prevent the impalements or other such damage.

My obverstaion is that there seems to be an inordinate number of hits on guard rail ends as oppposed to say hits some where in the middle or perhaps damage to ground where the vehicle ran off the road.

It seems like the guard rail ends are vehicle magnets. Why?