Durn, I was hoping to see the 'idiot deflector' in action. Baltimore, MD I-95

For a moment I thought the back of that truck had a scoop at the back (imagine a snowplough driving in reverse.)

Now THAT would be a real idiot deflector! I want one.

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That yellow thing in the back is some sort of compression device, in case the slow moving truck gets rear-ended. :) Gee, I wonder why they need that? :)
I'm not sure if there are springs or some sort of tensioned release valves?
I"ve seen a car hit the water barrel barriers they used to use, and that was actually pretty cool. Water shot straight up, drenching the whole area.
 
dash riposki said:
That yellow thing in the back is some sort of compression device, in case the slow moving truck gets rear-ended. :) Gee, I wonder why they need that? :)
I'm not sure if there are springs or some sort of tensioned release valves?
I"ve seen a car hit the water barrel barriers they used to use, and that was actually pretty cool. Water shot straight up, drenching the whole area.
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it's a honeycomb of metal inside - a big huge crumple zone. it also has some springs in the mount for flexibility, so it doesn't make the truck shake too much while driving, and to help with non-direct hits. last but not least there's hydraulics to lift/lower the crash structure.
 
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