Crossover Accidents
This is why the concrete step barrier will virtually eliminate the catastrophic crossover accident, where vehicles break through the median barrier and collide with traffic in the opposite carriageway. There are over 400 such incidents every year causing around 40 deaths at a cost of £1 million per fatality.
In addition, steel barriers are often bordered by soft earth or grass, which causes drivers to lose control of their vehicles at high speed if they should stray onto it. In contrast, concrete step barrier is installed on a solid base of concrete and tarmac.
