Getting to Know the Functions of Guard Rails on Toll RoadsJAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Car users must have seen a guardrail that passes long in the toll road side area.This barrier is known as a guard rail.Quoted from the @kemenhub151 page, this safety fence is a safety system for people or vehicles, made of long iron or steel rails as a fence on dangerous roads.Examples of dangerous areas that are generally installed with guard rails, such as freeways or toll roads, mountains, rivers and ravines.Also read: Overtaking Over the Shoulder of the Road, Bus Senggol Guard Rail Toll RoadThis guard rail has many functions.Among other things, to reduce severe shocks so as to reduce the impact of accidents, prevent vehicles from being thrown off the track, and redirect vehicles toward parallel roads.Not just any guardrail, guard rail has its own criteria that distinguish it from other barriers.From the material side, guard rail includes rigid or rigid safety fences, semi-rigid safety fences, and flexible safety fences.But keep in mind, the effectiveness of this safety also returns to someone's driving behavior on the toll road.Guard rail does not guarantee that accident fatalities can be minimized to the maximum."The guard rail was effectively hit with a maximum speed of 60 kph. Moreover, the guard rail will come off because there is no foundation," said Training Director of Safety Defensive Consultant Indonesia (SDCI) Sony Susmana to Kompas.com, Monday (8/8/). 2022).According to Sony, aggressive driving behavior such as overspeeding and reckless driving is the most influential factor in crash fatalities.INSTAGRAM/DASHCAM_OWNERS_INDONESIA Bus collides with Guard Rail on Toll RoadAlso read: This is a new car leak at GIIAS 2022, what's going on?If referring to Ministerial Regulation Number 82 of 2018 Article 2, rigid or rigid safety fences must be made of material in the form of cast concrete, with K-350 quality.k-350 is used for construction that has a high load-bearing.Meanwhile, semi-rigid safety fences are used for road bends, vehicles that lose control, roadside safety that is directly adjacent to a cliff with a height of more than 3.5 meters, and protects dangerous objects such as bridges.Lastly, the safety fence is flexible.This guardrail is used for the left and right sides of a straight road as well as a separator between the road and other facilities, including pedestrians, bicycle lanes and the like.These guardrails are also equipped with reflective signs, with red color if they are on the left side of the traffic direction, and white if they are on the right side of the traffic direction.This reflective material makes the barrier visible to road users even at night, because it reflects light from the car's headlights.The placement of guard rails is also not arbitrary but takes into account several criteria, such as the distance of free space available to accommodate the deflection of the fence in the event of a collision, the strength of the material, and geographical conditions.Write your comments with the hashtag #JernihBerkomentar and win e-vouchers for 90 winners!Get information and insight selected by Kompas.com editorsDouble check and complete your data.Your data will be used for account verification when you need assistance or when unusual activity is found on your account.Immediately complete your data to join the #JernihBerkomentar program.