July 16, 2008
USR’s GRAB-300 Vehicle Barriers Successfully Crash-Tested to ASTM M50 Standard
FRANKLIN, TN – Universal Safety Response, Inc. (USR) has successfully crash-tested minimum
and maximum-width configurations for its GRAB-300 active vehicle barrier system
in accordance with the newest ASTM standards. The GRAB is now the longest
active vehicle barrier ever certified, with a protected width ranging from a
single lane to over 60 feet.
Meeting the M50 criteria by stopping a 15,000-lb. medium-duty
truck, USR’s GRAB-300 now offers a shallow-mount foundation for its
reduced-risk, multiple lane width net barrier. The company said it is the only
barrier to have successfully met Federal Highway Administration, U.S.
Department of State, and now American Society for Testing and Materials
standards during independent crash testing.
The GRAB-300 provides military bases, government offices,
financial centers, petro-chemical facilities, airports, ports, and other
critical facilities with several advantages. All electric operation increases
reliability and decreases maintenance costs, multiple lane width options
provide significant cost savings, and the ability of the GRAB-300 to be reset
and re-used within 30 minutes of an impact preserves the security of the
facility and the continuity of its operations. Also, the energy-absorbing
technology incorporated in USR’s GRAB barriers provide a reduced risk to
vehicle occupants, demonstrated in more than 70 real-world impacts at speeds of
up to 48 mph on GRAB barriers installed around the world without a single
significant injury.