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.
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.
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