PROBLEM - DAMAGED GUARDRAILS

Summary: Risk of possible collision with severe consequences

Risk assessment: Intolerable Risk (Severity: Catastrophic, Frequency: Frequent)

Some guardrails were observed to be in a dilapidated condition, as it may appear that these guardrails were damaged during an accident. One of the purposes of a guardrail is to prevent a

Road Safety Appraisal Report, Provincial Road 15-1

vehicle from falling off an embankment in case of an accident and thereby deflecting a vehicle back into the roadway. The current condition of some guardrails might cause the guardrails to fail to perform this important task.

Recommendation

It must be considered to replace the damaged guardrails and hazard markers signs be installed on all guardrails.