科州交通部10月25日披露霓虹防撞卡车上路，专为路边急救人员挡车
10月25日，科罗拉多州交通部部署新型防撞保护卡车的消息经媒体报道披露，这种通体霓虹色的福特重型卡车专门用于在高速公路路边事故现场保护急救人员。据报道，防撞卡车首先在丹佛都会区的25号、225号和70号州际公路上使用，之后将推广到全州其他地区。卡车车身采用高可视度的霓虹涂装，车尾装有发光箭头，提示后方司机变道避让；即使司机未能及时避让，车尾的缓冲装置也能吸收撞击能量，类似道路施工队尾车使用的防撞垫。科罗拉多州交通部执行主任肖莎娜·卢表示，这套装备已经证明了作用：10月10日，一名司机在接近一处事故现场时撞上了防撞卡车，卡车“完全按设计发挥了作用，保护了正在现场工作的急救人员”。路边二次事故一直是急救人员面临的现实风险，闪烁的警灯并不总能让分心的司机减速。防撞卡车的思路很直接：先用醒目的颜色和箭头提醒，再用物理缓冲兜底，给路边工作的人多一层保护。
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Colorado DOT rolls out neon crash-protection trucks to shield responders at roadside scenes
On October 25, media reports disclosed that the Colorado Department of Transportation has deployed a new kind of crash-protection truck — a heavy-duty Ford painted in high-visibility neon — designed to protect emergency responders working at highway incident scenes. The trucks are being used first on Interstates 25, 225 and 70 in the Denver metro area and will later expand statewide. The body carries bright neon paintwork and a lighted arrow panel at the rear directing drivers to change lanes; if a driver fails to move over in time, a rear crash cushion absorbs the impact, much like the attenuators used behind road-work crews. CDOT Executive Director Shoshana Lew said the equipment has already proven itself: on October 10, a driver approaching a crash scene struck one of the trucks, which 'performed exactly as designed and protected the responders working at the scene.' Secondary crashes at the roadside are a persistent risk for emergency personnel, and flashing lights do not always make distracted drivers slow down. The truck's logic is direct: warn first with color and arrows, then back it up with a physical cushion, giving roadside crews one more layer of protection.
Source: GSM·USA
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