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A barrier system for highway medians to stop semi tankers from flipping over the median into oncomin

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Husker Cody Stolle (right), Josh Steelman (center) and Ronald Faller lean against a guardrail develo

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From left: Cody Stolle, Josh Steelman and Ron Faller lean against a sled connected to a ground ancho

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Technician Christopher Charroin connects monitor cables that will be used to record data from a test

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Christopher Charroin connects monitor cables that will be used to record data from a test of a sled

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Concrete is poured into a barrier being tested at the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility for the State

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Concrete is poured into a barrier being tested at the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility for the State

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Concrete is poured into a barrier being tested at the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility for the State

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Concrete is poured into a barrier being tested at the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility for the State

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A cable system for highway medians at the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility. Photo used for 2022-2023

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Husker Cody Stolle (right), Josh Steelman (center) and Ronald Faller lean against a guardrail develo

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From left: Cody Stolle, Josh Steelman and Ron Faller lean against a sled connected to a ground ancho

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Christopher Charroin connects monitor cables that will be used to record data from a test of a sled

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A cable system for highway medians at the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility. Photo used for 2022-2023

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Each of the rigs tires were painted a different color so researchers could plot where on the barrier

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The roadside barrier developed by University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers holds firm as a fully

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The roadside barrier developed by University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers holds firm as a fully

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Dave Charrion checks a camera alignment used for a speed check before the tanker was driven back to

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Alex Russell connects the tow cable to a hook under the tractor. Researchers from the Midwest Roadsi

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The roadside barrier developed by University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers holds firm as a fully

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Researchers and invited guests look over the tanker following the crash test. Researchers from the M

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Jim Holloway and Karla Lechtenberg work on the computer connections and camera views in a trailer ri

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A steering guide which rides along a second cable and keeps the wheels straight is connected before

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The roadside barrier developed by University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers holds firm as a fully

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A red smear shows where one of the wheels left a mark on the barrier along with the rest of the tank

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A truck is crashed in to a bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass column

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Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at univ

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The remnants of the wood pylons on the barrier which are designed to snap off while absorbing the en

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Jim Holloway checks the aim on a high speed camera set to record the crash test. Test of bull-nose b

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Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at univ

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Rows of previous test cars and trucks sit behind the facility. Test of bull-nose barrier for use in

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Pins anchor the nuts and bolts holding down the guide for the steering cable. Test of bull-nose barr

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Ron Faller, left, and Bob Bielenberg, right, explain various test areas of the facility to the NASCA

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Bob Bielenberg, right, explains the new highway barrier being tested to the media and the NASCAR tou

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A truck is crashed in to a bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass column

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A truck is crashed in to a bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass column

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A truck is crashed in to a bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass column

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Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at univ

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Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at univ

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Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at univ

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Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at univ

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Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at univ

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The test truck is pushed into position. Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars

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A crash dummy awaits its fate in the test. Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect c

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Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at univ

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The NASCAR tour group, media and others watch the crash test from behind barriers. Test of bull-nose

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A truck is crashed in to a bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass column

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A truck is crashed in to a bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass column

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