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Midwest Roadside Safety Facility

The remnants of the wood pylons on the barrier which are designed to snap off while absorbing the energy of the crash to help slowly stop the car. Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at university's

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Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at university's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at the Lincoln airport. June 5, 2018. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

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The results of the test were inspected by all. Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at university's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at the Lincoln airport. June 5, 2018. Photo by Craig Chandler /

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A truck is crashed in to a bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. The front wood pylons are designed to shear off easily along with several metal ones. The shearing allows the energy of the crash to be transferred into

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A truck is crashed in to a bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. The front wood pylons are designed to shear off easily along with several metal ones. The shearing allows the energy of the crash to be transferred into

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A truck is crashed in to a bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. The front wood pylons are designed to shear off easily along with several metal ones. The shearing allows the energy of the crash to be transferred into

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A truck is crashed in to a bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. The front wood pylons are designed to shear off easily along with several metal ones. The shearing allows the energy of the crash to be transferred into

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A truck is crashed in to a bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. The front wood pylons are designed to shear off easily along with several metal ones. The shearing allows the energy of the crash to be transferred into

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A truck is crashed in to a bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. The front wood pylons are designed to shear off easily along with several metal ones. The shearing allows the energy of the crash to be transferred into

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A truck is crashed in to a bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. The front wood pylons are designed to shear off easily along with several metal ones. The shearing allows the energy of the crash to be transferred into

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A truck is crashed in to a bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. The front wood pylons are designed to shear off easily along with several metal ones. The shearing allows the energy of the crash to be transferred into

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A truck is crashed in to a bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. The front wood pylons are designed to shear off easily along with several metal ones. The shearing allows the energy of the crash to be transferred into

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A truck is crashed in to a bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. The front wood pylons are designed to shear off easily along with several metal ones. The shearing allows the energy of the crash to be transferred into

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The NASCAR tour group, media and others watch the crash test from behind barriers. Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at university's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at the Lincoln airport. June 5

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Bob Bielenberg, right, explains the new highway barrier being tested to the media and the NASCAR tour group. Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at university's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at

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The media is reflected in the sunglasses of NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Michael Annett during the tour. Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at university's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at the

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Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at university's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at the Lincoln airport. June 5, 2018. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

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Ron Faller, left, and Bob Bielenberg, right, explain various test areas of the facility to the NASCAR tour group. Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at university's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility

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Logan Jacobsen, sophomore in mechanical engineering major, shares the front seats with a crash test dummy during a slow speed check of the steering cable. Jacobsen was "driving" to operate the brakes during the non-crash part of the test. Test of bull

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A crash dummy awaits its fate in the test. Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at university's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at the Lincoln airport. June 5, 2018. Photo by Craig Chandler /

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Pins anchor the nuts and bolts holding down the guide for the steering cable. Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at university's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at the Lincoln airport. June 5,

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The test truck is pushed into position. Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at university's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at the Lincoln airport. June 5, 2018. Photo by Craig Chandler /

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A crash test dummy awaits its turn in the facility garage. Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at university's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at the Lincoln airport. June 5, 2018. Photo by Craig

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Alex Russell, a testing and maintenance technician, who has worked at the facility for 22 years since completing his undergrad degree, stretches the cable to get out the slack before it is attached to the test truck. The boom in the background will be

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