Jersey barrier

jersey barrier English thumb|Jersey barriers Alternative forms jersey barrier New Jersey barrier Etymology From New Jersey (the location where the most popular design of such barriers originated) + barrier. Noun A modular concrete or plastic barrier designed to create walls that separate lanes of traffic or to block traffic. en Surveillance and Threat Detection: Prevention versus Mitigation Richard Kirchner 2013 105 0124078354 One incident in May was a possible threat indicator when a Jersey barrier on the east perimeter was rammed by a slow-moving car. en Eyewitness to War, Volume. 1: U S Army in Operation AL FAJR: An Oral History John McCool; Kendall D. Gott 2006 0160872782 His squad had entered the first room of the house and, as they were about to enter the second room, they were engaged by a couple insurgents who were hiding behind a concrete Jersey barrier they'd brought into the house. en Outside the Wire: American Soldiers' Voices from Afghanistan Christine Dumaine Leche 2013 0813934125 At night this gap is closed off by a simple concrete Jersey barrier, and the pit is left to those outside the wire. en Police Analysis and Planning for Homicide Bombings Ellis John; John W. Lee 2007 198 0398085188 A Jersey barrier is highly effective at turning a vehicle back into its parallel lane of travel, but much less effective at dealing with a perpendicular force hit. A Jersey wall; a wall composed of Jersey barriers that separates lanes of traffic. en Evaluation of the Use and Effectiveness of Wildlife Crossings John A. Bissonette; Patricia Catherine Cramer 2008 60 0309117402 The same result was found when measuring the length of Jersey barrier or guardrail within the 800 m buffer in high- and low-kill UVC zones. en Automotive Accident Reconstruction: Practices and Principles Donald E. Struble 2013 1466588381 The paper also included a completed scene diagram, included a wrecked tractor and semi-trailer, damaged asphalt area, gouges, skip lines, and displaced Jersey barrier sections. en Innovations in Bridge Engineering Technology Khaled Mahmoud 2007 187 0203938496 The freeway section configuration of the highway was constructed on embankment and provides for two lanes of traffic in each direction divided by a Jersey Barrier along its entire length creating significant challenges for maintenance of traffic for any work perfomed within its limits. en A History of Inventing in New Jersey: From Thomas Edison to the Ice Cream Cone Linda J. Barth 2013 155 1626192065 According to the Hunterdon County Historical Society, frequent accidents on the steep road over Jugtown Mountain in Hunterdon County led to the first installation of the Jersey barrier. Synonyms en K-rail en Walls and fences Road transport