“Increased casualties and material damages in traffic accidents might be reduced through concrete barriers”, Ismail Bulut, CEO of Turkey’s Cement Manufacturers Association (TCMB)
Concrete barriers prevent casualties and material damages. Being obligatory use of concrete barriers in the UK and Ireland, while they prevent vehicles to crossing opposite lane, also provide sound insulation. According to the researches, the concrete barriers also allow drivers to pay more attention psychologically. Ismail Bulut, CEO of Turkey’s Cement Manufacturers Association (TCMB), defended that increased casualties and material damages in traffic accidents might be reduced through concrete barriers. He continued, “We know how much steel barriers are in sufficient in traffic accidents. We should think of the concrete barriers once again to be obligatory in terms of preventing casualty and material damages. The concrete barriers prevent vehicles to deviate from the road during accident and help reduce possible casualties and material losses to minimum level. Concrete barriers on the middle refuge prevent crashed vehicle to cross opposite way as well as avoiding vehicles to the other side to get damage. Being able to keep the crushed vehicle at its own side by concrete barrier, lateral deformation of barrier, stability of crushed vehicle, linear movement of vehicles following crush and strike effect of the crushed vehicle onto passengers show positive results through concrete barriers. Also concrete barriers allow drivers to drive more carefully psychologically according to researches.” Concrete barriers are against tumbling, rolling from cliff, tough strike, crossing opposite way Concrete barriers prevent to spreading of traffic noises, curtaining traffic lights of opposite side vehicles and keep both traffic safety and environment safety in front plan as well as having designed to reduce crush impact for passengers in vehicles. The concrete barriers are used in order to provide safe traffic by being placed on edges of roads; they are also used against tumbling, 
rolling from cliffs, strong strike, crossing to opposite lane in addition to providing safer traffic during cruise. The cement which is a main raw material of concrete is supplied by the domestic market. Concrete barriers can be manufactured as prefabricated or in place easily. Prefabricated barriers can be installed via winch. Mounting risk is very few virtually not existing. The life of concrete barriers is 40-50 years. Regarding their high durability and bulk feature they are not affected via crushes and are not worn out much. So they are more economic than steel barriers. Even though manufacturing cost being higher than the steel barriers, regarding maintenance and operation costs are lower for a long time; concrete barriers are more beneficial than the steel barriers.
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