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49 CFR 587.18: Dimensions of fixed rigid barrier.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 49—Transportation
- Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation
- CHAPTER V—NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
- PART 587—DEFORMABLE BARRIERS
- Subpart C—Offset Deformable Barrier
(a) The fixed rigid barrier has a mass of not less than 7 × 10 4 kg (154,324 lb).
(b) The height of the fixed rigid barrier is at least as high as the highest point on the vehicle at the intersection of the vertical transverse plane tangent to the forwardmost point of both front tires, when the tires are parallel to the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle, and the vertical plane through the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle.
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