Ed Pawlowski wrote in
:

On Sun, 2 Sep 2012 08:33:56 -0700, Bill
wrote:



Are you sure the owner wants holes drilled in his railing?

Right!

Those guardrails are designed to collapse in the event a vehicle hits
one. This reduces injuries to people in the vehicle. I would rather
not be responsible for modifying one or mounting objects on one which
would in any way alter the function of it! (And then get some lawyer
claiming I was partially responsible for injuries caused in an
accident.)

Traffic engineers would have a fit if they saw that. They go to a lot
of work to get road signs and so forth to "break away" if a vehicle
hits them. Like this...

http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/roadway_d..._hardware/ctrm
e asures/breakaway/



How do we know it is in a place cars will hit it? Could just be a
barrier along a walkway in a park. Do you think he'd be mounting a
trash can along an I-95 exit ramp?


That would be major stupid wouldn't it. They've already tossed the trash
out the window.