#X lite guardrails driver#

#X lite guardrails driver#

That’s what happened in the case of Virginia driver, Sarah Weinberg and Tennessee driver Hannah Eimers. The guardrails have pierced, punctured and sliced through vehicles. Yet, multiple families across the country have blamed Lindsay X-Lite guardrails for the deaths of their loved ones. Guardrails are supposed to be a safety barrier for a car that leaves the roadway. It is a sudden shift and 8News has found it may have to do with reports of some horrific accidents at lower speeds. Now, crews have pulled them from all state roads with speeds above 25 mph. Previously, VDOT told us it would be removing the guardrails from roads with speed limits of 55 mph or higher. (WRIC) - Three years after 8News first exposed concerns with some guardrails piercing through cars, killing and maiming drivers, The Virginia Department of Transportation has expanded its promise to remove them from the roads. Dozens more have removed X-Lite from their approved product lists.RICHMOND, Va. States who have removed or made the decision to remove the units include Tennessee, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Rhode Island and New Jersey. Other states have also begun the process to remove the X-Lite systems. The company noted on its website that the Federal Highway Administration in May examined end terminal data, and found “no reason to conclude that the devices reviewed, including the X-Lite, are unsafe.” Nationwide, there are about 14,000 devices, with about 80 percent found in seven states. The Lindsay Corporation said the X-Lite guardrail system is on the list approved products in 33 states, though only 29 currently have them installed. Eimers has traveled the country speaking about safety and developing a list of fatalities that resulted from flaws in the X-Lite system. Since the accident, Eimers has become a national spokesperson for highway safety and a staunch advocate for the removal of the X-Lite guardrail systems from roadways. Instead of performing as intended by re-directing the car on impact, the guardrail broke apart, penetrating the cabin of the car, killing Hannah instantly. 11, 1999, in Fredonia, was killed in Tennessee when her vehicle left Interstate 75, crossed into the median and struck the guardrail. In November 2016, Hannah Eimers, who was born on Sept. “The cost of victory was my daughter,” he said. In a previous interview, Eimers told The Post-Journal that the removal of the guardrails will “save lives.” He said the decision by the NYDOT to remove the guardrail systems is good, but is a “bittersweet victory.” “I have no doubt that Senator Young’s leadership on this issue has saved a family in New York from sharing in the horror that Lindsay has inflicted on dozens of other families across our nation,” Eimers said. He said the funding is a “bold statement” that shows New York’s intentions of leading on highway safety in the nation. Everything that he has achieved honors Hannah’s memory.”Įimers said the X-Lite system is “defective and deadly, and when impacted, there is a risk of death or critical injury.

“He has helped prevent untold numbers of injuries and deaths in states across the nation, and now, in New York. “As we approach the home stretch of this effort, I am enormously grateful to Stephen Eimers for his selfless and tireless advocacy,” Young said. She said her commitment to the goal of removing the guardrail systems from the road way is what drove her fight for the funding. Young said the funding announcement represents the final step toward “100 percent removal.” The funding will allow local municipalities to remove the systems from road ways without costs getting in the way. When he shared his story and research about the dangers of this product, I knew it was crucial we rid our roadways of this menace.”

“Instead of re-directing the car as it should have, the guardrail broke apart and speared the cabin of the car, killing Hannah instantly. “That hard-fought goal was driven by the most devastating event imaginable: (Stephen) Eimers’ precious daughter Hannah was tragically killed by this defective product when her car struck a guardrail on I-75 in Tennessee,” Young said. The funding comes after the New York State Department of Transportation announced in January that it would be removing the X-Lite guardrail systems from state highways.

Young, R-Olean, announced that $375,000 in funding will be available to reimburse localities for the cost of removal and replacement of guardrail systems on municipal roads across the state.