Explain guard rails in California to me
Post date: 2021-06-17 16:51:18
Views: 438
I get there there are few, but why are there any at all?

Overly the years I've traveled Route 1 and other incredibly windy and narrow roads in Northern California that abut cliffs with terrifying drops. Periodically you see a guard rail. Sometimes the guard rail is alongside a giant cliff, but just as likely it is next to a small gully or sometimes just a field. Usually there is no guard rail at all.

I don't understand what determines whether to put a guard rail in - is it a 90 degree drop? A neighbor complaining? A response to someone flying off the cliff?

I'm less interested in why there are no guard rails, and more interested in why the ones that are put in are there, since there are so few and seem(?) to be strategically placed.
Number of Comments
Please click Here to read the full story.
 
Other Top and Latest Questions:
Michael Burry believes the AI bubble 'may burst' sooner than he first believed
OpenAI sparked Hugging Face bids with early investment offer ahead of Nvidia's $13 billion deal
AMD briefly joined the $1 trillion club. Cramer says its monster run isn’t over
Lanterns: The Jordan Boys' Legacy
Dark Matter: Love and Be Loved Show Only
Snowpiercer: A Beacon for Us All Rewatch
lofi hip-hop games to relax/study to
3D Printing Functional Replacement Parts for a Turntable?
LeBron James is already boosting ticket and merchandise demand for Philadelphia 76ers
SpaceX launches its massive Starship rocket into orbit for the first time