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| Keywords: Impact Attenuator In Auckland.jpg An attenuator used to transform the impact of a car speeding into a roadworks site by crumpling The right part will fold like a harmonica for very slow impacts while the middle yellow section will collapse like a crumple zone in a car The whole assembly is always mounted on a truck raised up when not in use which also provides the main mass slowing down the moving car by being pushed forward on impact at higher speeds not all energy can be absorbed in the attenuator Shown near intersection roadworks in Auckland City New Zealand at the bottom of Nelson Street own Own picture 2007-08 Uploader This version cropped rotated to correct Road transport safety Photos taken by Ingolfson Trucks in New Zealand Road transport safety in New Zealand Yellow objects Impact attenuators Nelson Street Auckland 2007 in New Zealand | ||||
