A Question About American Highways

BigMadSteveBigMadSteve Join Date: 2003-02-12 Member: 13472Members
edited October 2004 in Off-Topic
<div class="IPBDescription">The water containers</div> I've noticed in a few movies (take "Speed" for example) as the cars are zooming down the road half the time they drive into these big yellow water containers just to the side of the road. What is the water in these things for?
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  • AllUrHiveRblong2usAllUrHiveRblong2us By Your Powers Combined... Join Date: 2002-12-20 Member: 11244Members
    To crash into.

    Seriously. Crashing into water is better than crashing into walls.
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  • HibameHibame Join Date: 2003-11-16 Member: 22974Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    There often used in construction to help show that you cant drive there and the water is more of to help hold them down (or in my area)
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  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    That and you can actually drain the water so their easier to transport.....
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  • POOP_AkiraPOOP_Akira Join Date: 2003-11-23 Member: 23468Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-AllUrHiveRBelong2Us+Oct 19 2004, 06:14 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (AllUrHiveRBelong2Us @ Oct 19 2004, 06:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> To crash into.

    Seriously. Crashing into water is better than crashing into walls. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Isnt that like the mounds of dirt they have across those big hills and mountain roads like if a car looses its breaks?
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  • AnarkiThreeXSixAnarkiThreeXSix x_x Join Date: 2003-12-31 Member: 24894Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-<[POOP]> Akira+Oct 19 2004, 06:22 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (<[POOP]> Akira @ Oct 19 2004, 06:22 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-AllUrHiveRBelong2Us+Oct 19 2004, 06:14 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (AllUrHiveRBelong2Us @ Oct 19 2004, 06:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> To crash into.

    Seriously. Crashing into water is better than crashing into walls. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Isnt that like the mounds of dirt they have across those big hills and mountain roads like if a car looses its breaks? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    yeah those "runaway" ramps in high steep mountain highways if your car craps out on you <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    and .. the yellow containters full of water... are to stop you in a crash <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> , ive seen a couple videos of people crashing into those, pretty neat sight
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    Yes, when exiting a highway usually traveling at high speeds, it is much better to hit the 'padded' water barrels than hitting the concrete barier behing them.

    Thi makes sence, rite?
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  • BigMadSteveBigMadSteve Join Date: 2003-02-12 Member: 13472Members
    Thanks for the info. It's been bothering me for a while.
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