Lub xeev tab tom ua qhov kev tshuaj xyuas tag nrho ntawm txhua nti ntawm nws txoj kev tom qab 10 qhov kev tshawb nrhiav xa cov ntaub ntawv peb tau muab tso ua ke rau Florida Department of Transportation.
"… FDOT tab tom ua kev tshuaj xyuas ntawm txhua qhov teeb tsa kev tiv thaiv ntawm txoj kev hauv xeev thoob plaws Florida."
Charles “Charlie” Pike, uas tam sim no nyob hauv Belvedere, Illinois, tsis tau hais lus rau ib tus neeg sau xov xwm ua ntej tab sis hais rau 10 Cov Neeg Tshawb Fawb, "Nws yog lub sijhawm los qhia kuv zaj dab neeg."
Nws zaj dab neeg pib thaum Lub Kaum Hli 29, 2010 ntawm State Route 33 hauv Groveland, Florida.Nws yog tus neeg caij tsheb thauj khoom.
"Kuv nco qab tias peb tau tsav tsheb li cas… peb tau hloov pauv thiab nco Labrador lossis qee tus dev loj.Peb tau hloov pauv zoo li no - peb tsoo cov av nkos thiab lub log tsheb sab nraub qaum - thiab lub tsheb tau hla me ntsis, "Pike tau piav qhia.
"Raws li kuv paub, lub laj kab yuav tsum tawg zoo li accordion, qee yam tsis muaj ... qhov no tau dhau los ntawm lub tsheb thauj khoom zoo li harpoon," Pike hais.
Lub guardrail khiav los ntawm lub tsheb thauj mus rau cov neeg nrog caij, qhov twg Pike yog.Nws hais tias nws tsis xav tias kev ncaws pob yog qhov nyuaj mus txog thaum nws pib txav nws txhais ceg hla lub laj kab.
Cov neeg cawm siav yuav tsum muaj kev pheej hmoo rau lawv lub neej sim kom Pike tawm ntawm lub tsheb.Nws tau dav hlau nqa mus rau Orlando Regional Medical Center.
"Kuv sawv thiab pom tias kuv tsis muaj ceg laug," Pike hais."Kuv xav tias: "Niam, kuv puas tau poob kuv txhais ceg?"Thiab nws hais tias, “Yog.“…Kuv tsuas yog… dej cuam tshuam kuv.Kuv pib quaj.Kuv tsis xav tias kuv raug mob. "
Pike tau hais tias nws tau siv sijhawm li ib lub lim tiam hauv tsev kho mob ua ntej nws raug tso tawm.Nws mus dhau kev saib xyuas mob hnyav kom kawm paub taug kev dua.Nws tau haum nrog prosthesis hauv qab lub hauv caug.
"Tam sim no, kuv xav hais tias nyob rau qib 4 yog qhov qub," Pike hais, hais txog qhov mob pib ntawm qib 10. "Hnub tsis zoo thaum nws txias… Qib 27."
"Kuv npau taws vim yog tsis muaj laj kab, txhua yam yuav zoo," Pike hais."Kuv xav tias khib thiab npau taws heev txog qhov xwm txheej no."
Tom qab qhov xwm txheej, Parker tau foob rau Florida Department of Transportation.Qhov kev foob tau liam tias lub tsheb sib tsoo rau hauv qhov tsis raug teeb tsa Florida cov neeg raug kaw hauv tsev kaw neeg thiab hais tias lub xeev tau ua tsis zoo hauv nws "kev ua tsis tiav, ua haujlwm, kho, thiab tswj" Xeev Txoj Kev Loj 33 nyob rau hauv qhov chaw nyab xeeb.
"Yog tias koj yuav tso ib yam dab tsi los pab tib neeg, koj yuav tsum paub tseeb tias nws tau tsim txoj hauv kev los pab tib neeg," Pike tau hais.
Tab sis 10 Cov Neeg Tshawb Fawb, nrog rau cov neeg tawm tswv yim kev nyab xeeb, pom ntau lub laj kab tsis raug nyob thoob plaws lub xeev 10 xyoo tom qab Pike qhov kev sib tsoo.
Kev Tshawb Fawb Txog Kev Tshawb Fawb: Tshaj li plaub lub hlis dhau los, 10 Tampa Bay tus kws sau xov xwm Jennifer Titus, tus tsim tawm Libby Hendren, thiab tus kws yees duab Carter Schumacher tau mus ncig thoob Florida thiab txawm mus xyuas Illinois, nrhiav kev teeb tsa tsis raug ntawm txoj kev hauv xeev.Yog tias lub guardrail tau teeb tsa tsis raug, nws yuav tsis ua haujlwm raws li nws tau sim, ua rau qee qhov guardrails "monsters".Peb pab neeg tau pom lawv los ntawm Key West mus rau Orlando thiab los ntawm Sarasota mus rau Tallahassee.Lub Tsev Haujlwm Saib Xyuas Kev Thauj Mus Los hauv Florida tam sim no tab tom ua qhov kev tshuaj xyuas tag nrho ntawm txhua nti ntawm tus neeg saib xyuas.
Peb tau sau cov ntaub ntawv ntawm cov chaw zov me nyuam tsis raug cai hauv Miami, Interstate 4, I-75, thiab Plant City - tsuas yog ob peb taw los ntawm Florida Department of Transportation lub hauv paus hauv Tallahassee.
“Xov xwm tsoo txoj kev tsheb ciav hlau uas nws yuav tsum tsis txhob ua.Yuav ua li cas yog lawv tiv thaiv lawv tus kheej los yog Governor DeSantis?Qhov ntawd yuav tsum tau hloov - nws yuav tsum yog los ntawm lawv cov kab lis kev cai, "said Steve Allen, uas tawm tswv yim rau txoj kev nyab xeeb," Merce hais.
Peb pab neeg ua hauj lwm nrog Eimers los tsim ib tug database ntawm misplaced laj kab.Peb random tso laj kab thoob plaws hauv lub xeev thiab ntxiv rau hauv peb cov npe.
“Kev khiav mus rau qhov kawg ntawm lub laj kab, tsoo lub laj kab, tuaj yeem yog qhov ua phem heev.Cov txiaj ntsig tuaj yeem ua tau zoo heev thiab tsis zoo.Nws yog ib qho yooj yim los saib xyuas qhov tseeb tias ib lub ntsia liaj qhov rooj - ib qho ntawm qhov tsis ncaj ncees lawm - tuaj yeem tua koj.Lub sab saum toj ntawm nws yuav tua koj, ”Ames hais.
Steve yog ib tug kws kho mob ER, tsis yog engineer.Nws yeej tsis mus kawm ntawv mus kawm fencing.Tab sis Ames lub neej tau hloov mus ib txhis los ntawm laj kab.
“Nws tau tshaj tawm tias kuv paub tias kuv tus ntxhais tau mob hnyav heev.Kuv nug tias, "Puas muaj kev thauj mus los," thiab lawv hais tias, "Tsis yog," Ames hais.“Thaum ntawd, kuv tsis xav tau tub ceev xwm khob kuv lub qhov rooj.Kuv paub tias kuv tus ntxhais tuag lawm.
Ames tau hais tias "Nws tau dhau los ntawm peb lub neej thaum [Lub Kaum Hli 31] thiab peb tsis tau pom nws dua," Ames hais."Muaj ib txoj hlua hla nws lub taub hau... peb tsis tau pom nws zaum kawg, uas ua rau kuv poob rau hauv ib lub qhov luav uas kuv tseem tsis tau nce."
Peb tau hu rau Eimers thaum Lub Kaum Ob Hlis, thiab ob peb lub lis piam ua haujlwm nrog nws, peb cov ntaub ntawv pom 72 lub laj kab tsis raug.
“Kuv pom qhov me me, feem pua ​​me me.Peb tab tom tham txog ntau pua lub laj kab uas tuaj yeem raug teeb tsa tsis raug, "Ames hais.
Christie thiab Mike DeFilippo tus tub, Hunter Burns, tuag tom qab ntaus tus neeg saib xyuas tsis raug cai.
Cov khub niam txiv tam sim no nyob hauv Louisiana tab sis feem ntau rov qab mus rau qhov chaw uas lawv tus tub 22 xyoo raug tua.
Peb xyoos dhau los ntawm kev sib tsoo, tab sis tib neeg txoj kev xav tseem muaj zog, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog thaum lawv pom lub qhov rooj tsheb nrog lub rusty hlau grate, nyob ntawm ob peb taw ntawm qhov chaw sib tsoo.
Raws li lawv, lub tsheb lub qhov rooj rusty yog ib feem ntawm lub tsheb uas Hunter tau tsav thaum sawv ntxov lub Peb Hlis 1, 2020.
Christy chim rau: “Hnub yog tus txiv neej zoo tshaj plaws.Nws teeb hauv chav lub feeb nws nkag mus.Nws yog tus uas ci ntsa iab.Ntau tus neeg hlub nws. "
Raws li lawv, qhov xwm txheej tau tshwm sim thaum sawv ntxov hnub Sunday.Christie nco qab tias thaum lawv hnov ​​lub khob qhov rooj, yog 6:46 teev sawv ntxov.
"Kuv tau dhia tawm ntawm txaj thiab muaj ob tug Florida Highway Patrol tub ceev xwm sawv ntawm qhov ntawd.Lawv hais rau peb tias Hunter muaj xwm txheej thiab nws tsis ua, "Christie hais.
Raws li tsab ntawv ceeb toom kev sib tsoo, Hunter lub tsheb sib tsoo nrog qhov kawg ntawm tus neeg saib xyuas.Qhov cuam tshuam ua rau lub tsheb thauj khoom tig tig rov qab ua ntej tig thiab tsoo rau hauv lub cim tsheb loj heev.
"Qhov no yog ib qho kev ua kom poob siab tshaj plaws uas kuv tau pom muaj feem cuam tshuam nrog kev sib tsoo tsheb loj.Lawv yuav tsum paub seb nws tshwm sim li cas thiab nws yuav tsis tshwm sim dua.Peb muaj ib tug 22-xyoo-laus-laus-laus-laus-laus-laus-laus-laus-laus-laus-laus-laus-laus-laus-laus-laus-laus-laus-laus-laus-txiv neej“Yog.Kuv npau taws thiab kuv xav tias cov neeg hauv Florida yuav tsum npau taws heev, "Ames hais.
Peb kawm tias lub laj kab uas Burns tsoo tsis yog tsuas yog ntsia tsis raug, tab sis kuj yog Frankenstein.
"Frankenstein rov qab mus rau Frankenstein tus dab.Nws yog thaum koj siv cov khoom sib txawv thiab sib xyaw ua ke, "Eimers tau hais.
"Thaum lub sijhawm muaj xwm txheej, ET-Plus guardrail tsis tau tsim tshwj xeeb vim yog kev teeb tsa tsis raug.Lub guardrail tsis tuaj yeem dhau los ntawm lub taub hau extrusion vim hais tias lub davhlau ya nyob twg siv cov kab txuas txuas uas bolted rau lub guardrail es tsis yog kev sib txuas ntawm tus kheej.Hook tso Feeds, flattens thiab plam tawm lub shock absorber.Yog li thaum tus neeg saib xyuas raug ntaus los ntawm lub tsheb thauj khoom Ford, qhov kawg thiab tus neeg saib xyuas dhau los ntawm cov neeg caij tsheb sab pem hauv ntej fender, hood thiab pem teb ntawm Ford tsheb mus rau hauv nws cov neeg caij tsheb. "
Cov ntaub ntawv peb tsim nrog Eimers suav nrog tsis yog tsuas yog txhim kho lub laj kab tsis raug, tab sis kuj yog cov Frankensteins.
"Kuv tsis tau pom koj yuav tsum ua haujlwm hnyav heev los txhim kho cov khoom tsis raug.Nws yooj yim dua los ua nws txoj cai, "Ames hais, hais txog Burns qhov kev sib tsoo.Kuv tsis paub li cas koj messed li ntawd.Cia tsis muaj qhov seem hauv nws, ntxig qhov tsis muaj qhov chaw uas muaj nyob rau hauv qhov system no.Kuv vam tias FDOT tshawb xyuas qhov xwm txheej no ntxiv.Lawv yuav tsum paub tias muaj dab tsi tshwm sim ntawm no.“
Peb xa cov ntaub ntawv mus rau xibfwb Kevin Shrum ntawm University of Alabama ntawm Birmingham.Civil engineers pom zoo tias muaj teeb meem.
Schrum tau hais tias "Rau feem ntau, kuv muaj peev xwm lees paub qhov nws hais thiab pom ntau yam ua tsis yog," Schrum hais."Qhov tseeb tias muaj ntau yam kab mob uas tsis tu ncua thiab tib cov kab no txhawj xeeb."
"Koj muaj cov neeg cog lus txhim kho guardrails thiab qhov ntawd yog lub hauv paus tseem ceeb ntawm kev teeb tsa kev tiv thaiv thoob plaws lub tebchaws, tab sis thaum cov neeg tsim khoom tsis paub yuav ua li cas lub ntsej muag yuav tsum ua haujlwm, feem ntau lawv tsuas yog cia lub teeb ua haujlwm," Schrum hais.."Lawv txiav qhov qhov lawv xav tias lawv yuav tsum yog, lossis punch qhov qhov lawv xav tias lawv yuav tsum yog, thiab yog tias lawv tsis nkag siab txog kev ua haujlwm ntawm lub davhlau ya nyob twg, lawv yuav tsis nkag siab tias vim li cas nws tsis zoo lossis vim li cas nws tsis raug."tsis ua haujlwm.
Peb pom cov vis dis aus qhia no ntawm lub chaw haujlwm nplooj ntawv YouTube, qhov twg Derwood Sheppard, Tus Kws Tsim Kho Kev Loj Hauv Xeev, tham txog qhov tseem ceeb ntawm kev txhim kho kev tiv thaiv kom raug.
"Nws yog ib qho tseem ceeb heev rau kev txhim kho cov khoom no raws li kev ntsuam xyuas kev sib tsoo thiab cov lus qhia kev teeb tsa qhia koj ua nws raws li qhov chaw tsim khoom tau muab rau koj.Vim tias yog tias koj tsis ua, koj paub tias kev nruj ntawm lub kaw lus tuaj yeem ua rau cov txiaj ntsig koj pom ntawm lub vijtsam, cov neeg saib xyuas khoov thiab tsis ua kom zoo, lossis tsim kom muaj kev nkag mus rau hauv tsev, "Shepard hais hauv YouTube cov yeeb yaj kiab qhia..
DeFilippos tseem tsis tuaj yeem paub tias lub laj kab no tau mus rau txoj kev li cas.
"Kuv tib neeg lub siab tsis nkag siab tias qhov no yog qhov laj thawj li cas.Kuv tsis nkag siab tias tib neeg tuaj yeem tuag los ntawm cov khoom no thiab lawv tseem tsis tau raug teeb tsa los ntawm cov neeg tsis tsim nyog yog li kuv twv qhov ntawd yog kuv qhov teeb meem.Christy hais."Koj coj lwm tus neeg lub neej rau hauv koj txhais tes vim tias koj tsis ua nws yog thawj zaug."
Tsis tsuas yog lawv sim txhua nti ntawm guardrails ntawm Florida txoj kev loj hauv xeev, "chaw haujlwm rov hais dua txog kev nyab xeeb thiab qhov tseem ceeb ntawm peb cov cai thiab cov txheej txheem rau cov neeg ua haujlwm thiab cov neeg cog lus lub luag haujlwm rau kev txhim kho thiab tshuaj xyuas cov guardrails thiab attenuators.Peb txoj kev.”
“Lub Tsev Haujlwm Saib Xyuas Kev Thauj Mus Los hauv Florida (FDOT) qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws yog kev nyab xeeb, thiab FDOT siv koj cov kev txhawj xeeb hnyav heev.Qhov xwm txheej 2020 cuam tshuam nrog Mr Burns koj tau hais tias yog kev poob siab hauv lub neej thiab FDOT tab tom ncav cuag nws tsev neeg.
"Rau koj cov ntaub ntawv, FDOT tau teeb tsa kwv yees li 4,700 mais ntawm kev thaiv thiab 2,655 qhov kev poob siab ntawm peb txoj kev hauv xeev.Lub tuam tsev muaj cov cai thiab kev coj ua rau txhua yam khoom siv hauv peb cov chaw, suav nrog cov neeg saib xyuas thiab cov silencers.Kev txhim kho cov laj kab thiab kev pabcuam kho.siv cov khoom tsim thiab xaiv tshwj xeeb rau txhua qhov chaw, siv, thiab kev sib raug zoo.Tag nrho cov khoom siv nyob rau hauv Department chaw yuav tsum tau ua los ntawm Department-pom zoo manufacturers, vim hais tias qhov no yuav pab kom ntseeg tau hais tias compatibility.Tsis tas li, xyuas txhua ob txoj haujlwm saib xyuas txhua xyoo lossis tam sim tom qab kev puas tsuaj.
"Lub tuam tsev tseem tab tom ua haujlwm hnyav los ua cov qauv kev lag luam kev sib tsoo tshiab tshaj plaws raws sijhawm.FDOT txoj cai xav kom txhua qhov kev txhim kho guardrail uas twb muaj lawm ua tau raws li cov qauv ntsuas kev sib tsoo ntawm NCHRP Daim Ntawv Qhia 350 (Cov Txheej Txheem Pom Zoo rau Kev Ntsuas Kev Nyab Xeeb Kev Nyab Xeeb).Tsis tas li ntawd, xyoo 2014, FDOT tau tsim ib qho kev npaj ua los ntawm kev siv AASHTO Equipment Safety Assessment Manual (MASH), tus qauv kev sib tsoo tam sim no.Lub tuam tsev tau hloov kho nws cov qauv kev tiv thaiv thiab cov npe khoom pom zoo kom xav tau txhua yam khoom siv tshiab los yog hloov pauv kom ua raws li MASH cov cai.Tsis tas li ntawd, xyoo 2019, Lub Tsev Haujlwm tau xaj kom hloov tag nrho X-lite cov neeg saib xyuas thoob plaws lub xeev hauv xyoo 2009. Vim li ntawd, txhua tus neeg saib xyuas X-lite tau raug tshem tawm ntawm peb cov chaw hauv lub xeev.