ACP RiderPro, Product And Installation Manual

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Ref: IM 031 Rev 00
Date: 15/07/2021
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Property of
Margaritelli Ferroviaria S.p.A.
06135 Ponte San Giovanni - Italy
1 Introduction
RiderPro is a motorcyclist restraint system designed
to reduce the impact severity for riders when
colliding with a roadside thrie beam guardrail barrier.
RiderPro is positioned below the thrie
beam guardrail and prevents a sliding
motorcyclist from contacting the supporting
posts of the guardrail barrier.
In this application,
RiderPro
has been engineered in
order that it can be fitted to the following road
safety barrier systems:
• ACP Sentry Barrier W beam System,
Drawing No ACP9016-000
•
ACP Sentry Barrier TL-4 ThrieBeam
System, Drawing No S.B.TL-4-
RIDERPRO
2 Specifications
RiderPro Sentry
Barrier ThrieB eam
System
Panel
section
length
4.0 m
Mounting
bracket
spacing
2.0 m
System
mass
5.8 kg/m
Panel
Material
350 Mpa Yield
Strength Steel
thickness 1.0
mm
Bracket
Material
275 Mpa Yield
Strength Steel
thickness 5.0
mm
System
Coating
Hot-dip and
continuous
galvanized
3 How
RiderPro
Works.
RiderPro is adapted to be installed as a motorcycle
restraint system for the ACP Sentry Barrier either in a
new installation or as retrofitting to existing
installation, as determined by the Road Authority
manager.
RiderPro provides safe rider containment and
redirection through the combination of the
spring-effect of the mounting brackets and the
controlled deformation of the corrugated beams. The
brackets attach directly to the post , so that the
bracket is in contact with the post and absorbs the
impact energy of the fallen rider. Whereas, the
corrugated beam acts to contain and redirect the
fallen rider.
The position of
RiderPro
beneath the thrie beam
guardrail prevents rider contact with the posts and
provides effective containment and smooth
redirection.
The RiderPro mounting bracket position is an
important design consideration as vertical alignment
with the face of the thrie beam guardrail reduces the
potential for rider snagging.
4 Crash Test
Performances.
RiderPro has been successfully crash tested in Class
C60 with Severity Level I in accordance with the
European Technical Specification CEN/TS 1317-8 ,
attached to:
•
ACP Sentry Barrier W beam System, Drawing
No ACP9016-000
This crash test procedure is recognized by AS/NZS
3845. 2 :201 7 Road safety barrier systems and devices.
Crash testing simulates an 86 kg dismounted rider
sliding into a 20 m long installed barrier as follows:
• Impact at the post at 60 km/h and 30°, and
• Impact mid-span between the posts at 60
km/h and 30°.
Additionally , the RiderPro Sentry has successfully
undergone test ing according to MASH-16 TL3 which
included Test 3-30 (1100kg vehicle) and 3-31 (2270kg
vehicle) . These additional tests were conducted to
assure the highest safety for the motorcyclist safety
system are met.