Talk:Guard rail

Stairs?
This article doesn't mention staris at all. Since it mentions railings on observation decks, I redirected Railing to here rather than to rail, but there should be a discussion somewhere of hand rails (which now links to rail). &mdash;BenFrantzDale 18:59, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Hand rail is the appropriate article for people on foot, climbing stairs, on hiking trails, in stadiums, on observation decks, etc. Hand rails guard people against the danger of falling down. Do we really need to make any distinction between "hand rails" that are merely for the purpose of keeping people on line (queued up) and handrails that keep them from falling out of the upper deck? Wbm1058 (talk) 00:34, 1 February 2013 (UTC)

Safety and industry section
Now I dont laugh easily, but i was in hysterics when the non-existant safety and industry section said the short section required expansion. (Willieboyisaloser 16:53, 8 October 2007 (UTC)WillieboyisaloserWillieboyisaloser 16:53, 8 October 2007 (UTC))


 * And your point is...?
 * Be bold, find some appropriate references, and expand! -- Bossi  ( talk • gallery • contrib ) 19:19, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

British vs. American usage
I suspect that "guard rail" in American English means the highway type, whereas in British English it includes the hand-rail variety. If my suspicion is correct, the article might be less confusing to both British and American readers if this were clarified in the lead. Ccrrccrr (talk) 22:03, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
 * I agree. It would be better to keep the articles guarding people and guarding vehicles separate. The British guardrail article is over at traffic barrier. Don't they realize that barriers guard people too? ;) Wbm1058 (talk) 00:34, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Any chance to get this sorted out? Right now the traffic barrier article is not even mentioned on Guardrail_(disambiguation), whereas this article is listed as "installed on road sides or medians (central reservations) for automobile safety", which doesn't match the current content. The confusion also affects the wikidata items. I agree with the suggestion to separate the "guarding people" and "guarding vehicles" variants.--Tobias K. (talk) 08:11, 7 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Guard rail is a broader concept which includes people and vehicles. The traffic barrier is specific to vehicles. The American term "guard rail" is basically the traffic barrier. The way with these two articles as they are now seems good. Guard rail has the main article link to traffic barrier when talking about automobiles. I fixed the disambiguation page to link to both articles. Z22 (talk) 15:26, 7 September 2014 (UTC)

Height standards
The discussion is missing content regarding their effective heights for people. I've come across several older buildings that have portions closed off because the historical guardrails are too low and thus not up to code. Perhaps because we've gotten taller? I'm going to assume that heights are determined by measuring the average cg of drunk people to ensure they can't tip over them inadvertently. Hope someone can confirm this.--Hooperbloob (talk) 20:19, 15 May 2014 (UTC)
 * One would have to quote current building codes. Peter Horn User talk 13:29, 27 July 2017 (UTC)

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Flexible posts
Perhaps a section about flexible posts could be added. In Quebec they are often used in rows to separate roads from bicycle paths. Peter Horn User talk 13:25, 27 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Okay, these are flexible bollards. Peter Horn User talk 21:20, 30 July 2017 (UTC)

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Grammar and syntax issues
Grammar and syntax are little rough in a few places. While they don't affect substance, they do reflect on overall readability. I'll edit a few items, but a good editing once-over would improve the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.73.213.182 (talk) 20:46, 7 May 2018 (UTC)

Automotive safety section is clearly an advertising stint.
Parts of this section need to be edited/removed as they are clearly advertising for Midwest Guardrail Systems. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.148.176.70 (talk) 23:13, 8 January 2022 (UTC)