This short presentation explains the importance of installing crash cushions on the urban roads. SMA City is the right device to protect fixed obstacles like poles, pillars, trees, and so on from vehicle impacts.

1. SMA City
The most compact solution for
the protection of fixed obstacles
in Urban Areas!
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2. The Crash Cushion designed to protect fixed
obstacles from impacts at 50 km/h.
SMA City
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Exemples of fixed obstacles:
- Posts - Trees
- Pillars - Cusps
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Other fixed obstacles:
- Concrete Kerb
- Works of Art
- Pedestrian Areas
- Fences
- Building edges
- Tunnel entrances
- New Jersey barriers
- Temporary barriers
- Pillars
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Road Accident Statistics
3.543 Accidents
171 Death
4.496 Injuries
The spill or heeling of the vehicle represents the second type of accident in
single vehicles (9.2% of the total accidents).
The impact against fixed obstacles belongs to this kind of accident.
The front-side impact is the case that occurs most frequently
(23% of cases).
Impact against
fixed obstacle
17.098 Accidents
724 Death
21.396 Injuries
Spill or heeling
Data ACI –ISTAT 2012
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The installation of the restraint systems is mandatory when the safety
distance between the fixed obstacle and the outer edge of the roadway is
not respected.
In this case the distance between the
fixed obstacle and the carriageway is
less than 1 meter.
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Safety distance

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The pictures below show the necessity of installation of a VRS in Urban Areas
The installation of VRS is a must!
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In all these cases the distance between the fixed obstacle and the carriageway is so small
that a specific VRS becomes mandatory.

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SMA City: The solution
The Crash Cushion specifically
designed by Industry A.M.S. to
protect fixed obstacles within the
Urban Areas!
The performances of this system
allow to protect the passengers
from an impact until 50 km/h.
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SMA City - Features
Three main features of SMA City:
• Extremely reduced lenght
• Completely made of steel
• 80% reusable
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10. 740 mm
900mm
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The reduced lenght of the system
allows the installation also in
places where the space is limited.
This is why SMA City can be
installed everywhere in the centre
of the city for example in front of
light poles, trees, pillars or
roundabouts.
Ultra compact sizes
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Right protection of the obstacles
OBSTACLE
Frontal view Top viewLateral view
SMA City can protect a fixed obstacle in order to avoid a fatal impact
No distance from the obstacle is required !
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Example of installation of SMA City
Below you can see the pictures of SMA City installed on the SS 7 bis in the city Center of
Casalnuovo di Napoli. The device has been installed in front of an obstacle which has been
impacted many times causing serious injuries to the passengers.
Front view Rear viewLateral view
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Structure completely made of steel
Steel has the following advantages:
- respects the eco-sustainability criteria;
- is recyclable;
- resists to temperatures until + 80° and -
20° degrees;
- does not release debris after an impact.
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14. The absorption of the energy
The kinetic energy coming from the impact is gradually absorbed by the
system in order to avoid serious injuries for the occupants of the vehicle.
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After the impact the cells can be replaced and the system can be reused.
80% reusability
The absorbing cells are the perfect system for the right absorption of
the energy during an impact.
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Before the impact After the impact

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Thank you for your attention!
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