Arrestor bed

Arrestor bed

An Arrestor Bed or Arrester Bed is an area of special material designed to stop a runaway vehicle. Arrestor beds include:

*EMAS crushable concrete used to stop aircraft which overrun a runway.
*Gravel Runaway truck ramps on highways.
*Railway safety sidings.


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