Crash barrier systems are also known as guard rails and traffic barrier. These are the systems that are implemented along roadside or between the two halves of the driveway to prevent accidents or sometimes to create diversions of the roads. These crash barriers are designed to reduce injury to vehicle occupants during collision. Crash barriers aim to keep vehicles on road and prevent them from crashing into obstacles like sign boards, bridge abutment, trees, buildings, or other dangerous boundaries like water. These crash barriers are fixed within medians of divided highways to prevent vehicles from entering opposite lanes of traffic and prevent head-on collision. Crash barriers are also used to protect unsafe areas like school yards and pedestrian pathways. Many road safety measures and solutions like signs and barriers use road barrier to provide safety for pedestrian and vehicles with an objective to decrease the impact of vehicle crashes. Some developing countries like India, China, Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina have implemented road safety programs such as Helmet Awareness Weeks, Pedestrian Awareness Drives and Road Signs and Symbols which use crash barrier systems, traffic lights, and road signs & symbols to create awareness. Crash barriers undergo various crash tests before being approved and installed on roads. These can be divided into two types—fixed and portable. Fixed crash barriers are generally installed where they are not required to move at any time like sides of roads and dividers of roads and bridges. Whereas, portable crash barriers are used where they can be moved as per convenience at any time like while used for temporary diversions while working on maintenance or repair of the roads and for securing areas at the time of emergency like keeping crowd away from fire in a building. Similarly, crash barriers of rigid type, are mostly made of concrete, which are strong and heavy and are used on road sides or as dividers or on bridges. Semi-rigid barriers are usually made of steel beams or rails and used as box beam guide rail and post blockage. Flexible crash barriers include steel beams, nylon cables or ropes, and sometimes steel chains.

Trend shows that growth in automotive industry has led to rise in number of vehicles on road and thus increase the number of accidents and crashes. This has led torise in awareness of road safety measures and this has led to the growth of the crash barrier systems market. Also, surge in awareness regarding road safety measures taken by the government for the safety of vehicle travelers and pedestrians is also responsible for the growth of the crash barrier systems market. However, the production and installation cost along with the government regulations can hamper the growth of the crash barrier market. Increase in spending on infrastructure development in the developing countries like India, Brazil, and Mexico helps in the growth of the crash barrier systems market. Also, there are many safety measures taken by the government like installing signs, reflectors, and crash barriers on roads and on necessary places. Thesis expected to augment the demand for crash barriers.  Also, development in barrier built material quality and easy installation process are some advancements that are looked after by barrier manufacturing companies, which boosts the crash barrier market growth.

The global crash barrier systems market is segmented on the basis of type, technology,  application, and region. On the basis of type, it is bifurcated into portable and fixed. By technology, it is classified into rigid, semi-rigid and flexible. On basis of application, it is segmented into median, roadside, bridge, and work-zone. By region, it has been analyzed across North America, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and LAMEA.
Some of the key players in the crash barrier systems industry are Tata Steel Europe Limited, Scranton Gillette Communications, Hill & Smith Holdings PLC, Lindsay Corporation, Transpo Industries Inc., Avon Barrier Corporation Ltd., Arbus Ltd., Valmont Industries, Inc., Trinity Industries Inc., and Bekaert.

Key Benefits

• The study provides an in-depth analysis of the current & future trends of the global crash barrier systems market to elucidate imminent investment pockets.

• Information about key drivers, restraints, opportunities, and their impact analysis on the market has been provided.

• Porter’s five forces analysis illustrates the potency of buyers & suppliers that operate in the industry.

• The quantitative analysis of the crash barrier systems market from 2020 to 2027 has been provided to determine the market potential.

Key Market Segments
By Type

• Portable
• Fixed

By Technology

• Rigid
• Semi-rigid
• Flexible

By Application

• Median
• Roadside
• Bridge
• Work-Zone
• Others (Footpath, Hilly Region, and Racing Paths)

By Region

• North America
  • U.S.
  • Canada
  • Mexico
• Europe
  • Germany
  • France
  • UK
  • Italy
  • Rest of Europe
• Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • India
  • Japan
  • Rest of Asia-Pacific
• LAMEA
  • Latin America
  • The Middle East
  • Africa

Key Market Players

• Tata Steel Europe Limited
• Scranton Gillette Communications
• Hill & Smith Holdings PLC
• Lindsay Corporation
• Transpo Industries Inc.
• Avon Barrier Corporation Ltd.
• Arbus Ltd
• Valmont Industries, Inc.
• Trinity Industries Inc.
• Bekaert