Terminals are safety devices designed to reduce the damage done when a vehicle leaves the road. They include the caps on guardrails and other barriers EndTerminal
, and free standing cushions placed in front of fixed hazards like signs and bridge supports CrashCushion
. They also include unprotected barrier ends, defined as BluntEnd
.
They are represented as distinct points on map.safe7y.com because they have a manufacturer defined length, as a opposed to VehicleBarrier
which vary widely in length.
Subtype
Device
While not called out directly we can generally find terminals at the end of guardrails and other barriers identified by Mapillary. Here is a good article on Mapillary object detection. For specific definitions, take a look at their API documentation