The Ritherdon Passive Safe Cabinet is an innovative external enclosure design that surpasses expectations in terms of safety.
It has successfully undergone crash-testing according to the standards set by European standard EN 12767.
It is the only crash friendly cabinet in the UK that has received approval from the England’s national transport authority, National Highways, under the certification PAC/0036/1/2022/05/10.
| Enclosure | Height Above Ground (mm) | Working Height (mm) | Width (mm) | Depth (mm) | Backboard (mm) | Weight (kg) |
| PSC600 | 1215 | 1115 | 600 | 379 | 920 x 550 | 47 |
| PSC800 | 1215 | 1115 | 800 | 379 | 920 x 750 | 65 |
Crash tested roadside cabinet that reduces potential injury to road users if crashed into at high and low speeds. The world’s first passive safe cabinet tested to EN 12767. Used extensively in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
The Passive Safe Cabinet is the first of its kind and extends passive safety to roadside enclosures.
Specified by civil engineers and highway engineers in conjunction with street lighting departments and other Highways and Road departments.
Roadside cabinets which can now be made passively safe, offering a real contribution in the reduction of personal injury to the occupants of vehicles involved in such accidents.
Safety barriers are traditionally used to prevent vehicles hitting objects such as larger signposts, lighting columns and traffic signal posts. However, these are expensive to install and maintain and are a hazard in themselves. Crash barriers may not be necessary where passively safe street furniture (tested to EN 12767) is employed.
Where the road design will benefit from a safer alternative to traditional cabinets and other street furniture. Avoids the need to use a crash barrier. Should be used in the same manner as other passive safe road structures such as crash tested/safe lighting columns.
Couldn’t find a safe alternative to place a cabinet?
Ritherdon crash friendly cabinet will increase road safety and help keep projects compliant.
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