ガードケーブル

がーどけーぶる
noun
cable barrier; wire-rope road barrier
transportation
1. cable barrier; wire-rope road barrier
A roadside safety barrier made of tensioned steel cables strung between posts. Absorbs the impact of a vehicle by flexing, common on highway medians and mountain roads.
山道(やまみち)ガードケーブルある
There is a cable barrier along the mountain road.
Cable barriers absorb impact.
On the highway median there are sections where cable barriers are strung.

From English "guard" + "cable." A flexible road barrier that stops a vehicle by absorbing energy through the give of its cables, unlike the rigid ガードレール. Cheaper to install and repair than beam guardrails.

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