Guardrails on Chang'an Avenue intact, but car smashed  

轿车撞长安街金色护栏车头被毁 护栏几乎无损(图)

“长安街的‘黄金栏杆’，这么快就有人以身试杆了，这结实不是盖的。”昨天下午1时许左右，在建国门附近的长安街上，一辆自东向西行驶的黑色轿车撞向了路中间的“黄金护栏”，轿车左侧车头被毁坏，而“黄金护栏”几乎“无损”，并未像普通护栏般出现开裂或倒地等情况，只是偏离了原来的位置。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- New road isolation guardrails installed along Beijing's Chang'an Avenue have been hailed by netizens for their anti-shock capability.

Photos making a splash on Sina Weibo show a black vehicle after colliding with the guardrails in the middle of Chang'an Avenue. The front-left part of the car is severely damaged, while the guardrails are completely intact.

"It seems like the car was filed down to fragments on the ground," a citizen surnamed Zhang said, while the guardrails were only slightly moved.

Common guardrails would have been deformed or knocked down, he added.

The guardrails installed in April have been reinforced with impact-resistant barriers. Covered with an anti-corrosive and high strength material, the guardrails can bounce back even after being hit by cars.

Besides their strong anti-shock capability, the guardrails also feature attractive gold-colored designs carved with lotus flower patterns.