Guardrails on Chang'an Avenue intact, but car smashed  

轎車撞長安街金色護欄車頭被毀 護欄幾乎無損(圖)

“長安街的‘黃金欄桿’，這么快就有人以身試桿了，這結實不是蓋的。”昨天下午1時許左右，在建國門附近的長安街上，一輛自東向西行駛的黑色轎車撞向了路中間的“黃金護欄”，轎車左側車頭被毀壞，而“黃金護欄”幾乎“無損”，并未像普通護欄般出現開裂或倒地等情況，只是偏離了原來的位置。[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.