Originally Posted by
ChineyMan
I don't have a garage and my rack is hitch mounted platform style.
I did swerve into the curb but the impact point is pretty close to straight on. The type of curbs were like the parking lot ones they use for each parking spot, lined end to end with a 10" gap between ends.
I swerved, tried to make it through the gap but end of hitting the corner and went down. Hope that paints a better picture...
That is an odd curb arrangement.
I'd have to see the actual layout, but it sounds like in your case it was rather dangerous.
Car jersey barriers are generally designed so that a car will tend to ride up onto the barrier (flip?) (or decelerate before it) rather than a direct impact.
Is the curb needed at all? Are the gaps needed? An angled end to the barriers might have thrown you around a bit, but at least avoided the sudden stop.