Every day, millions of Americans drive at full speed on the highway, not knowing that very close by, a safety measure intended to protect drivers could kill them.
Guardrails, the silver barriers at the edge of the road, are intended to minimize the damage in the event of a crash. But many are faulty and deadly.
Steve Eimers, aka The Guardrail Guy, is on a mission to fix faulty guardrails in the country after his daughter, Hannah, was killed by one in 2016. He speaks with host Scott Tong.
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